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Evening star., 1955-11-03
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Slogan Of Republican leaders who want IKE to run for
reelection: II he can walk he can run"
q
Capt Peter Townsend took it like true Englishman They
say he merely shrugged his shoulders and asked Amy
for tennis?"
You've got to take Knowland seriously don't he won't
play.
Princess Margaret title Archbishop
Of Canterbury to the Archbishop Of Can't.
Ike return Washington November IL Armstice Day.
On that day the Democrats win fighting each other
and begin firing at Ike again.
Princess Margarets unhappy romance may made into
musical show under the title: For the Of Pete!n
John Foster Dulles rst American Secretary Of State
to visit Madrid Hitherto relations with Spain have been
left to Ava Gardner.
Evening star., 1955-11-03
Soviet Leaders
To Visit Burmu

MOSCOW. Nov. 8 R).Soviet
Premier Nikolai BuIganin and
Communist Party Secretary Nj
Ikita Khrushchev have accepted
an invitation to visit Burma. Pre-
mier q MI Of Burma said last
night.
The touring Burmese leader
told newsmen at g reception he
had invited the Russians to Bur-
ma when they visit India and
Afghanistan. An Asian diplomat
said the trip probably win be
made late this month.
q M dismissed as "after-din-
ner conversation his toast Tues
day night In which he proposed
Soviet participation in futurs
African-Asian conferences be-
cause '.the Soviet Union is more
Asiatic than European"
After dinner conversations
should not be taken very seri-
ously," he said.
Evening star., 1955-11-03
DAVID LAWRENCE
Interrogation Of Newsmen

out somehow and the criticism
now is that the other papers
weren't given the information
at the same time and that 1t
was classified by the Defense
Department as undesirable for
release. But a newspaperrnane
enterprise did get 1t. This Is
one Of the items under study
by the House committee.
The hearings before the
House subcommittee win see
many prominent newsmen tes-
tifying about how news Is de-
MED them. The criticism is
that the present and past ad-
ministrations have not opened
up enough. OF course they
don't release everything the
newspapers would like to get.
Most officials like to give out
the good news, and withhold
the bad when it damages the
incumbent administration poll
ticaliy. But an alert and ener-
getic press feels no such in
hibitions.
II the House subcommittee
insists on investigating alleged
errors Of Government officials
in giving out or failing to give
out information, the same
committee has Q right to ex-
plore with the editors what
they are printing on national
and International news. and
whether the public interest is
or is not being damaged as
some ofiicials, particularly In
the State Department. claim
when they withhold news.
Surely to get the reasons for
suppression. It may be neces-
sary to find out what the press
IS printing ana why.
The newspaper editors who
decided to testify have done
so with the cominendahle idea
that they win be helping to
get more information out OF
the Government. They also,
however. are establishing q
precedent which says q con-
gressional committee has q
right to investigate what the
press does with the informa-
tion handed to the press
whether it is presented fairly
or unfairly In the newspapers,
and q lot Of related questions.
Those who feel, on the other
hand. that Congress has al
ways had that right viii be
glad To see the editors testi-
flying because It tends to con-
flrm the right Of congressional
committees ct any time TO in
vestigate the operations Of the
press.
tReDroduetion RIGHTS Reserved
Evening star., 1955-11-03
|Bottu Strcdivorius
Sold to 'CeIIist

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 5 tn.
lCellist Gregor Pfatigorsky has
acquired the removed .Battar
IStradiyarius cello from the Hor-
lace Havemeyer collection.
| The purchase, for an undis-
lciosed sum, was announced
Tuesday. Informed sources esti-
mated the price was in six fig-
lures. The '.Batta' Is acknowi-
edged to be one Of the three
finest cellos IN the world. and
some experts rate 1t the great
lest. II was made in 17l4.
Alexandra Batta, the Belgian
Icellist, purchased the cello 100
years ago for 800 pounds.
Finally, his health and for
tunes falling, Mr.. Batta relin-
lquished the instrument to the
London firm Of Hill q Sons,
ISince then 1t has been in the
possession Of various private
collectors. mostly recently Have
meyer.
The 'Batta" has not been
played since the turn Of the CEN
ltury. Mr.. Piatieorsky, who live,
here. says ne win use 1t in hts
recital January Is at Stanford
University at Palo Alto.
Evening star., 1955-11-03
Political Pros VIII Be Watching
UnpredictnbIe Hoosier Vote

The pivotal State Of M
diana. out where the Midwest
begins, + another place the
professional politicians win be
watching next Tuesday, At
that time the Hoosiers VIII be
choosing their city ofiiciais In
what amounts ct q Statewide
test Of sentiment.
IN States where party spirit
was less strong It would not
necessarily be true that what
happens Tuesday has national
significance. But the Indiana
oH-year local elections have
an interesting recent history.
IN f947. Democrats ,inex-
pectedly made big gains iii the
city elections. m l048. Presi-
dent Truman carried the
State with. similar ease and
pulled IN with him seven Of
eleven Democratic candidates
for the House. Most Of the
seven couldn't have been more
surprised.
n 1851 the Democrats lost
most of the cities by equally
heavy majcrities. In 1852 Pres-
ident Eisenhower carried In
diana with comparable totals.
Evening star., 1955-11-03
CONSTANTINE BROWN
Spain Is DongIed Before Red Bull

Government followed the
policies Of France. Britain and
the USSR, We broke ofiicial re-
lations with the Spanish die.
tatorship. Those who wanted
this situation to continue sue
cessfully spread the word that
Spain was bitterly anti Semitic
and added for good measure
the story that the handful Of
Protestants In that country
were subjected TO severe per-
secutions. Despite Frances
neutral attitude In the Arab
Israeli conflict. it is hardly
conceivable that he could in
fiuence the Arabs to desist
from accepting military and
economic help from the Red
bloc. Franco is q reaiist and is
not likely to want to stick his
neck out in q situation in
which he could come out only
second best, even II Secretary
Dulles may have asked his
help.
Since no official word has
been received yet about the
topics discussed by Generals
sino Franco and Mr.. Dulles
in their Commute conference.
the American public may have
to wait for some time for the
real story. But in usually In
formed diplomatic quarters In
Washington more than per-
functory credence Is given to
the reports from Geneva that
the main object Of our Secre-
tary Of States unscheduled
and automatically unprepared
visit to Madrid was to wave
the red cloth before Foreign
Minister Molotov's eyes and
warn him in this oblique man
ner that America intends to
continue her defensive policies
regardless Of whatever new
surprises he may be prepared
to spring on us. Spain and
Turkey are the pivots Of our
defenses in the Mediterranean.
Spain, like Turkey. is bitterly
anti Communist. They are
both q thorn in the Red bloc's
side. Heretofore there had been
no gesture" Of friendship as
Mr.. Dulles demonstrated last
week when he decided that it
was psychologicaIly adyan-
tageous to further cement the
SPANS h-American relation-
ship.
Evening star., 1955-11-03
.RonluIo Claims
U. n. Gain

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y. NOV
GAP. Claiming SO votes, sup
porters Of the United States
backed Philippines predicted to-
day they win break the Security
Council deadlock with Yugo-
slavia In the next round.
With the fourth series Of bal.
lots due Monday in the Genera
Assembly. Brig. Gen. Carlos
Romulo. chief Philippine dele
gate and a veteran in y. N
elections. said confidently hi,
side was gaining In the fight fol
|a Security Council seat.
Diplomats. who have beer
campaigning for the Philippines
were more explicit. They boastec
solid support Of the six Arat
states. several Of whom had beer
reported wavering. plus enough
other converts to bring them
within one vote Of the required
Evening star., 1955-11-03
THOMAS /. Stokes
Political Mileage Out Of GIN

ed. '.is the extent to which the
benefits Of efficiency resulting
from large size or mass pro-
duction must be reconciled
with our desire to maintain
opportunities for individual In
itiative.n
Other automobile companies
were quizzed in public hear
ings during last June - Ford,
Chrysler, American Motors,
Studebaker Packard and Kali
ser. AT that time. In response
to the committees invitation.
the president Of General Mo-
tors, Harlow Curtice, said he
saw nothing his company could
contribute. In taking up his
company now, the committee
Is completing its study" as
Senator o'Manoney called it.
Members Of the committee
ssan, VINO nave Deen going
ts9 sLlIougn dMs DOCKS ~ De-
m slolI, nave hao complete CO.
OpeTatioh Irom tne company.
In addition to economists
who have studied the motor
industry independently. who
viii appear before the COM
mittee first, and GIN officials.
the committee viii hear also
from dealers. Some Of them
have complained that GIN and
other automobile companies
are forcing them to purchase
urWanted cars. parts and ac-
cessories and also exercise die
tatoriai control over them Ia
Evening star., 1955-11-03

pulling In Senator Jenner who
was thought to lwa weak cam
didate, Only two Democratic
Congressmeri survived.
Thus Indiana seems to be q
place where the voters do not
hesitate TO make 4 big switch
from one party to another II
they feel 50 inclined.
Hoosiers also have the habit
Of voting the straight ticket.
even In local elections. When
they decide they want q Re-
publican mayor. they give him
Republicans to work with even
down To the last once on the
ticket. II they change their
minds and pick 9 Democrat,
they give him the same gem
erOus support.
This Of course Is contrary to
the growing trend elsewhere
toward independence Of party
labels In local contests. Menu
bers Of both parties over the
country are leaders Ii efforts
TO persuade the citizens to con-
centrate on local issues In local
elections and spend their par
tisar fervor on State and ma
tional candidates.
The political Importance of
Evening star., 1955-11-03

Does q congressional com-
mittee have the right to con-
duct q hearing on what In
formation the press gets from
! the Government?
If so, then hasn't the COM
nittee also the right to ask
the press how and where 1t
gets its information about the
Government
These questions become
pertinent now because q sub
committee of the House Come
mittee on Government Opera
tions is about to begin hear
ings TO find out how the Gov
ernment Is issuing informa-
ton to the press. Many prom
inent neWspapermen have
agreed to testify. Presumably
they are willing to submit
themselves to interrogation.
The same issue was dis
cussed in 1858 when q New
York newspaper editor was
summoned before Senator Nc
Carthy's Committee on Gov
ernment Operations and was
asked questions about the
editorials he had written on
public questions. 1t was argued
then by some observers that
the Congress had no right to
interrogate newspapermen
about what they write. The
editor could. Of course, have
refused to answer and would
have been within his rights,
but he chose to answer all the
questions. ThiS, however,
didn't end the controversy.
Al special committee Of the
American Society Of News
paper Editors was appointed to
examine the issues. While its
report did not find that free
dom Of the press had been
infringed. some Of the signers
implied that it was bad prac-
tice for members Of congress
sional committees to interro-
gate newspaperman on what
they had written because such
questions could lead to In
timidation.
The American Civil Liberties
Onion, on the other hand, went
further and in its annual re-
port Ii 1853 said:
No legislature has any right
even to expose anything
which is not pertinent to COM
stitutionaliy permissible leeis-
lation. just as the executive
Evening star., 1955-11-03

two-thirds majority Of 80.
It was generally felt that il
the Philippines got that close to
the goal, number Of states
would switch to them.
The assembly has gone through
~ ballots without being able to
break the deadlock. On the final
ballot last Friday. the vote stood: :
Philippines 80. Yugoslavia "a.
India 2.
Communist Yugoslavia Is
backed by the Soviet bloc, Britain
and some other European coun-
tries .
Faced with the possibility OF 4
continuing deadlock, delegates
have speculated on q compromise
candidate. Word went out sew
eral days ago that the Swedes
might be drafted, but the foreign
ministry in Stockholm said
Sweden was not interested.
Observers also noted the ap-
peararlce Of Indias name on the
final ballot. but the Indians have
shown no indication Of q desire
to enter the race.
Evening star., 1955-11-03

Secretary Dulles, dramatic
visit to Madrid and his long
and cordial conversation with
Generalissimo Francisco Fran
co was one Of those rare Amer
ican diplomatic coups whose
Importance cannot be mini
mized. According to observers,
the Secretary Of State, an
noyed with the tactics Of the
Soyiets at Geneva. decided TO
make an unusual diplomatic
demonstration. For there IS no
redder rag to be dangled be-
fore the Soviet bull than
Spain.
Neither the Secretary Of
State nor the Spanish govern
ment had had the slightest
idea that this visit would take
place until 48 hours before.
It occurred on All Saints Day,
when everybody In Spain takes
q holiday. El Caudillo had
planned to 60 on one of his
frequent hunting trips and
Foreign Minister Artajo to his
country home and 10 children.
When the surprised American
Ambassador. John Cabot
Lodge. received word from
Geneva that Mr.. Dulles, ac-
companied by his top advisers.
wished to pay an ofiicial call
on GeneralisSirno Franco. ofii-
cial Madrid was topsy -tnrvy.
AL plans had to be altered
and cabinet members who had
already left Madrid we're sum-
moned back. Hasty prepara-
tions to give more than the
usual reception to the first
American Secretary Of State to
visit spain were lnlmediately
arranged.
International problems such
as Frances troubles in Moroc-
co and the tense situation in
the Middle East were unques-
tionably important topics dis
cussed by Generalissimo Franco
and Mr.. Dulles. So were SPANS
desire to join the United Ma
tions and the Spanish requests
for increased amounts for eco
nomic and military assistance.
But al these were being ham
died at ambassador and
Evening star., 1955-11-03
Komin Freed of 4 Counts
For Contempt, 2 Remoin

BOSTON. Nov. 3 lRl.-In an
lopinion asserting that Senator
Mccarthy, Republican Of Wis
Iconsin. had no right to engage
lin q general fishing expedition 2
while holding hearing as a
lone man subcommittee. United
States District Judge Bailey
IAldrich yesterday threw out four
lot six counts against q witness
Icited for contempt Of Congress.
Without hearing the defense.
the Judge acquitted Leon j.,
Karnin. 81, on two counts and
dismissed two others. That left
two counts for the defense 20
answer when trial resumes today,
after q one-day suspension.
After an earlier mistrial with
Ia jury. Mr.. Kamin now h being
tried without q jury. He had
court permission TO be absent
during the trial. but will attend
eAlAdy 6SookVu nAAd bMAG vAtE
stand as 3 witness.
Formerly - Harvard
TIE prosecution. directed by
Assistant United States Attorney
John NJ. Harrington, rested
Monday.
Mr.. Kamin, D former research
assistant at Harvard. now q re-
search psychologist ut Queens
University. Kingston. Ontario.
appeared before Senator Me-
carthy at q public hearing Of
1.-THE Senate Permanent Investi-
cations Subcommittee In Bos-
Iton January is, 1854.
Although he had previously
invoked the Fifth Amendment
before the Jenner Senate Sub
lcommittee. Mr., Kafnm answered
IalI Of Senator McCarthy's uues-
ltions about himself. conceding
Communist Party membership
from Ie45 until 1850 when. he
said, he recognized the party as
8 foul conspiracy to delude the
American people.
However, Mr.. Kannifi refused
To name his associates. invoking
Evening star., 1955-11-03

the free speech provisions Of
the First Amendment and as
serting he would not become "a
political informant" /" For these
refusals, six in number, he was
cited for contempt.
Although it may have been
entirely proper to indict on all
six counts" Judge Aldrich said.
II do not think 1t appropriate.
to the extent that they involve
the same question. that the de-
fendant should be convicted
separately on each Of them,
"Ail doubt as to the COIN
cidence Of the questions should
be resolved in the defendants
favor
Nowhere ii the decision was
Senator Mccarthy mentioned by
name. The reference was sim
ply 10 the chairman of the sub
committee.
Opinion 0f Judge
sThe defendant. Judge AID
rich said in summary, '.had no
right to withhold pertinent in
formation. Equally, the sub
committee had no right to re-
quire him to reveal obviously i'm
pertinent information.
'.The chairman testified. and ]
find. that he was an experienced
examiner who knew how to ask
what he intended.
aThe clear burden on the sub
committee. II it was going to pre-
fer criminal charges, was to
formulate its questions so that
they would fall. at least approxi-
mately, within the scope Of the
known limitstof Its authority.
'The Governments own evil
dence. SO far as counts 2 and 8
are concerned, shows that this
fundamental principle was not
observed. The defendant, ac-
cordingly must be acquitted on
these counts"
Evening star., 1955-11-03
Add Up ! few facts such Z

Add up ! few facts such -
these:
Senator Joe O'Manoney.
veteran from Wyoming. Is q
devoted and ardent Democrat.
So Is the much younger Senator
Estes Kefauyer Of Tennessee.
who Is also regarded as q cam
dfdate for his party's 1855
presidential nomination, As he
was In 1862.
These two are key figures
III an important Investigation
BY the Senate Antitrust and
Monopoly subcommittee begiil-
ming next week, November 8.
The investigation Il into
General Motors.
The former president Of
General Motors, Charles Z.
wilson, Republican, Is d key
figure Ia the Eisenhower adj
rninistration as Secretary of
Defense. General Motors has
more contracts with the De-
Tense Department than any
other corporation, far and
away.
riinaIiv 1855 il an election
year.
This combination Of charac-
ters and circumstances, along
with the timing would indi-
cate that Democrats, who now
control Congress, expect To
ret political advantage from
an exploration Of the General
Motors giant and its tie-lp
I with the Republican Party and
with the eisenhower admins
tration.
Senator CsMahoney would
not deny that. Nor would
senator Kefauver. But both
would also insist, and appro-
priately. that 1t is THE function
Of political parties to keep
watch on our economy To see
that its industrial mechanism
operates IN the best interest
Of the public and Ia g way that
Evening star., 1955-11-03
Does House Have Right to Query
Press on Government Stories?

and the judiciary have no right
to exceed their respective con-
stitional powers
This correspondent pointed
out at the time that Congress
had q right to consider even the
repeal Of the Bill Of Rights If it
liked, as it would be within the
legislative function Of either
house to seek information de-
signed to assist members In
deciding whether repeal or
amendments were necessary.
The Constitution says Congress
shall make no Law abridging
the freedom Of the press" |" but
the truth Is, Congress has
made several laws curtailing
the rights Of the press and the
Supreme Court has upheld
those laws.
Thus newspapers are peri
odically forced to disclose their
ownership data and presurn-
ably could be forced to disclose
other pertinent facts such as
the sources from which they
get information If the Su-
preme Court decided it that
way. Likewise q newspaper
plant can be shut down al
together, aS happened In the
New York strike q couple years
ago. It was q Federal law which
permitted various unions then
to band together to boycott
the operations and shut down
the newspaper. Though free
dom Of the press was abridged,
the Department Of Justice held
that no civil liberties were in
volved.
So. when Congress starts out
to ask questions about how
the Government furnishes In
formation to the press, it has
the correlative right 70 ask the
press to disclose their news
relationships with the Gov
eminent. How many exclusive
stories did their stan get and
from whom? Can Government
bureaus be required by law to
give everybody the same break
on the news? Must it all be In
q ..handout" and is . newsrnan
to be penalized for individ-
ual initiative when he gets q
SCOOP
Not long ago 3 New York
newspaper scooped everybody
BY printing Gen. Ridgway's
letter to Secretary Of Defense
Wilson about the problems Of
the Army. This letter leaked
Evening star., 1955-11-03
Democrats Likely to Profit BY Study
But Inquiry Premise Is Sound

lately. he Is an old and ex-
perienced hand. He began
with the famous investigation
he directed in the late ID30s
into our industrial and finan-
cial structure. He was then
chairman Of the joint con-
gressional committee known as
the Temporary National Eco
i1onlic Committee. Of TNEC.
Before tnen. and afterward,
he emphasized d fact this in
vestigation illuminated: We
have vast industrial empires
that stretch across our country,
irrespective Of State lines, af-
fecting the lives OF millions
Of people. virtual governments
themselves. industrial and
private IN character Is dis
tinct from our public political
government. They must nee
essarily become the concern Of
the national political govern
n1ent which represents ali of
the people. In discussing the
projected investigation. 6ena-
tor O,Mahoney fitted General
Motors which receives from
consumers approximately $40
billion annually into that
pattern, thus.
General Motors occupies d
dominant position Ii industrial
America. Nota single conlfmu-
nifty ia the land, certainly not
3 single State. Is unaffected
BY Its operations and policies.
The economic life Of people
all through the Nation is
closely tied to the part played
BY General Motors III inter-
state and foreign commerce.
This Is the economic field
which the drafters Of the Cons
stitution placed under the
exclusive legislative iurisdic-
tion Of Congress. "
one Of the great challenges
OF our time. the Senator ex-
planned. rs how public author
ity shall be exercised over the
organized industrial society IN
which we live without destroy
ing economic freedom through
too much government An-
other serious question. be add
Evening star., 1955-11-03
Dulles Scores Diplomatic Coup
BY Drom0tic Visit to Modrid

foreign ofnce level for some
time.
Ever since the troubles IN
French Morocco started the
Paris government has urged
Madrid to join NATo. It hopes
that In this manner the Span
ish forces can come to the
support of the hard-pressed
French In that area. 81 Cau-
dilio, who at one time was
anxious to join the Western
coalition. received the French
suggestion coolly and 1t is
doubtful that he has changed
his mind since. In the last two
years he has urged his neigh
bors across the Pyrenees not
to use q heavy hand with the
Arabs. As q demonstration Of
this contention Spain con-
tinued to recognize In its own
Morocco zone the ousted Sui
tan Mohandihed ben Youseff,
whom the French. under duress,
are now bringing back to the
throne. There Is little likeli-
hood that Franco win reverse
his previous policies since he
has no trouble with the Moroc-
cans under SPANS protecto-
rate.
1t Is equally improbable that
Franco can at the present time
use any kind Of influence with
the Egyptian and other Middle
Eastern governments which are
now being armed by the Soviet
bloc. Spain has historical ties
with the Arab world and they
have continued throughout the
centuries. Foreign Minister
Artajo paid a good will visit to
these countries which are arin-
ing themselves against Israel
some two years ago. He was
cordially received. But the
present situation in the Mid
die East transcends mere corr
dial relations Of good will. De-
spite the propaganda from
prot Communist enemies that
Spain Is anti Semitic, the
Madrid government has never
opposed the creation Of the
Israeli republic; neither has it
helped directly or indirectly
Israel's enemies. During the
early postwar years, when our