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Evening star., 1955-01-12
Northeast Group Asks More Rescue Equipment

Members Of The Rhode Island
Avenue Citizens Association last
night stressed the urgent need
Evening star., 1955-01-12

5452 Annapolis Road. BIodensburo
1888 University Lane, Tokomo Park
l7l9 Duke Street, Aiexondrio
48ol lst Rood, Arlington Forest
l55 HiIwood Avenue, Falls Church
1925 Minnesota Avenue NE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-12
Hoppiest When He Had
Nothing, Faulkner Says

as the intellectuaPs Mickey Spill
lane. But his reverence is for a
man like Thomas Wolfe, whom
he calls the most magnificent
failure Of his generation, be-
cause "he tried to do more than
flesh and blood can do. He tried
to reduce the human heart into
a paragraph"
All Fail, He Says
1--WE measure greatness by the
distance between the dream and
the failure. We all fail. None
of us match the dream"
Faulkner, who is a small man
with obviously fastidious tastes,
grew up with physical and
literary bohemoths. such as
Wolfe and Hemingway.
"In our generation we were all
failures. Myself. Dos Passos.
Hemingway. Wolfe. Wolfe was
the finest failure"
Faulkner. when asked how
many books he has written, gives
a vague answer.
Somewhere between 10 and %,
probably 90"
When asked how many books
he has sold. he says he doesn't
know, but is going to ask his
publisher about those things.
Faulkner is an extremely de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-12

liberate craftsman. Among other
things, he has delivered the plot
lines for IL movies. The latest
is Land of the Pharoahs," a
Warner Brothers picture.
After winning the Nobel Prize
for Literature. he was given the
Pulitzer award this year for his
novel, "a Fable" This rather
surprised him. since it was pub
lished a year before.
Born to Be a Tramp
Faulkner, one of the most sue
cessful writer's in America, has
an outspoken antipathy for the
bare bones of success.
II was born to be a tramp. I
was happiest when I had moth
/ ing. I had a trench coat then
with big pockets. 1t would carry
a pair of socks. a condensed
Shakespeare and a bottle of
whisky. Then I was happy and
I wanted nothing and I had no
responsibility" r.
asked him what makes people
grow old. He said idleness, bore
dom. 1t kills them. They die be-
cause they don't have enough
to do.
Doing nothing-sitting down
and vegetating-is no good un-
less you can make it an actual
occupation.
There are people who can do
without job in this world and
stay healthy, but they have to be
used to it,"
His Greatest Pleasure
Asked what was his greater
pleasure in life now, Faulkner
replied:
Thinking up an idea for a
book before I realize this one
really isn't going to be as good
as I want it to be, either.
This time you say I'll catch
the answer to the whole riddle
why man is here-put it down
in black and white so everyone
can see 1t and understand. Be-
fore you can do this. you break
the pencil and throw it away"
From the way he talks, you
might get the idea his Mississippi
farm is strewn with broken pen
cils-until you take a look at
that book list.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-12
By HAL BOYLE
Associated Press stan Writer

NEW YORK, May 12.-He sat
there, the man across the lunch
con table. small. dark-eyed. po-
lite talking, with a whip in his
mind.
The whip is the one with
which he lasheS mankind and
himself for failing to dream as
big as people can, and for not
attaining the dreams they do
have.
Asked when he was most
happy in his life, William Faux
ner. student of failure and re-
cent Pulitzer Prize winner,
started off:
Success comes too easy in
this country. There are many
ways to make money and they
all spell success"
Faulkner may appear to some
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-12
Knights TempIor Hold
ConcIuve SATURDAY.

The Grand Commandery of
knights Templar of the District
will hold its annual conclave
Saturday at the Hotel Washing
ton.
The one-day meeting will in
clude election of officers for the
coming year and consideration
of several proposed constitutional
amendments. y
The conclave will close with
a banquet at pm. at the ho-
tel. DR.. Allen Stocksdale, of the
Ford Foundation, will be guest
speaker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-12
Lard Exports Climb

NEW YORK. - The United
States exported 232.698 short
tons Of lard in 1854. an increase
Of 10 per cent over 1858 ship
ments. but only two thirds as
in 1851, when lard exports
reached a postwar peak.
Evening star., 1955-01-06
Fletcher Knebei-
Potomac Fever

Democrats take Congress with pledge to cooperate
with Ike 10 man, they'll back him. Any time surnbes
they'll be there to give him helping shove.
Ike to Congress deliver his
He finds that the Union truly the braye
survived "a months Of Republican rule.
First ofcal act Of the Democratic leadership Of
gess will be 70 average UP their combined agesand classify the
result top secret.
Senator Mccarthy says Republicans licked In Bs
they don't boost farm price supports 100 cent of parity
And ANYBODY who calls that socialism is Communist
8s
Foreign Aid Boss Stassen hires Wolf Ladeinky fred BY
Agriculture Secretary Benson security risk you
follow this It's proof that you're confused about Washington
and expertly qualified 10 come and help run IT.
Former President Barkey takes the oath again rs
Kentucky Senator This has been going that Kentucky
school kids taught the States major Daniel
Boone bourbon and Barkeyahough not necessarily In that
order.
Internal sends out millions OF cards taxpayers
making than This tax form Ii called the Dior
form. The form Is nat when reaches youand you're nat
when 1t leaves.
Evening star., 1955-01-06
sY the Asseslataei erps.

JAKARTA. Indonesia, Jan. 6.
The United States embassy de-
MED today 1t has given aid to
rebels fighting the Indonesian
government.
United States Ambassador
Hugh Cumming. ir.. issued the
denial as Indonesian authorities
postponed the trial OF I. N. II.
Jungschlager. former Neither
lands East Indies military intelli-
gence chief, charged with playing
q leading role In the warfare Of
the fanatic Darul Islam MOS
lem) terrorists.
The case has attracted wide
attention because OF charges by
defense attorneys that during
closed pre-trial hearings state
witnesses implicated the United
States and British embassies in
the case along with foreign busi-
ness firms.
Evening star., 1955-01-06
u. 5. Denies Giving Aid 10 lndonesian Rebels

Mr.. Cumming declared in his
statement that athere are abso-
lutely no facts to support certain
allegations concerning improper
activities attributed to the Amer
lean embassy. including misuse
Of the naval attaches plane. It
has been. and Is today. the policy
of the United States government
to support and strengthen the
independence Of the Indonesian
government"
Evening star., 1955-01-06
Benson's Bobble on Lodeiinsky
Expert Leaves Agriculture Department After lo Year
Without d Single Generous Word From Secretary

and 1t is widely debated by
responsible people but the Sec
retary showed no trace Of
concern
The most unkind cut Of ell
was the personal one.
Wolf Ladeiinsky has worked
for the Agriculture Department
for 19 years. During that in
teryal he has earned great
praise and the confidence
Of y widely differing assort-
naent Of politicians and Gov
ernfnent officials, including
Gen Macarthur.
He was fred without q hear
ing on the say-so Of two new
corners to the Agriculture De-
partment, Mr.. Smith and Se-
curity Oficer John Classify.
Mr.. Benson accepted their
word completely and still does.
Mr.. Ladejinsky's efforts to see
him even after the White
House expressed concern failed.
The land expert leaves the
department he served so long
without q single generous word
or gesture from its head. Re-
porters gave the Secretary OPP
portunity to discuss the case
from every angle. Somehow he
never got around to Ladejin-
sky. the man. . faithful Gov
ernrnent servant accused by
indirection Of being capable Of
treason
The Secretary said he had
a successor in view who will be
named to the Tokyo post
shortly.
Evening star., 1955-01-06
Senate Rules and Civil Rights
Vote TO Censure Mccarthy Set Precedent Preventing
Any Chunqes This Session to Restrict Debote

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Evening star., 1955-01-06

case Mr.. Benson was wrong,
Mr.. Benson had no such mis-
givings. He has been outvoted
two to one as the State
Department earlier and now
FoA have given Mr.. Ladejin-
sky full clearance and marks
Of perfect confidence.
The Secretary was calm and
self assured as he confronted
a large press conference for
nearly an hour. He conceded
that reasonable men might
not always take the same
view and he deplored the anti
Semitic issue raised In the
Witt letter which his executive,
Milan .. Smith. made public.
He still felt. he had had the
facts--tllcugh he has still to
meet. much less talk to. MIR.
Ladejinsky. He made the de-
cision according to his best
lights. Furthermore, Mr.. Smith
has his confidence. though Mr..
Smith made an unfortunate"
mistake. The Benson security
officer. q newcomer, who ifaiti-
ated the proceedings, Is okay,
too, and will remain.
II had q familiar ring to
those who were accustomed to
hearing Harry s. Truman de-
fend his cronies until he'll
froZe over.
In the Truman manner, too.
Mr.. Benson admitted no doubts
about the system under which
such storms arise. It permits
two cabinet members to come
TO exactly opposite conclusions
Evening star., 1955-01-06
Doris Fleeson

The White House met Wolf
Ladejinsky's price for dropping
his embarrassing fight against
Agriculture Secretary Benson,
who had fired him as agricul-
tural attache In Tokyo on
security grounds.
Mr.. Adejinsky wanted more
than a comparable job. He
demanded and got q fun Sc
curity and loyalty clearance
before he accepted q For.
eign Operations Administration
post in Wet Nam. He will do
there the same land-reforrn
work he did for Gen. Mac
Arthur In Japan.
Like Gen. Macarthur. Mr..
LadejinsIky will return. "A
Democratic Civil Service Com
mittee viii bring him back
as part Of their investigation
into the operations Of the III
senhower security system. He
is Exhibit A In their thesis
that the Eisenhower program
Is being systematically warped
into q modern version Of the
old spoils system.
Evening star., 1955-01-06
Bandit Gets 100000,
Says Happy New Year

TACOMA. Wash. Jan. s.--A
calm bandit held UP the Park
land branch Of the National
Bank Of washington yesterday
and wished everybody . Happy
New Year" as he walked out with
approximately 10000.
Manager Howard Snowden,
who estimated the amount, said
the man entered the bank hold
ing q foreign make" gun and
herded employees and about 20
customers into q corner.
The man handed q large
brown paper bag to one emplcye
and ordered him to I'LL it with
money. The worker complied
while the bandit held his cap
tiyes at bay.
Evening star., 1955-01-06
Court Sentences
Boy Robber 18, to
Good Padding
By shs Assexlessd fgess

AKRON. Ohio. Jan. e,--An
l8-year -old youth has been
sentenced TO a spanking with o
ping-pong paddle until his seat
Is q pink red
James Phelps appeared yester.
day before Common Pleas Judge
Walter b. Wanamaker and
pleaded guilty to q charge cf
breaking and entering and
stealing 5000 last october.
The Judge asked the youth
how long IT had been since his
father had administered d
spanking.
The boy replied, II don't re.
member but his father. who
also was In court, said II had
been about flvg years. The
judge told Mr.. Phelps:
You cant cultivate d farm
II you don't take the weeds Otit,
and you cant cultivate 3 child
without iyiculcating respect. Do
You think you could give him q
spaylking2 You are not much
bigger than he Il"
The boys father guaranteed
the Judge he could and would.
Evening star., 1955-01-06
Thon1os {. Stokes
South Holds Reins at the Capitol
In Both House and Senate, Southerners Agoin Ioke
Over Mnioriu nf Committee Chuirnnunships
Chuirnunsl1ips

Fair Deal wing Of the Demo-
cratic Party. There are some
extremely conservative South
erners who will not even go
along with the President on
such moderate measures as
increase Of the statutory min
irnum wage and his mild Gov
eminent reinsurance Of yoliar
tary health insurance.
The Forthcoming Congress
win be characterized by fluid
ity Rather than d strict party
operation, you win see q
coalition pattern. now the old
familiar Southern conserva-
tive Democra q t-Repuhlican
coalition that in the past
blocked so much New DEAL
Fair Deal welfare legislation.
and now d coalition ernhrac-
ing progressive Democrats.
mostly outside the South but
q few there and d sprinkling
Of Republicans from Eastern
urban centers.
New Deal.Fair Deal Demo-
Gratis are likely TO be disap-
pointed in the trend Of the
Gath Congress which they be-
lieve must exhibit o progress
sive record for the 1856 cam
paign. II Ii likely rather to
show q conservative tinge,
over all. The New Deal-Fair
Deal group probably win be
restricted to making only q
token record and must rely
rather on outside leaders 70
push its viewpoint and pro-
gram, including Adlai Steven
son, Gov. Avereil Hartman Of
New York. and Gov. Mennen
williams or Michigan, among
others.
Southern conservative lead
ers are expected to use their
power in the saith Congress to
try to strengthen themselves
for the certain 1855 struggle
for control Of the party. They
know the odds are against
them. For the New Deal-Fsir
Deal influence has predorni-
mated for nearly 4 quarter Of
. century when the chips were
down In national party con-
Evening star., 1955-01-06
Dovid Lowrence

The champions of @ciyil
rigl1ts,' In the left wing"
group In the Senate have
bowed to their fright wing"
opponents -. the Southern
Democratsand decided not
TO make q fight for q change
III Senate rules at this time.
The humiIiating surrender
took place In conferences be-
hind the scenes.
This decision Is of far
reaching significance In Amer
ican politics. For It UNDER
lines the fact that. despite
the implications Of the deci-
sion Of the Supreme Court Of
the United States ordering an
end to racial discrimination In
the schools, q sizable group OF
Democrats In the Senate still
leans on the filibustering de-
vice to prevent the passage Of
legislation enforcing constitu-
tional rights relating TO al
forms Of discrimination.
II still believe we have .
right to change the rules BY
majority vote now ct the
opening of q session." said g
Northern Democrat after the
conferences were over, "but we
haven't got the votes to do It.
So we decided against making
a fight at this time"
Two years ago. however, the
same group Of left wing" Sem
ators did make q fight for q
change In the rules because
they felt It would educate the
country as to who was block
ing civil rights legislation. A
coalition OF Republicans and
Southern Democrats beat the
move after a long debate.
Senator Lehman OF New
York, Democrat, who led the
fight two years ago for a
change in Senate rules to pro-
hibit unlimited debate and
filibustering tactics. had pre-
pared q similar resolution to
be introduced this week. But
he was talked out OF II at q
meeting attended by the "civii
rights" champions. ct least
Evening star., 1955-01-06

When the venerable and
greatly respected Senator Wal
ter r. George Of Georgia
walked to the rostrum after
his election as president pro
TEN Of the Senate and took
up the gavei, a stage whisper
coursed through the press gall
lery above his head:
sSaye your Confederate
money, boys. The South is ris-
ing again,
1t was not the Importance
of the president pro tenn JOB
that prompted the not very
original. reference to the popu-
lar song OF a few years back,
for that post is chiefly hon.
orary. incidentally 1t does
carry q perquisite in the form
Of an automobile and Senator
George whimsically expressed
his preference for q Cadillac
as that. he says seems TO be
the fashion here now.)
But the Georgia Senator's
elevation was symbolic OF the
way the South has shuifled it.
self back into domination Of
Congress, q customary process
when the Democrats control
that body. of course, but Its
hold now In this Republican
administration seems even
stronger than previously. For
example, Senator George. him
self. Is also chairman Of the
powerful Foreign Relations
Committee and. when you be-
gin to check the other COM
mittees. you find that South
erners hold the chairmanships
Of eight Of the Is. Another
Georgian. the able Senator
Richard B. Russell, Is chair
man Of the Armed Services
Committee that is charged
with responsibility for national
defense legislation.
OF the seven non-South
chairmanships. four are held
by Westerners, two BY the two
Senators from border West
Virginia, and one by the &C.
year-old Senator Theodore
Francis Green Of Rhode
Evening star., 1955-01-06

one Of whom has not hesitated
himself In the past to use fili-
busterine tactics 10 block vot-
ing on other legislation TO
which he happened to be OPP
posed.
The argument made to the
New York Senator BY his coll
leagues was that an attempt
to change the rules now was .
.'back-door approach TO the
civil rights problem and that
separate action should be taken
on that issue ii the normal
course. Another Democratic
Senator who has been prom
inent Ii the controversy said
that the issue would be pressed
separately. though he admit
ted that. after the Senate had
organized this week and ac-
cepted the existing rules, 1t
would take q tw0-thirds vote
TO change those same rules.
One argument raised against
q debate on rules changes at
this time was that Il would
revive the controversial ques-
ton as to whether or not the
Senate is q continuing body.
The "ciVil rights" champions
contended during the debate
In January, 1858, that The Sem
ate was not q continuing body
and that each new Congress
must adopt new rules and pass
them by q majority vote.
The Southern Democrats,
aided by some Of the conserva-
tive Republican Senators, voted
overwhelmingly against such
a concept and insisted that the
Senate already had rules. The
issue Of whether or not the
Senate Is q continuing body
was dealt with recently by the
Watkins committee, which in
sisted that the Senate was con-
tinuous and hence could pun
ish acts committed In q pre-
ceding Congress. It was the
main point on which the Wat
kins committee JUSTIFIED its
proposal to censure Senator
Evening star., 1955-01-06
Constontine Brown
Neutrolisn Spreads
Muny Europeans Seem Determined
To Avoid q Wur-ond at Any Price

A word picture Of Europe
at the end Of 1854 Is nov
being prepared BY responsible
agencies Of the Government on
the basis Of reports gathered
By American ofhcial and unof-
fetal observers all over that
continent.
According 70 preliminary
findings. communism. as Q po-
litical creed. Is receding In
countries such as France and
Italy and is taking no roots In
Great Britain, Germany, or
the smaller countries In West
ern Europe. Vigilance against
the Reds is strong In Spain and
Turkey
But neutralism--the deter
mination to avoid at any price
q clash with the forces of the
Reds In the u. S. s. n. and
China--lla grown In an alarm
ing proportion among the
masses oi Western and North
ern Europe. Whatever COM
niitments their governments
have undertaken to fight fur
ther aggressions with arms are
likely to be voided by the peo-
pies themselves If q showdown
occurs.
Two reasons are ascribed to
this steady growth Of neutral
ism: tl) The desire to trade
with all the countries behind
the Iron Curtain from the
satellites In Central Europe to
those on the shores Of the
Pacific: and Cd the increasing
belief among the politically
sophisticated Europeans that
America has no firm policies
against the Red aggreSsorS
and that we, no less than the
Europeans, do not wish really
to provoke the enemies Of
freedom. Moreover, there Is q
conviction among the peoples
In Europe that there are today
two political ilosophies in
the United States: One OF
strength and determination,
represented by a number OF
members of Congress, the
Joint Chiefs of STAFF and the
State Department another Of
reflection and dependency on
the feelings of our allies, rep
resented by forces In the ex-
ecutiVe, q portion Of the legis-
lative and q large number OF
li1oulders Of public opinion
such as newspaper and radio
commentators and editorial
lists. and q variety Of inteilec-
tual organizations.
Under these conditions, the
considered opinion Of the Eu-
ropeans, according TO reports,
is that the United States will
not become an active leader
against the Red military and
political aggressiveliessany
more than Britain was be-
tween 1884 and 1899 against
the powers constituting the
Axis.
Despite the existing agree
fnents for defensive military
preparedness, our allies and
friends In Western Europe
seem now convinced that their
neutralisrn necessarily will
spread to the United States
and America eventually will
follow their example.
In the years preceding the
outbreak Of the last war coun-
tries with constitutional gov-
ernments, particularly Great
Britain, believed that with the
advent Of long-range bombers
and meteorological warfare,
another war would be so de-
structive that 1t must not be