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The Interest in Ethics Varies

ceiving $4,000 from the Home
Insurance Company.
Senator Millikin: In view
Of the large interest that. let
us say, most Of these COM
panies have in what goes on
officially here at Washington.
the large interest that a num-
Der Of these companies have in
RFC or might have in RFC,
why do you retain any official
relationship with any Of them
or take any compensation from
any Of them if-assunins you
get this Job?
"Mr. Allen: Senator. the
reason for that, Is that-and
I want to- want to assure
you that. If necessary, ! will
give up everything. I very bad
" want to be confirmed by you
gentlemen; there Is no ques-
ton about that. And to do
that, II you find it necessary.
I will give up every one Of
these.
1T has never been done in
the past. You made the RFC
Act such-and when when
the President asked me to &C
cept this and 60 over there.
accepted it. and I thought
that was the idea. that know
all the other directors have
always done it - that you
wanted businessmen who had
had experience with these COM
panies to go over there, and
you allowed them to file with
the Secretary everything they
were interested in; and then
If anything came up, they
would Immediately be disquali-
fed. You see. there are five
members of the RFC board
that decide these questions.
Senator Millikin: Yes.
"Mr. Allen; And it is for
that reason, If there is any
company in there that conflicts
in any way-and, as I say. I
think I know what is ethic.
and certainly would do what
the Secretary or the general
counsel recommended on it. I
would certainly give UP any
thing that conflicts in any way.
II don't think that I should
be punished individually and
singled out to be punished.
without we had everybody do
that. and made it a part Of
the law. Then that would be
fine. But I think the intent of
the law was that you do want
men who had had-who had
been accustomed to being in
business. I would hate to cut
out all. because If the Demo-
Gratis lost out in '48, Senator,
would be in terrible shape
then. You wouldn't want that
to happen to me-"
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The Soviet leadership has
wasted no time since the &C.
neva failure in unleashing an
other fuil-scale cold war ex-
tending from the Indian Ocean
to the Berlin waterways.
In India, and in Burma, Com
rade Khrushchev has been as
vocal and blunt as usual. He
roundly denounced Western
colonialism" - still a good
whipping boy-in an appar-
emily successful effort to get
the gullihle and befuddled
leaders of those countries on
the Communist side.
The rank and file Of Asiatic
peoples seem impressed by the
present top man in the Soviet
hierarchy. For centuries they
have been accustomed to poll
cies of strength. When they
observe the present passive and
defensive reactions of the West
they can only be overawed by
the Red punches.
Comrades Bulganin and
Khrushchev do not threaten
the unleashing of a shooting
war; on the contrary, they
pretend to be Mortified at such
prospects. They say that If
war comes. 1t will be the max
ing Of the Western imperialists.
The Communist leaders are
harping on their challenge to
the West for competitive CO.
existence.
Canada's Foreign Minister
Lester B Pearson. who can
not be described as a Red
batter, said in his report to the
nation on his return from the
USSR that "co-existence"
means to the Soviet leaders a
competition with the West in
which the Russians will remain
bound only by their own rules"
1t is this Interpretation which
makes the Soviet leaders so
cocksure that they will win in
the end. Mr.. Pearson explained
that khrushchev had told him
that "in a more peaceful inter-
national climate the free peo-
pies will lose the competition
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POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Gov Hartman the Eisenhower team Of union
busting Democrats particular They bust everybody
Ike confers with Defense Boss Wilson More troops
If the G. O. dominates Of the fellows mentioned
Republican will dare venture out without booyguard
Russell Harrington gets in Internal Revenue Com
missioner Things fast Sworn in by minute
and cussed out by SO million others the next.
Secretary Dulles in hot water Goa He broke
Of politics. When getting into jam foreign
territory it's place that people can't pronounce
IS cent Of American farms have
the other IS cent Of the farmers
expected vote against the Republicans without looking
at them.
AF-CIO labor expected to support the
somebody took responsibility for
porting After 20 Of it, the
tired.
Soviet Boss Khruhchev accuses the allies OF having set
Hitler bloodhound" against Russia Khrushchev is not
only making todays history-hes remakng yesterdays
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Mr.. Eisenhower Keeps Great Control
OF the Country's Temper-So Far

to want an understanding with
the President before the do
mestic imperatives OF the
presidential campaign appear
and the partisan oratory gets
really heated.
United States optimism will
be put under some strain per-
haps by the British visitor.
But Republican politicians
generally welcome the prospect
that Eisenhower will again be
in the headlines as a leader in
foreign affairs.
They SCOT. with apparent
conviction, at the usefulness
of Democratic attacks when
and as their champion Is
back in form. do you fellows
really think there is mileage
in those complaints when We
are at peace?" one asked.
Don't you remember how I'M
popular the Korean war was?"
The Democrats, it was sug-
gested, can only offer the TAX
ing of risks and spending more
money. These alternatives
were firmly branded unpala-
table to the voters by the Re-
publicans who feel that Dulles
is taking the only possible
course.
They may be right. at least
politically. The Korean war
was certainly unpopular and
it is very difficult to persuade
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-07
DOROTHY THOMPSON
imperial Moscow Looks Reborn

many conquests are still the
tumbling, rat-infested houses
Of the poor who once shook
Europe with their cries for
liberte, egalite. fraternite.
Observe how a nation builds
and you may guess. at least,
what 1t is up to. Nothing in
Moscow, ancient or modern.
suggests democracy, which is
rather a coy way Of life, de-
voted to realizing on the Wild
est basis the limited aspira-
tons of ordinary people. JUS
tifying public or corporation
expenditures by their func-
tional ACCESSIBILITY and use.
There appear to be no such
limitations on the building
plans of the USSR. The
Leningrad and Moscow air
terminals, for instance, are
palaces, approached, like pal
aces, by long, Handicapped. tree
lined drives.
Moscow, by computation and
guesswork (there has been no
census in Russia since 1880,
a city of 7 million, is apparent
ly being reconstructed on the
assumption that 1t will even
tually number 20 million more.
There is, at present, less auto
mobile traffic than in Stock
holm. but six-lane highways
have been built or are planned
in the middle of the city, so
wide that the pedestrian must
scamper to cross them before
the lights change.
The construction seems self
defeating. One wonders why.
But Why" is a question to
which one never gets an an
swer In Russia. Why" and
How much did 1t cost?"
I suppose the plebs never
knew what the Roman Coli
scum cost.
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CONSTANTINE BROWN
The KremIin Prefers Peaceful Term
For a Race Under Two Sets of Rules

because they win not accept
the sacrifices that prolonged
defense preparations involve"
1t appears that the term,
cold war" coined in the
West, is distasteful to the men
in the Kremlin. They prefer
the more pleasant and musical
peaceful interlude" descrip-
ton.
The Soviet leaders have the
strong conviction, shared
gloomily by many in the West.
that time is on their side. And
this for a good reason. They
know that although the West
still has the jump on the
Communist bloc insofar as
quantity of nuclear weapons is
concerned, neither. we nor our
allies would dream of using
them except in self-defense
after an attack has been I'M
leashed on us. Hence the
Soviet Union and its satellites
think they can prepare them
selves leisurely until they have
an absolute superiority over
their prospective victims.
In the meantime the Soviet
bloc's paid and theological
followers will be given a good
chance to soften up the peoples
on the other side of the Iron
and Bamboo Curtains. The
Soviet leaders relish the fact
that Communist and fellow
travelling groups - including
the neutralists in Western
Europe - are taking roots
everywhere in the free world.
They also know that demo-
cratic principles prevent the
respective governments from
dealing with them, as d group,
as subversive agents and spies.
When Khrushchev was beat
ing the old horse-the threat
to the Soviet Union from the
far-flung American bases-the
Canadian foreign minister re-
torted that a Communist Party
in any free country is a source
of fear as o Russian base.
Khrushchev seemed puzzled.
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DORIS FLEESON

Secretary of State Dulles
meets the press every Tuesday
morning when he is in Wash
ington. He now knows and so
do they that foreign policy will
be an issue in the campaign
next year. The result is that a
large part Of the current con-
ferences are an attempt to
draw him out on the question
Of how the United States posi-
ton in fact compares to Dem
ocratic complaints.
The Secretary refuses to be
drawn. Ofncially he is opti-
mistic and bipartisan. Others"
he would not name them
will defend him, he assured re-
porters.
The President is Of course
the political shield and buckler
for the State Department.
which in theory does not mix
in domestic politics. Presum-
ably Dulles was thinking Of
President Eisenhower who next
month will step back into his
most popular role by way of a
White House visit from An
thony Eden, British Prime
Minister.
British sources say that Sir
Anthony wanted the meeting
because of the failure of the
last Geneva Conference to
achieve results. He Is also said
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Foreign Policy in the Campaign
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the American people Of dan
gers which are not admitted
by the President, especially one
felt to be so well versed in
foreign affairs.
Unless he should be dra-
matically reversed by outside
events. the President is almost
in control of the United States
political temper on foreign
policy. The average voter is
personally untouched by the
great crises abroad. The
farmer. for example. feels
every dollar that his income
drops. but he expects that his
leaders are taking care Of for
eign policy and he has particu-
lar confidence in Eisenhower.
Since Adlai Stevenson, Gov.
Hartman and various Sena-
tors are genuinely alarmed!
they will keep on talking.
Their danger is that they will
grow shrill and. repetitive,
especially If they feel the ad-
ministration is leaning too
heavily on the optimism.
So far the Republican ora
tors. who are only Just begin
ming to hit their stride, have
not brought back the Korean
issue. But Attorney \ General
Brownell recently reached into
the 1852 kit for a slashing as
sault on communism and cor
rupuon" in the Government
when the Democrats held
power. Mr.. Brownell was
speaking to the League Of Re-
publican Women here.
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Meaning of Cold War to Soviet

He answered that this was q
purely domestic matter and
that IF you did not deal effec-
lively with what you consider
a menace-as we would cer-
tainly do in Russia-that Is
your affair."" But neither We
nor our allies and associates
except Turkey. Spain and Por-
tugal---feel that we can deal
with the Communist Party and
particularly with the more
dangerous theological followers
of democracy Moscow style"
as Khrushchev would do in
similar circumstances.
For several years we have
had in this country blatant
examples of how dangerous it.
is for individuals or groups to
"persecute" these paid or vol
untary agents Of the Commu-
mist regimes. And as the
peaceful interlude" continues.
the difficulties confronting the
Government in putting a halt.
to intended or unwilling sub.
versiveness are increasing. In
our own country such laws
and Government regulations
are now challenged at every
step" under the pretext that
they are contrary to the spirit
of the Constitution or the Bill
of Rights.
Covered by the peaceful in
terlude" and protestations of
peaceful intentions. the avowed
enemies of freedom have been
successful in binding a mum.
Der Of well-meaning Ameri.
cans as to the ultimate pur.
poses of their skillful strategy.
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of all the Russians were melted
down it would be insufficient
to cast the statues of Lenin
and Stain who are memorial
lied in every square and before
the entrance of every impor-
tant public building.
The imperial spirit has also
always found expression in the
number and size OF public
buildings and the space al
lotted to them. The enor-
nous sums spent on palatial
public buildings of every kind;
the laying out of great city
plans with huge squares for
public assemblages and mill
tary parades: vast numbers of
administration buildings; col
iseums for sports; museums in
which to collect the records Of
past and present grandeurs;
super luxurious hotels never
patronized by natives but used
to house distinguished guests
of the rulers-these surround
ed on the peripheries by half
cleared slums and narrow
roomed tenements. So did the
emperors build Rome. So did
Peter the Great build Peters
burg (now impiously named
Leningrad for man who had
nothing to do with the crea-
ton of one of the three or four
most exquisite cities In Russia
if one sees it as a city Of parks,
boulevards, squares and pal
aces and does not look behind
them
So did Napoleon. the revo-
lutionary Self-crowned soldier.
build modern Paris, where be-
hind Bots and Elysee, Arches
Of Triumph and obelisked
squares. exquisite gardens and
museums housing the loot of
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Requirements for Office Holders
Chance, and in This Case, Unwisely

be possible to do what the late
Martin Durkin did-accept q
cabinet post while preserving
his contract for unemployment
with his former employer, the
Plumbers Union.
The conflict of interest"
case Of George z. Allen pre-
sentS what used to be Demo-
cratic custom, and one which
ought to be continued under
a Republican regime. Mr.. Allen
was a candid witness. He made
no bones about his connec-
tions and insisted he could
distinguish what was or was
not ethical. Here are some
passages from the testimony
given before the Senate Bank
ing and Currency Committee
at its hearing on February 7,
1916, when Mr.. Allen was up
for confirmation as a mem
Der Of the RFC board:
Senator Taft - Did the
President (Truman) ask you to
make a study of liquidation of
war agencies?
"Mr. Allen-Yes, sir. I then
had a desk in the State De-
partment.
Senator Taft-W ere you
down at the White House
every day with the President?
Mr.. Allen: I would say yes.
No. not every day. but the
majority Of the time; yes,
sir.
Senator Taft: Have you
ever been a general adviser
of the President on appoint
ments at all?
'Mr. Allen: Well, I think
I would answer that, Senator,
to be honest, of course, some
times-this is about all I have
done except working on that
liquidation report when
names come to the President
from the Democratic National
Committee and from you Sem
ators and from Congressman
and different people and he
Is deciding on someone. he has
asked me to double-check on
individuals.
Nov, would say that I
have done some Of that; yes.
sir, but as to suggestions with
out him asking me or as to
initiating recommendations, !
would say no.
Senator Taft: Mr.. Allen,
during this period while you
were in the White House ad-
vising the President. how much
compensation were you receiv-
ing from the Home Life In
surance Company? -.
Mr.. Allen: I was re-
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DAVID LAWRENCE

The Democrats are showing
q deeper interest in morality
and the ethics Of the so-called
conflict Of interest" problem
In Government than they did
when they were in power. A
sort of "holier than thou" at
mosphere has recently been
created by them, which Is all
to the good. and it will be
helpful, indeed, in the event OF
a Democratic victory In 1856,
if they practice what they have
been preaching.
For an examination Of q
typical bit of congressional
testimony in 1916, when Pres
ident Truman was in office.
shows that he didn't object to
the fact that one Of his prin-
cipal aides continued to re-
ceive a salary Of $28. 900 a year
from a private company while
doing a job as adviser at the
White House.
Nor was it considered wrong
for the members of the Re-
construction Finance Corpora
ton board "a governmental
lending agency-to retain their
directorates and their hold
ings in private companies,
some of which were doing bust
ness with the Government. All
they had to do in those days
to satisfy the requirements OF
ethics was to refrain from
voting on particular questions
affecting their own previous or
current business connections.
Yet when Charles E. Wilson,
I'D for confirmation as Secre-
tary Of Defense proposed that
he do the same thing, a loud
protest went up from the
Democrats and Mr.. Wilson
had to sell all his holdings.
Nor did this immuniZe him
from attack. The Democrats
kept on pouring out innuendoes
implying that his department,
in awarding contracts, favored
the company with which he
had previously been associated.
The purpose Of the recent
crusade to drive businessmen
out of advisory positions and
to keep them from taking ap-
pointive positions is clear. 1t
is designed to eliminate busi-
nessmen and put the college
professors Of the brain
trust" variety, who ran the
New Deal and Fair Deal, back
into the drivers seat in Gov
eminent. But it will work both
ways. Labor leaders who come
to Government even in ad-
visory positions will have to
give up their business connec-
lions, too. No longer will 1t
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The City Today DiseIoses Same Gap
Surrounding Its Rulers as in 1914

MOSCOW.-If one had gone
to sleep in 1914 and awakened
in 1855 in Moscow without
knowing anything of what had
meanwhile transpired, one
might easily believe that a
Tsar was still enthroned-or
had recently died leaving af-
fairs to a regency. Nothing
that meets the eye is sugges-
tive Of revolution. which
always, and also in the
theories Of Karl Marx, has
meant the extension Of free
dom and equality.
The moving bundles Of wool
en- mufflers, head shawls, bulky
coats over soiled aprons and
felt and rubber boots sweep
ing the streets all day long with
heavy twig brooms and shovel
ing the slushy snow into trucks
one correctly guesses to be
women. Obviously, they have
nothing in common with the
figures In the sleek black Zis
limousines speeding through
the streets regardless of traf-
fic regulations, which are made
for the masses, for ordinary
men, not for their rulers. So
1t always was when the
nobility rode abroad and the
workers and peasants scattered
out Of their way. Never, in
this republican century, have
I been in a country where the
gap between ruler and ruled
was more patent and obvious.
The imperial spirit-the will
TO power and the extension OF
power -- always expresses it.
self in certain outward forms.
One is the building of colossal
monuments to rulers living
and dead. II all the bronze In
all the statues Of all the Tsars
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-07
CordinoIS peIImon Plans
IChristmus in For East

| NEW YORK. Dec. Z P.-
Francis Cardinal Spellman, mill
tary vicar to Roman Catholics in
the armed services, will spend the
Christmas season visiting troops
in the Far East again this year.
The New York ArchdioceS an
nounced yesterday that the Car
dinal will visit American forces
stationed in Japan, Korea, Okf-
nawa, Formosa and the Philip
pines, as well as Alaska. He will
leave New York December 16.
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by { locomotive operated BY
Julian r. Robinson. 81. Of i7l2
Bay street Sc. a. he walked
on the Pennsylvania Railroad
tracks near the $500 block Of
East Capitol street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-11-02

Mr.. Rountree. until recently
counsellor Of the Embassy In
ITeheran. IRAN. has specialized IN
Middle Eastern affairs since ls4s.
he. his wife. and one daughter,
Susan. live in Chevy Chase. Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-11-02

tion in Casualty Hospital today
after being struck by a slow
moving locomotive near his home
Monday.
He Is George A. Heller, l22
Thirty-third street NE.
Police said Mr.. Heller was hit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-11-02

Isistant Secretary Of state for the
Near East. South Asian and
African Affairs.
He succeeds John D. Jernegan
who becomes the number 3 man
la the Rome Embassy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-11-02
New Dulles Aide
Assumes Duties

william M. Rountree yesterday
took over duties Of Deputy AS
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Mon, IS, Injured
BY Locomotiye

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A PRETTY WALTZ CONES TO LIFE

attending Young
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reaction Waltz of the Flowers from Tchakovs Nucracke
Suite Stars
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-26
KENELM DALLAMS HOLD
CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE

Mr. and Mrs. Kenelm Dallam entertained nearly 200
guests yesterday at house in their Sandy Spring
Md farmhouse their annual Christmas party.
Giving the party with them their three children;
Navy Ensign Frederick home for the holidays after gradua
ton Pensacola Elizabeth student at Maryland State
Teachers College Sally the University OF
Maryland.
Guests were treated a buffet Of turkey and ham.
grown the farm after which everybody Joined in
dancing
Among those assisting the hostess Mrs T.
Yellowt Candy, Mrs Mahon Kirk w. Mrs Robert Chick
ester William Gilpn. Mrs George Rust Candy and
Mrs. Clarke Slade.
The Dallam house. in past years, decorated
evergreens and holly with candles In every window
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-26
|Operd Star Pluns
Open House

For the third consecutive
year famed soprano. Rosa Pom
selle. is inviting the public to
visit her home. Villa Pace. to
meet with her and to listen to
Christmas carols.
Miss Ponselle is holding open
house today through next
Monday between the hours of
/ and Z o'clock as a benefit for
the Baltimore Symphony Or
chestra and the Baltimore
Civic Opera Co. A fee Of 81 will
be charged. The home is To-
Gated on Valley road, Just OF
Falls road, in Stevenson, Md,
IL miles northwest of Balti-
more.