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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-19

must develop a far more
vigorous moral attitude. We
must rekindle our capacity to
cry out against. to protest
against. the goddess dogmas
and savage crimes being per-
petrated by Moscow.
"Such struggles and such
protests are not negative
actions. They are positive.
They are morally and politi-
cally constructive. ! know Of
nothing more positive and
constructive than a total
struggle against the totali-
tartan cancer in the body
polite Of modern society.
ut is rather disturbing to
me that many people in our
country who call themselves
liberals are stone silent about
the Soviet concentration
camps. They never find the
time to utter a word Of con-
demnation against the Com
munist-imperialist destruction
Of the national independence
and d e ocratic rights of
hundreds of millions of people
in Europe and Asia.
1T is shocking to see the
studied attempts being made
by Western diplomacy to tear
to shreds the charter of the
United Nations under the
guise Of the so-called package
deal with Moscow and Peiping.
Can it be that the Free World
is so weak in its moral spirit
that 1t does not recognize
this deal as appeasement of
the worst kind?
II am all for a fight to the
finish against racialism in our
own midst. Racialism is damn
able and detestable in any
form. But racialism in reverse
AS now propagated in India
and Burma by Khrushchev
and Bulganin-is Just as rep
rehensible.
And the Communist i'm
prisonment of hundreds of
thousands Of hoStages-so-
called war prisoners-10 years
after the close of the war, in
violation Of every human right
and international agreement
is morally reprehensible. One
would expect the true liberal
to cry out in protest against
human beings being carried,
tagged and shuttled about for
weeks in rail yards of Russia,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-19
Presidential Press Conference

had-respect for the news. He
has recognized the Presi-
dents illness as news of pri-
mary Importance and he has
put it out, often against the
complaints Of politicians.
That pressure will increase
as the White House regency
continues its efforts to re-
nominate and re-elect Mr..
Eisenhower. The rest Of the
Eisenhower staff will be shell
tered from the blast but not
the press secretary.
Mr.. Hagerty went into the
White House as an inheritance
from Thomas E. Dewey, with
whom he was long associated.
Many reporters felt then that
Mr.. Eisenhower did not realize
his importance but tended to
regard him as a junior officer.
Now Mr.. Hagerty has achieved
genuine stature and he will
need it all for the new de-
cisions.
Actually the man in the
White House who can answer
the reporters questions today
is Sherman Adams, who is all
but acting President.
Mr.. Adams runs the clear
ing-house on policy and ap-
pointments. Members of Con-
gresS long ago nicknamed him
the prime minister and work
through him. If he would hold
general press conferences now
he could add immeasurably to
public knowledge Of the public
business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-19
Russian Juvenile Delinquency

neither cultivates nor suffers
from is the Dictatorship of the
Proletariat."
Youth who possess neither
the intellectual capacity. in
dustry, nor amenity to the pc
culiar forms of discipline Of
Russian public education-and
no other exists-have a bleak
outlook. They are blackmarked
from the outset.
I should guess that these
youthful failures furnish the
hooliganism Of which the
Russian press complains. The
government is trying to
counter with schools for the
retarded and reform institu-
tons for the incorrigible.
Incidentally. some of the
youthful hoodlums are the
children of the new upper
castles, who, according to COM
plants, spoil their offspring.
AS I have reported, the Rus
sian home hardly deserves the
name. Although respect for
parents is vigorously incul-
Gated, divorce made extremely
difficult, and responsibility for
ones children enforced not only
by law but by teacher, en-
ployer and trade union pres
sures-all a complete reversal
Of early revolutionary theories
the Soviet government has
been entirely unable to eradi-
cate many vices, such as
drunkenness, which drive chill
dren from their parents to the
streets.
Furthermore, all able bodied
women under the age Of SIS,
including the mothers of small
children, are working a six
day, 48-hour week, in addi-
ton to caring for their homes
and children. There are there
fore some pretty obvious rea-
sons for juvenile hooliganism.
The position. of women is an
other story, with which I will
deal later.
tThe Bell Syndicate, Ine)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-19

Secretary of State Dulles.
who since the Russians showed
their true colors at the Geneva
foreign ministers conference
has been given a freer hand in
the conduct of our foreign
affairs, is making an 11th-hour
effort to strengthen the West
ern leadership In the world.
The West started slipping
badly when the French gov
eminent surrendered Northern
Wet Nam to the Communists
at Geneva Is months ago. We
tried to prevent that surrender
not because we were on the
side of colonialism but because
we realized that such q policy
would have disastrous after
maths.
The Washington administra-
ton committed the mistake of
allowing itself to be black
lacked into being unofficially
represented at the Wet Nam
tragedy. Mr.. Dulles refused to
be participant, but he yielded
to pressure and sent his Under
secretary of State, Gen. Bedell
Smith. Ever since that time
, the Western influence in parts
of Asia. Africa and Europe has
been on the skids.
Mr.. Dulles was severely
criticized for his luke-warm-
ness to the summit conference
and his skepticism of the So
Wet smiles at that gathering.
But he was right.
He and to a lesser extent
Prime Minister Eden have now
reached the conclusion that
unless the Western leadership
is strengthened, unless some
new sense Of purpose and
meaning is given to it, the po-
sition Of the free world will
continue to deteriorate.
Mr.. Dulles blunt warning in
Paris that we are back in a
cold war far more threatening
than the one waged up to the
time of the summit meeting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-19

mating experience in Moscow.
must say the compulsory 10
years education is perhaps the
toughest in existence, in the
extent and precision Of the
knowledge demanded, the rigor
of examination, and the en-
forcement of discipline.
It congresses into 10 years
much more than is required in
IL years in the United States.
The Russian schoolchild and
youth as one sees him, in
school. and in public places. is
in the purely conventional
sense. the best-mannered ]
encountered anywhere.
But it Is an education de-
handing high native intelli-
gence, a disposition to lead and
be lead, and immense social
disciplines-for the Develop
ment of which unique methods
exist.
Although this education is
theoretically universal, it does
not work out that way. Many
children drop out.
Some estimates (by foreign
ers) have put the number so
high that / do not credit it,
but teachers whose schools
show a high record Of success
volunteer the information that
all are not so fortunate.
1t is an education for an
elite" however democratic the
base from which they emerge
to be tested. And II all the
other phenomena of Soviet life
are taken into account, one in
clines to the conviction that
the system is deliberately de-
signed.
Those who make the grade"
will be the leaders in every
sphere; those who fall by the
wayside will furnish the sinews
for manual toll.
One thing that Russia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-19
Meony's Warning to Free World

as If they were carloads Of
coal or bags Of potatoes.
Not until we of the Free
World can give. rehirth to a
vibrant moral attitude. to a
burning indignation against
such frightful bestialities. can
the freedom loving people be
sufficiently stirred to gather
the moral strength for resist
ing and defeating the totally
antimoral dogmas and deeds
of communism at home and
abroad. Yes, this means above
all a moral struggle against
communism.
Communism is the very OPP
posite of liberalism. Commu-
nism is the deadliest enemy of
liberalism. Liberals should be
the most consistent and ener-
getic fighters against commu-
nism. Liberals must also be
on guard against developing a
certain type of McCarthyism
OF their own. They must shun
like a plague the role of being
anti-anti- Communist.
only by refusing to be thus
entrapped, can liberals shed
every vestige Of subconscious
and conscious regard for COM
munism as a movement with
which they have something in
common.
Much more regard must be
shown by the democracies for
principles-for the principles
OF human rights and human
freedom. We must never sac
rif1ce principles to expediency.
This means being rigid in sup
port of our principles.
Moscow is sure it has his
tory's timetable in its pocket.
Hitler once thought so, too.
We have nothing to fear from
peaceful competition. They
need our help. We do not need
theirs. They have nothing that
can only hurt us.
I'm conclusion, cannot en-
phasiZe too strongly to you:
The conflict between commu-
nism and freedom is the prob
lem of our time. 1t overshadows
all other problems. This con-
flict mirrors our age. its tolls,
its tensions. its troubles and
its tasks. On the outcome of
this conflict depends the future
OF all mankind. I pray that, on
the threshold of the atomic
age. we-all of the Free World
can muster the moral cour-
age and total strength to pre-
serve the peace and promote
the freedom of the men and
women of every continent,
and color and creed"
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-19
Decisive Understanding Necessary
Between United States and Britain

has been taken seriously by
most of the NATO members.
But words are meaningless
unless they are accompanied
by action. We expect at this
time only token actions as a
result of this expose of the
facts of life facing the world.
There is considerable ex-
pectancy that the matter will
be further disc used when
Prime Minister Eden and Brit
aims Foreign Secretary Mac
milan come to Washington in
February for what is termed
IAN exhaustive discussion of
the world situation"
Unless some decisive UNDER
standing is reached between
the pillars of the free world
the international situa ton
may play entirely into the
hands of the men in Moscow.
For it would be foolish not to
admit that under the militant
leadership of the men in the
Kremlin, communism in all
its political, economic and in
tellectual meaning confronts
the world as a formidable in
tegrated unity and the world
awaits a reply.
We don't know at this time
whether the line of Lenin
or Stain or a particularly new
KhruShchev line is dominant
in the USSR today. But we do
know that we are dealing with
mics who know exactly
what they want and where
they are going.
So far we have given no in
dication that this is the case
with us.
There is a crying need to
give up what used to be called
a policy of containment Of the
Reds. We must find something
positive.
The Republican platform Of
1852 did repudiate the policy
Of containment and advised
the world that we would do
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-19
DAVID LAWRENCE
Declares Communism Mortal Threat;
Called Speech for All to Read

An address was delivered the
other day that should have
been printed in every news
paper In every country in the
world.
It was made by George
Meany. president Of the newly
merged AFL and CLIO. and re-
fleets better than any govern
mental announcement ever
issued here what the American
people really think about COM
munism, about ''neutralism"
abroad, about package deals"
in the u. NJ, and about mis-
guided liberals" and ANTI
anti Communists" inside the
United States.
Mr.. Meany. who spoke be-
fore the National Religion and
Labor Foundation in New York,
pointedly questioned the course
pursued by Nehru of India and
Tito of YugoSlavia. But what
he said might also be pondered
by the leaders of both major
parties in the British Parlia-
ment who want to appease Red
China and by Messrs. Khru-
shchev and Bulganin of the
Soviet Union because it comes
from the head Of the largest
organization of free workers in
the world with a membership
of more than Is million.
TOO many people in the
free world said Mr.. Meany,
fail to see the real nature of
communism as the mortal foe
of everything that we hold
dear, of every moral and
spiritual value. Too many in
the free world are still pris-
oners of the illusion that COM
munism is, historically speak
ing, a progressive system -
extreme liberalism temporarily
making bad mistakes.
Actually, communism rep
resents darkest reaction. 1t is
an antisocial system in which
there are imbedded some of
the worst features of savagery,
slavery. feudaliSm and life
sapping exploitation mani
tested in the industrial revo-
luton of early-day capitalism.
TOO many in the Free World
seem to have lost their Ca
pacity for moral indignation
against the most brutal in
humanities when they are
perpetrated by Communists.
1t is painful, but we must face
the cruel facts Of life.
1--WE Of the democratic camp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-19
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Dr. Paul Dudley White says kes recovery has been ex
cellent OF course there's s danger to health Ike runs
The whole Democratic Party might collapse in faint
Leading Democratic candidates for Mr.. Steven
Mr. Hartman and Mr.. Kefauver, the trio as four
years ago. The needles stuck
still not convinced that womans place Is in the
home, just spend day Christmas shopping.
Senator Bricker of Ohio is the first announced Republican
candidate President Bricker conservative progressive
That's fellow who marches forward with Mr.. Eisenhower
protesting every step of the
Ike will south after Christmas 1t different under
In those days. when official went SOUTH
it usually after investigation.
The Eisenhower administration request big foreign
The Eisenhower discovered the New
Deal something like China Sooner later every invader
gets swallowed up.
Democratic headquarters lists 10 big election issues The
voter will the list in his pockebook Then,
day. he'll his pocketbook
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-19
DOROTHY THOMPSON
Moscow Press Calls for Revisions
OF Criminal Code, Stronger PoIicinq

observation-disclosures
in Moscow have recently
noted a problem Of juvenile
delinquency that Is causing
the Russian press to call for
changes in the criminal code
and more effective police
measures.
In this, Russia is like every
state I have visited.
The one thing that stands
out in my mind is the total
lack Of evidence that the
problem is related to material
privations. 1t is worse in
countries with high per capita
incomes (taking into account
social beneflts) than in poorer
countries - higher, for in
stance, in Sweden than in
Finland.
It's extent in Russia is i'm
possible to determine. If sta
tistics exist that are in
accessible to an investigator.
I could not even find out what
bureaus deal with the prob
lem.
My requests to see author
tiles In the ministries Of
Justice. Health, and Educa-
ton were turned down with
the argument that / had
allowed insufficient time.
I passed the better part Of
two days in the classrooms,
and with the director and
some Of the teachers Of a
public school who were ex-
tremely cooperative.
This was one of four Mos
cow schools experimenting in
teaching a foreign language
from the second grade on
wards and conducting certain
classes in that language. so
I was able to follow some in
struction in English. The rest
Of the 10 grades curriculum
was the same as in all schools.
This was my most illumi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-19
CONSTANTINE BROWN
Western Leadership FoItering

our utmost to help liberate the
captive and freedom-anxious
states. But the platform was
not supplemented, principally
because our British ally urged
us to go slow.
Britain's top team coming
to Washington is expected to
consider a new Anglo-Amer-
lean defense line against the
growing threat of Communist
imperialism.
It won't be easy regardless
of how realistically the British
cabinet officials may wish it
to be.
The lure of trade with the
countries behind the Iron and
Bamboo Curtains is still very
strong among British indus
trialists and trade unions. 1t
is this lure more than any,
thing else which prompted the
British Labor and presen
Conservative administrations
to shut their eyes to the real
dangers of communism in
Europe and Asia.
We know that Sir Anthony
will have to bear this in mind
when he discusses a new STRAIT
egg in Washington with Presi-
dent Eisenhower and Secretary
Dulles.
But the dismal failure of the
Geneva conference and the
abuses heaped on Britain by
Comrade Khrushchev during
his recent visit to Burma and
India have opened the eyes Of
the British political leaders,
including the right-of center
Laborites.
They are slowly reaching the
conclusion that it is no longer
a matter of a few dozen mil
lion dollars worth of trade,
but one Of the very existence
of the free world. And that
continued existence depends
more than ever on a solid
American British political and
military cooperation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-19

You asked for the right to
vote. Now you can do sO-R
you register at the District
Building. It's time to qualify.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-16
Fronk Foyer To
Leave Minneapolis
For Toledo Post

Announcement was made Mon
day of the resignation OF Frank
w. Eager as executive secretary
OF the Minneapolis Mayors Coun-
ell on Human Relations.
Eager, for seven years director
OF the Mil city group has accept.
ed a post as secretary of the
Toledo, Ohio. city board Of COM
munity relations.
Cyrus Rachie. chairman OF the
Mayors Council said the organiza-
ton was sorry to lose the services
OF Mr., Eager, but that 1t could
not match the salary offered by
the city OF Toledo.
Eager was highly praised by
Mayor Eric Hoyer, members OF
the council and other civic fig
ures for his record OF service.
His resignation from his Mime
apolis post will be effective Jan.
81. 1856.
The council voted Monday at a
special meeting to proceed inn
mediately to fill the vacancy made
by Mr. Fager's leaving, Sam II.
Kaugman heads committee
which has been charged with the
responsibility of securing a sue
Cessor for Eager.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-16

annual election Sunday, Dec. H..
reelected Frank NJ, Smith. prosi.
dent
Other officers elected. Anid 90
be the youngest group ever named
by the SANITY city branch. In.
cludc Rev, George Dickson, FIRST
vice president. Carl weBchoke,
second uce-preSldent. Marjorie
Tolivor, secretary, Florence Dan
lclH, assistant secretary and Leon.
ara 10 Carter, treasurer.
Elected Ia tho executive board
were, Rev Denzil Carly. Ruth
Manning, Allie Mae Hampton,
Nathaniel Smith. Frank Boyd.
Florence Newman. Bessie Turpln.
Charles Doty, Rev. Floyd Massey,
James q Mann Mablc Harris.
Alice Onquo, Addlc Few and Ar
thur stornborg.
Leonard " Carter. branch
treasurer two weeks ago com
plainrd In n letter to tho news,
papers that 81 pauiitsH had not
supported the branch membership
drive ah well aa the organization
felt the community should A re-
ncwod appeal IN going out "a en-
roll every citizen In ~ Paul who
believes IN the principles for
which the HAACp stands.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-16
Firm ExpIoins Ad
In Daily Pepper

4 full page color al which used
racial stereotype m its theme,
inserted by n Twin CITY savings
and loan association WIS lmmcds
lately cancelled from subsequent
issues when the firm was appfised
81 It's bad public relations.
The Minneapolis Savings and
Loan Association, the firm In
question. n long time advertiser
In this paper, made the following
statement.
III In apparent that nm ad-
yertisemrnt scheduled by M and
published IN the Minneapolis
STAR and TRIBUNE Thursday.
December y. gave offeHa. to some
~ the people ~ the Community
by It's use ~ a theme based on n
story which In resented as being
inlnical 10 ths progress ~ certain
racial groups
The theme 81 our nj was ~
show the various methods ~ com
municniiOn used since the begin.
ming ~ man until the present Tn"
al In question showed how tribal
people use drums 10 convey their
messages and was designed ~
show that our firm was appealing
10 the community In similar
way.
The Minneapolis Savings and
Loan Association did not use tho
theme for the purpos" ~ smbar-
raRsment or 10 offend anyone,
~ the incident can be c0nSldsr-
81 an error IN judgemen, w. ss-
sure readers 81 this paper that II
was an error ~ the head and not
81 the heart
This company has large
number ~ customers from all
races ard cresds and certainly
wish 10 continue 20 merit their
goodwill and 10 serve them In the
future ~ we have In the pas,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-16
TERESA BANKS ELECTED
LOYAL DAUGHTER, MARY
MASON COUNCIL P.DR.

Mary Mason Past Daughter
Rulers Council met Tuesday eve
ming, December 10, at Ames
Lodge clubrooms and held cleo
ton Of officers
Officers elected were Teresa
Banks. loyal daughter ruler.
ErnesuHe r. Wright, loyal vice
daughter ruler. Ruby Bobo, as
sistant loyal daughter ruler.
Theresa May Jones. chaplain, Ida
Mae Burrell, financial secretary
and Mary Hudson. treasurer
District deputy Ida Burrell con
Quoted the election.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-16
DON McAdomS Is
New Master Palestine
Lodge Of MaSons

william Dan McAdamS was
elected worHhIpful master Of
Palestine Lodge No. 7 = 4 \ NJ.
Prince Hall Afnuation AZ their
regular meeting held Friday De
ccmbcr & ~ their hall. 2O7 q
Third st Minneapolis
Other officers elected were
John " Cyrus senior warden.
John Ewing Jr. junior warden.
Harvey A Moss. treasurer and
Edward l. Boyd, secretary
Officers appointed include e. -.
Williams. senior deputy, Claude
u Campbell. junior deputy J. p.
Flippin. senior steward r. "
Robbins. Junior steward and A.
Kinney Tyler
Grand senior warden Arthur r.
Wright conducted the election and
installation ceremonies
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-16

vention 81 the AFL~cIO,
American citizens In Misaissip-
pi and elsewhere In the South are
being murdered and nothing 10 be-
Ing done TO protect them by either
tho state or Federal govern
ments," Mr. wilkins said. "and
the excuse Of tho Department OF
Justice In that Il has no power 10
act under present civil rights
laws. We must have new civil
rights laws by the Congress and
tho proposal to pass poll tax
amendment In not enough"
The NAAcP secretary dashed
az tho failure OF the Department
of Justice 60 act In the murder 81
two men who WIRE killed for reg
istering and voting, and In the at
tempted murder. November 20, OF
Gus Courts, BclonEi. Miss. grocer,
for civil rights activity, In COM
menting ON the killing OF Emmett
TIL, Wilkins said;
Tho murder Of this boy was In
itself horrible enough 20 warrant
not only the worldwide condem-
nation u received. but the most
exacting execution Of justice. This
u nd not receive. But the real
Significance OF tho TIN murder lies
In the type Of civilization II re-
vealod right here In the United
states, n civilization In which
Negro Americans are denied both
their personal and citizenship
rights, including the right Ia vote.
'"rhc Congress cannot dodge
the awful picture revealed by the
TIN boys murder n must pass
some civil rights IcgiAlation with
teeth and u cannot fool tho voters
with poll tax amendment"