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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-16
Robertson Backs
Foreign Aid Cut
By the Associated Press

More money for bombers and
missiles and less for foreign aid
is advocated by Senator Rob-
ertson, Democrat of Virginia.
Senator Robertson. who re-
Gently attended a meeting in
Yugoslavia of the inter-Parlia-
Imentary Unions Executive Coun-
Gil, said great consideration was
shown to Russia.
II can't escape the conclu-
sion," he said. that military
power generates more interna-
tional respect than a program Of
foreign aid, however liberal"
Because of this. he told a re-
porter, IT propose to vote at this
session to reduce our foreign aid
and to increase our program of
strategic bombers and long-range
guided missiles-althoug no one
more fervently desires than I a
bona fide program Of world dis
armament"
A bid for membership in the
Parliamentary Union by Red
China was turned down 81 to %,
with five abstaining. at the
council meeting.
But Senator Robertson said
he is satisfied" that the issue
will be reopened at another
meeting next November.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-16
Nixon in the Spotlight Again

is quite a job to satisfy the
callers.
The current campaign
school which the President
and Mr.. Nixon will address Is
one Of Mr.. Halls devices for
coping with the specialized
Eisenhower presidency. His
Mahomet will not go to the
political mountains, so Mr..
Hall brings them to him.
If the G. o. P. politicians
were in a position to complain
that they must make all the
journeys. no doubt they would.
1t is not pleasing to them
that the President does not
seem to care for their COM
pany in his hours of ease but
joins with his business friends
at golf clubs.
But they know he is far
more popular than his party.
All the elections since 1852
have made that very clear.
So they obey a Hall summons
to gather around for pep
meetings with the President,
fully understanding that they
must do the cooperating and
keep their candidate happy.
It is a diverting reversal of
the usual situation which
finds a President spending
important time with his party,
fence mending.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-16
DOROTHY THOMPSON
Call for Objective Analysis

reasons. For any of them to
give arms to any state bent on
destroying Israel nullifles a
historic action in which it
concurred.
Conversely, for any power
to refuse to recognize just
Arab grievances, and give
blind and unconditional sup
port to Israel's claims and
demands, also nullif1es a his
toric action in which it
concurred.
The Security Council Of the
u. N. and /or the United States
must come up with a peace
plan, somewhat in conform
ity with its original purposes.
which was certainly not, as far
as the Western powers were
concerned, to plant a bone of
contention and the seeds Of
war in the Middle East.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-16
FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Russias Khrushchev and Bulganin journey to Britain.
These fellows resemble Republican Party Both discovered
the outside world the fascinated
by 1t.
The Nation meets the deadline frantic
laSinute er tried to deduct his wifes spring hats med
ica expense. Pains him to look at them.
Democratic Chairman Butler there's vacuum of
leadership in Washington The Democrats the other hand
are plagued by vacuum of followers.
Midwest Republican Governors Ike to sign the 50 bill
lion farm BILL They say it'll make him of the ages
That's about how long will take him to figure where
get the money
Democrats they've proof the country is in
mood Everywhere Stevenson and Kefauver there
be vast wringing Of hands.
Henry Wallace FDRs Vice President says he'll vote
for Ike Republican Chairman Hail. welcome aboard
Stow in the HOLLAND don't up again until
after the election"
Experts say there is doubt whether it will be
Stevenson Keauver who wins the Democratic nomination
for Stuart Symington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-16
DORIS FLEEsON
Friendly G. o. P. Leaders Will Hear Him
Introduce President at Kickoff

A controversial Republican
of11ce-holder who has been
keeping his head down lately
catches the spotlight this week
under circumstances helpful
to him.
Vice President Richard
Nixon will introduce President
Eisenhower at the Republican
campaign kickoff here before
party leaders from all over
the country. These leaders
are almost without exception
friendly to Mr.. Nixon and can
be expected to give him a great
big hand.
1t will be a show of strength
designed as much to impress
the President as the public.
National Chairman Leonard
Hall planned it that way.
The President still has re-
fused to give Mr.. Nixon a
formal Endorsement for re-
nomination. saying that the
convention will decide and
suggesting to the Vice Presi-
dent that he chart his own
course. But Mr.. Hall has said
Mr.. Nixon will be the nominee
and the chairman has an i'm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-16

ATHENS, Greece (By Air
maiD Athens is proud of
having become the Paris of
the Mediterranean.
The city is overcrowded.
Hotel rooms are as much at a
premium as in Paris even now,
and the tourist season hasn't
started. Traffic is as bad as in
Washington or New York.
Shiny Cadillacs, Bucks and a
few European makes in the
same price range are seen
everywhere. Taxis are plenti-
full and are General Motors
and Chrysler models, not jail
Topics Of the late 1930s, such
as are seen in Ankara.
I asked friends here how
such prosperity was possible in
a country which only 8 years
ago, when I last visited Greece,
was so down and out that I
could not buy a decent shirt.
The answer from Americans
who have lived here for some
time is simple: American
economic help has helped the
country by and large. But with
the hard time over, the rich
got richer and the poor got
poorer"
This summing up of condi-
tions. which I first regarded
as superficial. is confirmed by
the Statistical Services of the
Ministry of Health which an
nounced that during October
November and December last
year the number of deStitutes
in Greece increased to $685.
804 persons, as against only
2.764,017 in July, August and
September. According to these
official government figures the
destitutes (not merely unem-
ployed) in Greece amounted
to 37.14 per cent of the total
population. Yet in Athens
there are a substantial num-
Der of Greek citizens who can
pay up to $4,000 for diamond
necklaces and proportionate
prices for lesser trinkets.
The Greek people apparently
are accustomed to this dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-16

pressive record for calling the
political tunes to which the
President in the end dances.
The Chairman likes Mr..
Nixon for the same reason the
State leaders like him. He is
a politicians politician. He is
a rough. tough campaigner
who fills the troops with parti-
san fervor, thereby enabling
the party officials to recruit
funds and precinct workers.
In every campaign the Re-
publicans have conducted since
1852, Mr.. Nixon, has been the
workhorse. The professionals
are grateful for the Eisenhower
popularity, but Mr.. Nixon is
scarcely less their hero.
He would not perhaps loom
so large in their thinking if
the Eisenhower administration
had managed to recruit a large
variety of other young and
articulate spokesman. 1t has
not. The cabinet, drawn from
business rather than politics,
is of little help in the hastings.
Republican headquarters adj
mits candidly that when the
calls come in for speakers to
set the prairies on fire, it often
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-16
u. N. Security Council Set Up Israel
And Can't Ignore Dispute Over 1t

end the armistice and negoti-
ate peace.
The frontiers of Israel are
not those established by the
original U. N. partition plan,
nor can that partition plan
(preposterous in the first
place. be restored.
The conditions imposed by
the U. N. on the new state,
for the protection of the in
digenous Arab population,
have been fulfilled in no part
by Israel. The essence of these
conditions is that the dis
possessed Arab population be
allowed to return to their
homes or be fully compensated
for their losses.
On the other hand, the
Arab states have never recog-
nized the legitimate existence
Of Israel under any conditions.
Both parties are opposed to
foreign intervention in any
form. But neither side can
contemplate launching or pro-
voking a war without the sup
port OF one or another great
power. II the great powers al
low the war to occur, and are
divided in their support, the
hideous prospect of general
war looms as a possibility.
II the great powers can
agree upon a reasonable peace
that will remove the out
standing causes of grievance,
they can impose it not by
armed intervention but by
removing their support from
whatever party refuses to ac-
cept the terms.
This does not mean that
Israel and the Arab states
primarily Egypt-should not
be parties to the negotiations.
They must. of course. be
parties. But they are not the
only parties.
The State Of Israel was
created by decision Of the
Security Council, in which all
the great powers Including
the Soviet Union) concurred.
They cannot, morally. avoid
responsibility for what has
followed from that decision.
No one Of them, actively or
by default. can connive at the
destruction Of the state they
created. without exposing it.
self as a cynical manipulation
Of disturbance for Interior
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-16
Irrational NotionuIism in Greece

eastern Mediterranean de-
lenses of the free countries.
They have an unwilling ally
in the Greek press which here
tofore has been friendly to the
Western allies. Athens half
million people have their
choice of Is dailies. They are
4 to 6 page newspapers which
live from hand to mouth. They
receive paper through gov
eminent license and. having
little advertising, barely make
ends meet from political sub
sides and street sales Of
papers.
In order to sell as many
copies as possible, the papers
competes keenly in displaying
sensational news. The Cyprus
matter caught the eye Of the
Greeks who had been generally
disinterested in foreign affairs.
The attitude of Britain and
later of Turkey as we'll as
Americas lack of interest"
was really news. The papers
competed with screaming
headlines.
A financially sound news
paper y Athens is the con-
sentative Kathimerini. On the
Cyprus question it was strongly
nationalistic but kept its head
lines on an even keel. But the
circulation soon slumped be-
low that of the sensational
sheets. Eventually the publish
erS were forced to change. The
paper went on the streets with
the spectacular news that
the American feet was ar
irving suddenly in Greek
waters to intimidate the Greek
government. Weeks earlier the
editors knew that U. S. 9th
Fleet units were due in Greek
ports. The government, in CO.
operation with American au-
thorities, had started prepara-
tions to supply the ships and
entertain the sailors sometime
before the Cyprus crisis en-
tered its acute phase. But the
arrival Of the American ships
was described as a political
act" in sensational headlines.
The papers circulation is once
more satisfactory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-16
New Turn in Foreign Aid Pleas

ing Of how to save the lives Of
American boys to be drafted
into the military service II war
comes Nobody raised the Goa
issue until recently, although
the colony on the Indian
coast has been an integral part
of Portugal's governmental
system for 400 years. Now, Of
course. the Communists have
stimulated and exploited the
controversy and many we'll
meaning. loyal Americans
have been taken in by the
propaganda.
Another line spread by those
who report on Asian opinion is
that the United States mustn't
put any condition s. on its
grants Of aid or expect any
help in return. Evidently
America must give her billions
away with no questions asked.
1t is argued that to ask for
som e hing in return-even
friendliness to our cause and
an end to connivance with the
observation-disclosures the pride"
of the Asians. Maybe the best
thing to do is to stop hurting
their pride" any longer by
stopping the flow of gift money
to them. American taxpayers
would save a lot.
Much Of the propaganda
contains a subtle attack on
Secretary of State Dulles. He
is bad medicine for certain
Europeans and Asians. That's
because he is too good an
American. He does happen to
think more about how America
can get som e thing for her
money than do others in this
country and abroad who want
him to give it away and ask no
questions.
If the "uncommitted" ma
tions like to tie themselves into
Communist intrigue, if they
want to. be neutral" as be-
tween freedom and slavery, all
the billions in America will not
dissuade them. and they are
entitled to the privilege of self
deception. if not self -destruc-
ton. Meanwhile, America can
continue aid to allies who know
the score and will main
faithful to the defense of the
West.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-16
Athens Newspapers Compete for Sales
In Sensational Headlines Against u. S.
CONSTANTINE BROWN

parity in the distribution of
wealth. Communism had not
reared its head since 1948 un-
til recently when the Cyprus
question came to the fore.
Governments are careful about
full application of the income
tax laws. There is always an
election in the offing and it
would be unwise to enforce
collections to the letter.
The sturdy Greek peasant
knows how to buckle his belt
tighter so long as he can en-
joy free possession Of a patch
of land or a few olive trees.
In this the Greeks can be both
heroic and irrational. They
fought with their backs to the
wall against the Communist
rebels" supported by Stain
until American help came in
1947. Then they took the Of
fensive, aided by the expul-
sion Of Tito from the Comm
form. and routed the we'll
equipped "guerrillas."
It was heroism when the ill
equipped Greek army battled
the Nazi legions. knowing they
could not win. The British and
Australians helped as best they
could. but to no avail.
But this nationalism can
also be irrational and danger
Gus when it is inflamed, as in
the Cyprus matter. An illustra-
ton of its madness happened
the day after I arrived in
Athens. The tombs Of the Aus
tralians who had fallen in
defense Of Greece had been
desecrated. The government
blames, Justly, Communist
stooges for a. deed which the
deeply religious Greek people
would otherwise have been in
capable of committing. But it
shows how explosive the Cy-
pruS situation has become
when nationalism is inflamed
beyond all measure.
The Communists. on order
from Moscow, are doing their
utmost by taking advantage of
the situation to break up the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-16

lowed the establishment Of
Israel. ended in a cease-flre
and an armiStice just under
eight years ago, and a U. N.
truce supervisory organization
was set up to preserve the
armistice. 1t is headed at
present by Maj. Gen. E. L. M.
Burns Of Canada. This organi-
zation has no enforcement
powers. 1t can investigate
frontier violations only after
they occur and report on them
to the United Nations.
Violations have been per-
petually committed from both
sides of the frontiers, by regu-
lar units Of the armed forces
and/or by guerrilla bands. At
times it has been impossible
for the organization to spot
the offenders. and each side
has accused the other of pri-
mary responsibility. Thus raids.
attacks and counterattacks
have followed each other with
mounting intensity. until the
possibility Of full-scale war is
on the horizon.
There is no reason to think
that yet another cease-flre
order. whether or not accepted
by both sides. will fundamen-
tally change the situation.
Nor will a flow Of arms to
either side. and from whatever
source. with the object of keep
ing a balance of power" do
so. The notion that arms for
Israel will quiet a situation
exacerbated by arms to Egypt
is childish. The disturbances
merely reflect the primary fact
that the Arab states are. and
have been. at war with Israel
since the state was created by
q vote Of the United Nations.
The problem Is, therefore, to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-16
DAVID LAWRENCE

This week - when income
tax payments by the billions
are flowing into the United
States Treasury-is a good
time to note one Of the
strangest phenomena of our
times, namely the seeming in
difference of the electorate as
q whole to what is done with
the money.
But underneath there is a
ferment Of revolt, and the
spenders who have just begun
a huge propaganda designed to
influence Congress to send
more billions abroad haven't
the faintest idea Of what they
are going to be up against on
Capitol Hill.
What defies understanding
is the steady unremitting
propaganda in news dispatches
recently from Europe and Asia
rejecting a curious belief that
money grows on trees in
America.
Lately the line has taken a
new turn-there's no Commu-
mist menace, there's no use
emphasizing military alli-
ances" and the thing to do
is to create new agencies Of
economic cooperation to
think up ways and means of
pouring dollars into the pock-
etbooks of vested interests
abroad who control various
governments.
The most arrogant of all the
demands is that America give
money away and get nothing
In return. It is argued that
since the Communists are out
to win the "neutralist" and
"uncommitted" countries,
America had better get busy
and send over some more bill
lions in this supposedly new
form of competition with So
Wet Russia.
If there's no Communist
menace, however, and these
countries themselves aren't
afraid Of being gobbled up,
there's no reason for America
to send taxpayers money to
disillusion them against their
will. The basic reason all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-16
Demands on u. S. Seen Taking the Line
That We Should Get Nothing in Return

along for foreign economic
and military aid appropriated
by Congress has been to build
strength among our allies to
resist communism. But now
America is being told in the
news dispatches rejecting
Asian opinion that it's all
wrong to resist communism.
The propaganda from
abroad printed in some East
ern newspapers has familiar
pattern. It starts of usually
with the Communist-parroted
argument that America talks
about war too much" or is too
concerned with military alli-
ances." Even Walter Reuther.
head Of the Auto Workers
Union, has just been making a
tour of India criticizing his
own. Government on that
point and winding up with the
suggestion that many more
billions of dollars be given to
India with no conditions what
soever. He seems to have for
gotten the many members Of
labor unions in the United
States who are paying heavy
income taxes.
It is odd to see an Ameri-
can abroad undermining con-
fidence IN his own Govern
ment Mr.. Reuther told a big
audience in New Delhi a few
days ago that the American
people were not behind Secre-
tary Dulles on the issue of Goa
and that they overwhelmingly
supported the point of view of
India. He limited that because
Portugal-which claims Goa
as its PROVINCES a party
to the European Defense ALI
ance it was necessary perhaps
for Mr.. Dulles to sympathize
with Portugal. But what Mr..
Reuther ignored is that Por-
tugal owns the Azores which
are important militarily to the
United States as a base in the
Atlantic Ocean for airplanes
and naval ships and that an
agreement to renew the lease
on those bases comes up soon.
Mr.. Dulles. Of course. is think
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-16

This is the first Of q two-port Orgu-
ment on the Arob- lsroel situotion,
divided into two articles because
Of its length. The second port
will oppeor Wednesday,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-16

The mission of United Ma
lions Secretary General Dag
Hammarskjold to Israel and
Egypt can, at best, and of
itself, result only in a tenn
porary cease-fire along the
Israeli frontiers.
The Arab-Israel Palestinian
war, which Immediately fol-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-04-05
SelUer Districts For BLUftOn?

Before Buffton considers annexation of outlying areas
serious consideration should be given old problem former
councilman E. A Sutermeser warned last Wednesday
ing at meeting of the Buffon Business Mems association
at which Zonng and Planning discussed We've only
scratched the surface of the problem in Bufton by
spending half million dollars for interceptor and
sewage disposal plant the former councilman warned He
declared that Buffton is probably still million dollars
from modern system.
Recent plans for residential development at faster
tempo be bringing the problem to head 1t
rather difficult explain that in most instances it is still
necessary residence provide septic tank facilities
even though the village has sewage disposal plant Mr.
Sutermester points that the leading to the
main ntercepors still anquated and entirely inadequate
carry sewage One two homes which bypass their
septic fail properly install them may
problem for score of home owners along the line.
serious coming without question He urges that
the village be prepared ahead of time.
The former councilman's suggestion is to create
number of districts in the village AS problems
arise remedies made everyone in the district would
be assessed foot the bill rather than the unfortunate few
who are directly affected by the breakdown
wholesale reconstruction job would cost million
Immediately The reconstruction be accomplished piece
financing the projects.
The district has been discussed before and
logical solution Perhaps Mr. Sutemister is rght-somehng
should be done along this line before the first real emergency
arises.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-04-05
Nan Schmidt New
Hi-Y, Tri-Hi-Y
District Sec'y

Nan Schmidt, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Schmidt, S. Jackson
street, was elected district secretary
at the Hi-Y and Tri-Hi-Y meeting
Monday at Wapakoneta.
Speaker for the meeting was DIR.
Walter A. Zaugg of Ohio Northern
university. The song leader was
George Campbell, of Cincinnati.
Attending the meeting from Bluff
ton were: Beulah Bixel, Jacqueline
Berry, Shirley BURY, Rebecca Frank
hauser, Sharon Wahlie, Jane Badert-
scher, Judith Schifflxe, Arlene Bal
mer, Miriam Gierman;
Eva Galloway, Ruth Augsburger,
Doris Riser, Rae Ann and Rachel
Devier, Sarah Steiner, Susan Wiess,
Geraldine Martin, Nan Schmidt,
Carolyn May, Judith Hilty, Joyce
Traucht, Nancy Montgomery and
Sandra Kimmet,
They were accompanied by their
adviser, Miss Mildred Keel, Mrs. Le-
roy Traucht, Robert Schumann and
the Rev. James Heininger.