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AnqIo-Americon Position

The language used by the FIeSlueHt
and Prime Minister Eden at the end OF
their three-day conference seems to re-
fleet a Arm purpose to stand together
against aggression and to work together
for peace. But as with all such things,
the real meaning will be revealed when
the words are put to the test Of unfolding
events.
There actually were two documents.
One was joint statement Of principles,
and there is nothing in 1t to which
rational exception can be taken. The
other is more or less in the nature Of a
statement of intentions.
In the case Of Europe, the latter
seems clear and Arm enough. This Is
especially true with respect to the reuni-
fication of Germany and on course OF
action in event Of any attack on Berlin.
Should the latter occur. the statement
reaffirms a determination to treat such
an attack from any quarter las an attack
upon our forces and ourselves
AS they moved to the Middle East,
the President and Prime Minister be-
came less explicit. After expressing their
s
settle by peaceful means the outstanding
issues between Israel and the Arab world.
the two Western leaders turned to the
threat of open warfare. Here, the Ian
guage used was guarded and restrained.
But IL 1t means anything, 1t means that
the United States and Britain viii not
stand Idly by in event Of war, but will act
in concert, either "inside or outside" the
United Nations, to restrain and punish
the aggressor. It is to be hoped that
this was seriously meant, and that 1t will
be seriously received by both the Israelis
and Arabs.
For the Far East, some hope Of
relaxation of trade restrictions was held
out, and the two leaders said that I'VE
are firmly united In our purpose" to
deter and prevent aggressive expansion
by force or subversion. to assist free
nations in their self defense, and to
maintain domestic stability. At that
point, however, 1t was noted that "some
differences remain in our judgments as
to the most effective means to achieve
these purposes"
This could be an escape hatch big
enough to nullify the declared unity OF
purpose to prevent aggression. We hope
not, however, for the prospect Of peace
in the Far East will fade unless Britain
and the United States are firmly united
both In their purpose to prevent agrees
sion and in their willingness to use the
means necessary TO prevent 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-02

BookloverS VIII thrill 70
Templeton Jones' latest good
fortune.
He has completed at last
his fathers old collection.
When Jones, senior. died in
1922, the rest of the family
wanted to get rid Of his books.
Templeton, being the only
reader left in the family. de-
INJURED.
He said he would take the
books, along with the old Sec
tional bookcases. These were
the older type. with a base
section that came down to the
floor all around. Mice loved
to hide beneath them. So, to
a housekeeper's despair, did
dust.
Templeton Jones decided to
take most Of the books. with
o few exceptions.
Notably, q set Of Balzac.
Jones had not, at that time,
educated himself sufficiently
to take French novelists in
stride.
Many people never do it in
a lifetime. Dickens and
Thackeray are as far as they
go, with a few of the great
Russians thrown in for good
measure.
At last the time came, how
ever when Temp Jones won
dered why he had ever let go
of the Balzac set.
In those days of his fathers
collections. buying authors in
sets was the thing.
Every house where there
were books boosted a few sets,
all in the same4 binding. 4
Dickens. of course, was q
favorite.
There was one set of his
novels in red, and there was
Balzac In gray.
Fielding and Scott came In
green. tall books. double col
umns Of type. with gold designs
on the covers.
Many older readers will re-
member these collections, sold
under the Collier imprint.
The books Jones did not
want were sent to a friend of
his fathers. and were in his
cases until he died.
The other day a voice called
Jones. and said: 81 found your
name In some books. Do you
want them?"
They were his fathers old
books!
Did Templeton Jones want
them?
He certainly did.
He went out in the snow to
get them, and now they repose
in his own cases, and all book
lovers will rejoice with him.
Old books come a dime q
dozen when you try to sell
them. like old photograph rec
ords. but in the heart and mind
they may still retain their old
luster.
II 4 \
The old books had received
the best Of care, and were Just
as they were when Jones saw
them last. 90 many years ago.
He was o child then. and
much had happened In the
world since.
The United States had lost
It's days Of certainty, and had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-02
Who Cores About YOUR Shadow THIS Yeor?'
LETTERS TO THE STAR

tionship. and the correlative
duties to provide for those
rights, involve rights which are
as fundamental and precious
as your right to be wrong about
what you publish in your
newspaper. They deserve the
attention of competent judges
at every stage from the day
they are filed until the day
they are terminated.
Arthur ]. Hilland.
Editors note: Under the
present voluntary pretrial COM
MISUNDERSTANDING plan at Dis
trict Court, IS per cent Of the
lawyers voluntarily submit
their cases to q commissioner.
The Senate bill would apply
this system in all cases. This
plan is strongly supported by
Chief Judge Laws and his as
sociates on the District Court
bench and by judges OF the
Municipal Court. The COM
missioner system has proved
successful in many cities. in
GLIDING Detroit, Cleveland and
Chicago, where special studies
were made by Judge Laws and
several other local judges be-
fore advocating the plan for
Washington. The judges told
Congress that commissioners
often are able to settle cases
without trial and that the pro-
cedure relieves the court OF
unnecessary work. Moreover. 1t
was pointed out, hearing action
can be expedited in emergency
cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-02

How effective viii be the
presidential preference pri-
maries and the popular cleo
tons Of delegates to the ma
tional conventions Of the two
major political parties in the
selection Of the 1856 Republi-
can and Democratic nominees
for President?
The answer is these primary
elections can be Of real i'm
portance in the Republican
National Conventional Pres
ident Eisenhower declines TO
run-and will be Of impor-
lance in the struggle for the
Democratic presidential nomi-
nation. in all probability.
Eisenhower No. l Choice
II the President agrees, how
ever, to stand for o second
term nomination. viii be
automatically his. No other
Republican could effectively
challenge him in the primaries
or in Republican State conven-
tons or in the Republican Ma
tional Convention. Even with
out presidential consent"
President Eisenhower's name
has been entered in a number
of State primaries. The Presi-
dent has permitted his name
to remain in the Illinois and
New Hampshire primaries
but has declared this Is not to
be interpreted he is a candi-
date for denomination. His
name has just been entered in
the Minnesota primary. and
plans have been made to enter
him In a half dozen other pri-
mary States.
Should the President step
aside, however, Senator Know
land Of California, Gov. Herter
Of Massachusetts,, and probably
Vice President Nixon will be
entered in the preference pri-
maries. There win be others,
too. Senator Knowland has all
ready permitted his name to
remain in the preference pri-
maries in Alaska and Illinois,
where 1t was entered by friends.
In all likelihood, Knowland's
name will appear in some OF
the other primaries-and viii
remain in them, unless Eisen-
hover decides to run.
On the Democratic side of
the picture, the front-running
Adlai Stevenson has entered
half a dozen primaries, and
probably will be In more. Sen
ator Kefauver of Tennessee. the
only other announced candi-
date for the Democratic presi-
dental nomination, has chal-
lenged Stevenson to meet him
fright across the board" in the
primary States-not just pick
and choose battlefields in
which he seems to have an
advantage. Gov. Hartman Of
New York. recognized as q
third candidate for the nomin-
alton, though he keeps saying
he is not, has entered no pri-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-02

While I agree that I'VE are
citizens first, veterans second. "
I do not agree that the Vet
Grams Preference Act Of 1914.
as amended. Is an 'undemo-
cratic law which sets up q
privileged class among eiti-
zens" as argued in a letter by
Mary p. Fritz. Veteran prefer
ence refers to the benefits to
which men and women who
served honorably in the armed
forces Of the United States
may be entitled in connection
with employment in the Fed
eral Government and District
government. 1t also refers to
such benefits when they are
extended to veterans widows,
wives and mothers. Veteran
preference provides q uniform
method by which special con-
sideration is given to qualified
veterans seeking Federal EN-
ployment.
AS / understand the case
OF the Metropolitan police off,
Ger who was relieved from duty
because of improper conduct
and who was later restored to
full-pay status. his restoration
was recommended by the Civil
Service Commission on a find
ing by that agency that the
mandatory provisions of Sec
ton IA of the Veterans Pref
erence Act had not been COM
piled with in connection with
this officers suspension and
his subsequent dismissal from
the service.
Contrary to the statement
that "the controversial Veter-
ans Preference Act takes
priority over competency"
Congress very wisely provided
that nothing in this act would
be incompatible with the merit
principle Of public, employment
and retention in the public
service. The preference law
was enacted as a means of
preventing veterans who seek
Federal employment from be-
ing penaliZed by the fact that
the months or years they spent
In the armed services of our
country isolated them from the
civilian world during that
period.
O. e. Cleveland,
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Family Court Assured

your January ~ editorial,
Family Court Assured" states
that IF. in conference, a COM
promise embodying the House
version. plus the commissioner
plan in the Senate bill. were
worked out, the District would
obtain maximum benefits from
the legislation"
Do you know that before the
commissioner plan was adopt
ed by the District Court. 1t
was possible for dependent
wives and children to obtain
an order for temporary support
In five days. and that now.
under the commissioner plan,
it takes two months or more to
obtain the same temporary re-
Aef2 Do you know that when.
after q delay OF two months or
more. they finally obtain an
order for temporary support.
the order is not made retroac-
tive. so that they receive no
support for the period of the
delay? How many dependent
wives and children can go
without support for two months
or more and not endure bitter
hardships and privations?
Upon what information do
YOU advocate perpetuation of
q system which the District
Court records show deprives
dependent wives and children
Of support for two months or
more? Have you examined
District Court records or have
you relied on the unsupported
statements of advocates Of the
commissioner plan2
In nearby Maryland. which
still has the system that was
discarded by the District Court
in favor of the commissioner
plan. dependent wives and
children can obtain an order
for temporary support on the
day their complaint is filed.
They can obtain permanent
and final relief In a shorter
period of time than temporary
relief can be obtained In the
District under the commits
, siorler plan.
What would you say editori-
ally II there we're pending in
Congress a bill which, II
enacted into law, would en-
power courts to hear and de-
eide cases involving freedom of
the press and libel on the I'M
sworn reports of a deputy
clerk Of court who would con-
duct private, unrecorded inter-
views Of unsworn witnesses
against you. out OF your pres
ence and that of your counsel,
and deprive YOU of your right
to hear their unsworn state
ments against you and deprive
you of your right to cross
examine them? What have you
said editorially concerning
similar procedures In loyalty
and security risk cases?
Cases involving the right Of
custody Of ones own child, the
right of possession of ones own
home, the right Of support. the
right Of an education, property
rights. and other rights grow
ing out Of the marriage rela-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-02
Song Of the Day

The guided missiles OF the sun
In gltttering display
Hare shattered nights do
minion
And freed the hobbled day.
NoiD stretching oleetully he
sings
With netDly kindled fire
OF light that makes the red
son, things
That UT the spirit higher.
EIias liebermon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-02

Pen names mdy be used II
letters carry -,priteTs'- correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
satton.
mends improvements to Ari-
IONA parkway (Weayer place.
from Canal road to Van Ness
street within the first 10 years.
at an estimated cost Of about
$3,625, 900.
In summary. this program
recommends spending about
81 million by the District with
in the next 10 years for i'm
provements leading to the
Langley area. and another "a
million later. Thus it appears
that If the CHA is to locate at
Langley, all Of these improve
ments. plus a new or improved
Chain Bridge, will become an
immediate need at great ex-
pense to District taxpayers.
Charles J. Bauer,
Executive Secretary. Build
ing Owners and Managers
Association Of Metropoli-
tan Washington.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-27

Can a minor" war between
Greece and Turkey be avoided
in the event the British de-
eide to surrender Cyprus to
the Greeks? And wouldn't it
start a blaze all over the
Middle East? These questions
are not openly debated. but
the Pentagon and State De-
partment are more worried
than about any other of the
worlds trouble spots.
The Ankara government is
reported to have decided to
take action in the event Brit
ain hauls down the Union
Jack on Cyprus. Turkey MAIN
tains that in such an eventu-
atty its security will be seri-
ously threatened, since Cyprus
is only as miles from Asia
Minor.
Inc turks warn that Greek
Premier Karamanlis stated a
few weeks ago that Greece
might come under Communist
control. Thus, the Turks say,
the union of the island with a
country affiliated with Moscow
would be "just like a loaded
pistol aimed at Turkeys very
heart"
The previous similar warn
ings from Ankara were not
taken seriously by the State
Department: neither were the
Turkish contingents gathered
in the area facing Cyprus; nor
the increased number of Greek
and Turkish units on the Ad-
rinople and Chataldja lines.
Turkey and Greece were allies
and partners in the NATO.
Hence, the troops thus con-
centrated we're supposed to
represent a force for the de-
Tense against the common
enemy.
The fact that relations be-
tween Ankara and Athens be-
came strained after the anti
Greek outbreaks in Istanbul
and have continued so despite
the apologies of the Turkish
government and the payment
of indemnities was lightly re-
garded by the State Depart
ment as inevitable squabbling
between new allies that had
been enemies for centuries.
Washington also has paid
little attention to the danger
signals put out by the present
anti-Communist government
Of Premier Karamanlis. He
warned us last spring that I'M
less there was an early solu-
ton of the Cyprus problem,
the situation might eventually
get out of control and the
Communists could get the
upper hand in Greece.
So long as Marshal Tito
was kept in the doghouse by
Moscow. the Balkan alliance
(YugoSlavia. Greece and Tur-
KEY worked fairly satisfac-
torily. But after the visit of
the B & K team to Belgrade
last year it became more shaky
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-27
Red Bruinwushinq
Rough on Even the
Rugged, Quiz Told
BY the Assoclated PICS

An Air Force research speci-
aliSt testified yesterday that
Communist brainwashing in the
Korean war was so severe that
even "a rugged individual
could break under three months
of it and sign false confession.
THE mistreatment was SO
severe" DR.. Herman J. Sander
told the Senate Investigations
subcommittee, that If any blame
lis to be assessed, the blame
should be placed upon the Com
munists rather than on the re-
turnees" who yielded SD
DR.. Sander. a specialist in
psychiatric work at the Air Force
personnel and research center
at Maxwell Air Force Base in
Alabama. said it was to the credit
of many of the Americans that
they withstood the pressure.
One man, he said, stood up
under 1900 hours of off and on
interrogation in the course of
which he once was sentenced to
death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-27
DOROTHY THOMPSON
Effects of U.S.. Foreign Aid

communism is "the result Of
misery, hunger and disease"
and that II living standards
are raised, people become good
democrats" and affectionate
to their beneficiaries. What
nonsense!
Among primitive peoples,
radical movements result from
exaggerated hopes insuffi-
GENTLY fulfilled. If improved
living standards were the
criterion, the Indonesians
should adore the Dutch, and
the North Africans the
French! Instead. the revolts
against "the imperialists" are
usually led by the men edu-
Gated by the imperialists.
The example of America,
herself, is what has hitherto
attracted the world, not the
huge bureaucracy of experts"
who now have a vested interest
in billion-dollar giveaways.
Nothing is pleasanter, Of
course, than to spend other
peoples money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-27
Monetary Gifts Seen SocioIizing
Earnings of Private Enterprise

national scale a large proper
ton of American earnings
from private enterprise. and
thus promoting world social
ism.
BY encouraging the idea of
getting something for nothing,
it is undermining the volun-
tary export Of private Ameri-
can capital for long-range in
vestment in expectation Of fair
earnings.
Since the Russians have be-
gun competing, it is argued
that we must outbid them,
thus issuing a universal invi-
tation to blackmail.
Premier Nasser of Egypt,
having received a rather vague
offer to build the Aswan Dam
from Russian Foreign Minister
Shepilov on his recent visit
to Cairo, promptly approaches
the International Bank for Re-
construction and Development
for the total capital. If we
are out to top every Soviet
bid, we offer the Soviets a
means of promoting American
bankruptcy.
The foreign aid program
with no strings attached"
violates every principle Of con-
tract and therefore Of mutual
honor and respect.
1t binds us to foreign per-
sonalities and parties in power
and alienates those who seek
to succeed them. That is the
real background Of our trou-
bles in Iceland: and sometimes
we have put money into the
pockets Of knaves-Peron, Of
Argentina, for example.
BY speeding up the indus
trial revolution in backward
countries, we are creating new
social strains for the Commu-
nists to exploit.
The underlying theory is
contrary to all experience.
1t is that one can buy
friendship and respect. These
are never for sale by the self
respecting; and nations, like
individuals. don't stay bought.
They continuously raise the
price.
another false theory is that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-27
Possibility of Outbreak in Middle East
If British Leave Isle Worries u. S.

than our wishful thinking
diplomats and global money
dispensers anticipated. Tito
devised the new ambitious
plan Of creating a secondary"
axis comprising Yugoslavia.
Greece and Egypt to remove
from the eastern Mediterra-
mean the influence of the
capitalist-colonialis countries
and promote and link the
Arabs politically and econom-
ically with the Communist
bloc.
The Greek government did
not bite at first. Despite the
strong Communist infiltration.
under the guise of national
ism, the Greeks remained in
different. A relative status
quo was maintained until the
British blundered into arrest
ing and deporting Archbishop
Makarios, the spiritual and
political leader of the Cypriot
nationalist. Since that time,
the fate of the liberal pro-
Western Karamanlis admins
tration has been hanging by a
thin thread. He realizes that
it is too late for him to &C
cept a mild compromise on
Cyprus and henceforth it is
all or nothing.
The visit of Soviet Foreign
Minister Shepilov to Athens is
much more than a mere cour-
tesy call and his reception will
be more than the usual red
carpet show due representa-
tive of what the Fasteners
now describe as the greatest
power" in the world. Shepilov
is not wasting time in mean
inglesS ceremonial visits. He
went to Cairo last week to
cinch an agreement-still kept
notwithstanding eventual So
Wet use Of Egyptian naval and
air bases. But even more i'm
portant, he repeatedly reached
an understanding with Presi-
dent Nasser to hasten removal
of the remaining influence Of
the Western colonialists" from
the Middle East.
Shepilov's visit to Athens,
decided after an exchange of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-27
Riot Threatens
lin South Africu

JOHANNESBURG. S TIL
Africa. June 81 P.-Police re-
Inducements rushed early today
to Newclare. a native African
settlement west of Johannes
burg, to quell a demonstration
which threatened to become
violent.
Groups of Africans shortly
after midnight staged a protest
against a government proposal
to issue identity books to native
African women.
One of the groups, a band Of
about 500 men, marched
Through the streets carrying
clubs and iron bars. They
threatened a party Of white
railway workers on their way to
work.
Newclare recently was the
scene Of rioting during which
streetcars carrying whites were
stoned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-27
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Senator Knowland predicts win be renomnated Know
land has political motive saying ths-hes not doctor
Gov Clement Tennessee ndorses Adlai Stevenson for
President Daily weather from for Senator
Kefauver-in- Clement.
Female definition of needless hattey Any wel-deseryed
compliment paid to another
The Government reports the living went up last
month But the Eisenhower imitation naughty
word This Twin it up on the right side Of the
tracks.
Visiting Moscow Air Force Gen Twinng finds Russia has
webaanced air More than enough blow up the
world-but hardly enough to risk
true intellectual is fellow who doesn't know what people
mean when they call him egghead
Senator Mccarthy there's something radically wrong"
with Chief Justice Warren One thing about Mccarthy being
involved anything radical he'd habit
years ago.