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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-29
Egged

The writer of your editorial
Chicken in Every Pot" must.
either be a very young man. or
have q very short-and per-
hapS convenient-Inemo
When Mr.. Hoover was cleo
elected President in 1928 I
voted for him, and well rem
ember that the Republican
campaign slogan was 1.-TWO
Cars in Every Garage, and Two
Chickens in Every Pot" (Not
"a" chicken, but "two.")
No doubt this slogan did not
originate with Mr.. Hoover. but
! seem to recall that he went
along with it.
To keep the record straight,
I also well remember the pitt
fully weak administration we
suffered during the ensuing
four years and I am not at all
proud of having helped to elect
that administration.
Albert d. Lamont.
I make no claim to infalli-
bility. but / do have a fair
memory and / have a very
distinct recollection of listen
ing to Herbert Hoover. speak
ing by radio from Elizabethton,
Tenn, in 1928. I cannot swear
to his exact words, but have
always since then carried the
impression of the chicken and
automobile promise. I was a
Hoover supporter at the time
and thought he was doing fine.
I later got over it.
Frank Mclean.
Editors note: District Pub
lie Library and Republican Ma
tional Committee researchers
doublechecked the texts of Mr..
Hoover's 1928 speeches on
prosperity, including the one
at Elizabethton, Tenn, and
found no mention of fowl or
flivvers. 1t was one of the
committees own paid adver-
tisements, on October 20, 1928,
which asserted G. o. P. pros
perity had put "a chicken in
every pot and a car in every
garage" The nearest Mr..
Hoover ever came to that was,
as the editorial pointed out.
in a campaign speech in New
York on october %. 1928,
when he said: 1.-THE slogan
Of progress is changing from
the full dinner pail to the full
garage.")
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THE POLITICAL MIL
U. S. Adomont on Red Chino issue
By GOULD LINCOLE

Irrespective Of Republican or
Democratic victory in the COM
ing elections, the United States
will remain firmly committed
against the admission Of Red
China to the United Nations.
Both party platforms declare
determined opposition to Com
munist demands that the Red
China government be accorded
this recognition. China is
already a member Of the Uni
ted Nations-and the National
ist government, now on the
Island Of Formosa, is its repre-
sentative in the u. N. Both the
Republicans and the Democrats
are pledged also to continued
support Of Nationalist China.
1t is expected, however, that
Soviet Russia and its satellites
and perhaps some other mem
Der nations will back the
ousting Of Nationalist China
and the substitution Of the Red
Chinese government in the
U. N. Since 1850 the demand
for admission of Red China has
been presented by Russia and
other Communist nations at
meetings Of the U. N. General
Assembly. The General Assem-
bly, is to meet November IL.
Last year, the General As
sembly voted, on motion Of the
United States, not to take up
the proposal to substitute the
Red Chinese for the Nationalist
representatives. The vote stood
AZ to IL. with 6 nations alb
staining.
CIamor Due to Increase
Sixteen new nations have
been admitted to the U. N. But
the proportion of the oppo-
nents and supporters Of Red
China's entry into the u. N,
remains about the same. The
clamor, however, for the entry
Of the Red Chinese is on the
1ncrease-and unfortunately it
comes from the representatives
Of some Of the so-called "neu-
tralist" nations, and even from
some Of those of the "free" ma
tions-anti-C Communist.
Powerful arguments for con-
tinued opposition to the ad-
mission Of Red China to the
U. N. are contained in a vol
ume entitled Invasion Alert,
written by former Ambassador
and Undersecretary of State
Joseph C. Grew, and affec-
tionately known as dear
emeritus Of the American Dip
lomatic Corps. Grew wrote
that Red China sis an inf
nitely greater peril to the Free
World" than is Communists
Russia. No one is better quail.
flied than Grew to deal witt
this subject. He was Ambas-
sador to Turkey from 1927 Il
1881, and to Japan from 1881
until the attack on Pearl Har-
Dor in 1941. He has concen-
trated his interest on the Fal
East.
Crews discussion Of Rec
China and the campaign fol
its recognition as a member
Of the U. N. was presented tt
the platform committees Of
both the Republican anc
Democratic National Conven-
tons. His purpose was to OBJ
tain strong declaratio n
against Red China's demand
and he was successful. Grew
pointed out that over the last
eighteen months "a politically
spotted array of world govern.
ments. either misguided OF
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bent on awesome mischief.
have chorused ringing de-
mands for the United Nations
to seat the Red Chinese gov
eminent as q member" He
predicted that after the presi-
Dental election here. the de-
mands would be increased,
with arguments designed to
pull the wool over the eyes Of
people in America and other
free nations.
Red China. Grew wrote, Is
the most dangerous new
enemy" to world freedom. Its
record is one Of murder at
home, Of the development Of a
huge production and distribu-
ton Of narcotics to nations
nearby and to the United
States. He estimated this
trade at a volume of $500 mil
lion q year-and the proceeds
go to pay on a $500 million
debt to Russia and to strength
en- the armed forces of Red
China. Since 1949. the Pei
ping governm emit, Grew
charged, has planned DELHI
erately, and carried out, the
massacre Of an estimated 20
million of its subjects. This
reign Of terror and death has
been conducted like q circus,
50 that all may see and take
heed"
Reds at War with U. N.
Mr.. Grew pointed out, too,
that Red China is still liter
ally at war with the q. N,
growing out Of its operations
against the U. N. in Korea,
and its aggressions elsewhere.
Furthermore. Red Chinese
soldiers killed $500 American
military men in the Korean
War.
Red China" Mr.. Grew
maintained, has never OBJ
served, or even paid lip serv-
ice. to the U. N. basic charter
defeating members to peace
and the fulf1llment of interna-
tional agreements" The for
mer Ambassador estimated
Red China is perhaps the
third strongest force" in the
world today. 1t has built q
big, first-class armed force and
has trained it well. It has q
bottomless well Of replace
ments in its 500 million
people.
AS a matter Of practical
world politics, Grew pointed
out that If Red China should
become q member Of the U. N.
and a member Of the u. N.
Security Council, a permanent
member in place of Nationalist
China, along with the United
States, Great Britain and
Russia--the lineup would be
8 to 2, instead Of 4 to free
world against the Communist
world. add a great neutral
ist nation-as those propos-
ing Red China are also ask
ing-and the vote is 8 to g."
Grew pointed out. Then, in
stalemate, the United Nations
is dead"
Crews booklet is distributed
by the Committee Of One Mil
lion Against the Admission of
Communist China to the U. N.
of whose steering COMMITTEES
Grew is a member, along with
Senator Paul N. Douglas. Illi-
nois Democrat; Charles Edi-
son, former Governor Of New
Jersey, and Senator Alexan-
der Smith, New Jersey Re-
publican.
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Unt0med Shrew

The Star of September "a
carried a little article about
my daughter being bitten by
a mole. / wish to make a cor
rection. After discussing the
incident with Lamar Holt, edi-
tor of the United States Coast
Guard Magazine, also an au-
thority on moles and shrews, I
learned that the animal in
question was a shrew. This
was verified by encyclopedia
illustrations. Perhaps mole
bites really are rare. but ac-
cording to Mr.. Holt the shrew
is. ounce for ounce, the most
vicious member of the animal
kingdom. At any rate, there
certainly was no tanning of the
shrew in my house. After Bit
ing my daughter, the creature
escaped.
w, r, BrantIey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-29
Israeli Attacks

On September Is and IA you
carried stories about two sep
arate attacks carried out by
Israel against Jordan.
The recent Israeli attacks on
Jordan should tend. beyond
doubt, to expel the illusion
she tries to create that she is
DESTROYS to live in peace with
her Arab neighbors. Her aim
is now. as it has always been.
to start a war Of expansion at
the expense Of her fleighbors.
The scale and circumstances
surrounding these two attacks
make it quite obvious that they
far exceeded mere retaliation.
Assuming, however. that they
were acts Of retaliation. one
cannot but wonder why Israel
is insisting on a policy that so
clearly has failed to stop bor-
der clashes?
The truth Of the matter is
that these attacks, described
by the United Nations Mixed
ArmiStice Commission as war
like" we're provocative actions
intended to terrorize the Arabs
and induce them into q pre-
ventive war which the Israeli
leaders have continuously
called for.
At this juncture. when the
world is faced with the serious
and dangerous Suez problem,
which itself is an outcome Of
the deteriorating situation be-
tween the West and the Arab
world, one cannot help pom
dering whether Israel has been
a stabilizing force in the Mid
die East, as its supporters
claim, or a sore spot in Arab
Western relations which might
engulf the world In a deadly
third war?
II. Mustafa,
Armed Forces Attache,
Embassy Of Iraq.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-29
Friends of VoteIess

The recent National Con-
ference on Citizenship, with its
deep concern for the value of
the voting citizen in our
democracy, included in its final
report a statement that the
citizens Of the Nations Capital
should be given the vote. 1t
is indeed encouraging to the
members of this community to
find that the delegates of some
600 organizations. representing
an estimated one hundred mil
lion people, are supporting the
fight for the right to vote.
When the delegates were
presented with the facts, they
concluded that there was no
valid reason why the residents
of the District of Columbia
should continue to be denied
the right TO vote. AS an or
ganization which believes that
democratic government can
function effectively only when
facts are the basis of the in
formed public opinion, the
League of Women Voters has
long worked for the franchise
in the District of Columbia.
It continues to be q blot on
our theory Of democratic gov
eminent that a minority in
control Of the House District
Committee continues to thwart
Justice for the District. We
again protest this travesty
against the principle of rep
resentative government. We
again call for the passage Of a
home rule bill by the next
Congress to restore to us the
right Of every citizen. that Of
the franchise.
Mrs. Henry MunrOe,
President, League OF Women
Voters of D. c.
The Washington Home Rule
Committee wishes to express
its qualification at the ma
jority opinion expressed by the
National Citizenship Confer
ence. When representatives Of
600 organizations, gathered
from all over the country. are
in almost unanimous agree
ment that Washington must
vote, the citizens Of the Dis
trict can be much heartened.
II these organizations, made
UP of some 100 million people.
will implement their express
sions by telling our plight
throughout the country. their
Congressman may be moved to
carry out the planks in both
party platforms that promise
us home rule.
Surely with the great in
terest in citizenship aroused
by this splendid conference, it
ought to follow that the Dis
trict be soon given full citi-
zenship also.
GansOn Purcell,
Chairman. Board of Direc-
tors, Washington Home
Rule Committee, Inc.
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Questions and Answers
BY THE HAsKN SERVICE .

@. Why can't meat or chicken
salads made with mayonnaise
be frozen successfully?--G.
B. G.
A. The emulsion Of eggs. oil
and vinegar breaks down in
freezing, and the liquid settles
to the bottom. Homemade
cooked dressing or q CONNER
cial salad dressing viii freeze
satisfactorily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-29
BETHESDA. Nd.

0G 1441AOI1p MA0s
Dear Sir:
Recently a bat got in our
house and during the ensuing
confusion the poor creature
was knocked down, and its
wing broken.
II managed to get hold of
it before the panicky members
Of the household had muir
dered it, and took it outdoors,
and released it in q shrub.
"Some hours later. after it
got light, I went out to find
it, and it was gone.
do you think it could sur
vive?
II have never been able to
join the hue and cry against
bats. Actually. when you take
a good look at one. it is q nice
little thing. not frightening
at all.
"The eyes are good, and the
small pink mouth seems to
try to talk.
1.-THE panic caused by the
average bat in a house must
be something which comes
down to us from thousands Of
years ago, when mankind lived
in caves.
1.-THE swish Of its wings. its
cratic flight. the old wives
tales about it
"All these cannot account
for the terror the night flight
causes. It must be due, at
least in part, to something
very old and elemental in us.
VERY truly. John L. NJ"
A bat has a very good chance
Of survival. even after being
knocked down.
Often the creature is only
stunned.
Even a broken wing, under
natures care, may mend.
If our correspondents bat
disappeared. the chances are
it managed to crawl into a
crotch Of the bush, to lie there
until recovery.
The panic caused by q bat
is akin to mob terror.
1t seems all out Of proportion
to either the size Of the man.
NAL or its apparent erratic
flight.
Actually, the flying Is not
half as cratic as it seems, be-
ing controlled by a sort Of radar
in head. which keeps the bat
from striking anything.
Even in the smallest bed
room. a bat manages to escape
hitting either walls or electric
fixtures, and In almost every
instance would be able to ny
/ out, IL let alone.
The swish Of its large wings,
however, and the Swoopine
flight tend to create. what the
ancients called panic terror
This sometimes occurred In
forests. when al the creatures
as Of one accord. suddenly dash
through the leafy aisles. none
knowing what it Is after it lHi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-29
Reviews Hiss Case
W. R. BrantIey.

I am amazed that, after
reading S. B. Hardy'S letter,
even at this late date, and
after millions Of words of
testimony and documented
evidence, there are many who
still have doubts of the guilt
of Alger Hiss. And I am even
more amazed that there are
those who believe it was ex-
President Truman who pushed
for conviction. The true facts
are contained in seeds Of
Tres son," co-authored by
Ralph de Toledano and Victor
Lasky. There you will learn
how the Truman administra-
ton did everything to cover
up and prevent this expose.
Whitaker Chambers in "Wit-
ness" also tells about it.
The credit for the final con-
viction of Hiss, of course, must
go to Dick Nixon and Thomas
Murphy. But for their great
belief in justice and their love
for the Nation, Alger Hiss
might well still be an official
high in the State Department.
To keep in the good graces
of the White House, this junior
Representative from Califor-
MIA had only to soft pedal the
investigation and be relatively
free from persecution and
harassment. Carl Mundt,
chairman of the investigation
committee, decided otherwise
and gave Nixon the green
light. Nixon forced the facts
out. And Alger Hiss had to
be prosecuted according to
law.
Thomas Murphy, an UNI
known lawyer with the Justice
Department at the time, vol
unteered to prosecute Hiss.
And he, as well as Nixon,
knew Hiss had worked under,
or was in close association
with. high Government per-
sonageS. It took courage for
these two men to investigate
this personable, young. intelli-
gent man who had risen so
high in official circles and who
had so many influential
friends. Nixon and Murphy
had the courage to undertake
this politically dangerous task,
Hiss was found guilty on two
counts of perjury. Only be-
cause Of the statute of limita-
ton did Hiss escape being
tried as a spy and traitor to
the United States.
AS an insight to the after
math of Hiss conviction and
the appreciation" of the Tru-
man administration shown
Murphy for his role in con-
victing Hiss. what happened?
When Murphy was passed over
for appointment to judgeship,
he resigned from the Justice
Department to become Police
Commissioner Of New York
City. Subsequently, he was
appointed Judge in the o. s.
District Court, but only after
the White House considered
for the judgeship, Lloyd Paul
Stryker. Hiss trial lawyer.
Only after it was pointed out
that Stryker's appointment
would be IN the very worst
taste to the American people
and that the Senate probably
would not confirm him did the
White House appoint Murphy.
And Richard Nixon has been
villified ever since. If for
nothing else, the American
people owe Nixon a great debt
Of gratitude. It viii be impos-
sible to say Just how much.
1t might be extreme to say
that he saved this Nation. But
/ believe he did.
Ralph Carter, =.
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Autumn Wise

IN younger distant years.
M skitterino feet woald
sUiTl
And crunch the cTisping le1ves
In red and golden DhhI;
But nolc I hold more thought
For life approaching death,
And therefore DaIk NTH
care
Through ledres that kno10 its
breath.
Helen Hodges I
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used u
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sGtion.
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Lodge 440, $40 Members
Visit CFU Home Office

Pittsburgh, Pa. - Among
the visitors to the Home Of.
flee, prior to the Labor Day
Weekend, were Mr.. and Mrs
Ambrose Plesha, members o&
CFU Lodge 440 in So. Chica-
go, Ill. Mrs. (Mary) Plesha
is the active manager Of Nest
242 and will be remembered
as one of the honorary dele-
gates to the 4th Junior Com
vention in Gary, last year.
Accompanying them on the
tour through the office, were
their relatives, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Plesha of Gibsonia, Pa.
John Plesha is the President
of Curtisville Lodge $40.
We thank the Plesha's for
taking time to visit with us
and hope that their first tour
of our offices, was an inter-
esting one. - Editorial Staff
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Lodge 131 Officers And
Members Express Thank

Pittsburgh, Pa. - The Of
ficers and members of CFU
Lodge 131 take this opportu-
nifty to express their thanks
and appreciation to all who
helped make our picnic on
Sunday, September 2, a sue
cess. This applies to our
committee members, other
members who worked and to
Mary Abel of Lodge 1 who
gave us a hand.
In introducing the 9th
CFU Convention Delegates,
who were in attendance, we
failed to introduce bro. Steve
Sipkovich, delegate from
Lodge 146 in Versailles. We
apologize for this error and
thank bro. Sipkovich and all
who attended our outing.
Frank Pastorkovich, Sec'y.
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Supreme Board

kH onday next, September IL, we will have
lVl with us the. Supreme Board of Trus
tees who will examine the books of our
society for the six month period ending
June 3Oth
In their examination, they will scruti-
nize all accounts of the society and report
their observations to the Supreme Board
meeting which begins on Monday, Septem-
Der "a. These observations are often accom-
panied by recommendations for future
operation methods which is as it should be.
Often times organizations are operated
by the Executive Board with number of
directors as merely window dressing. This
is not the case with our society. Our mem
bership can feel quite confident that their
organization is guided by a democratic
body composed of Supreme Board Members
and Officials.
ONE OF the highights of this impend-
ing confab will be the deliberations and
decision authorizing a new membership
campaign for the coming year. Having re-
Gently concluded a very successful drive,
netting slightly less than 5000 new men,
bers, plans are being readied for presenta-
ton and approval of new campaign for
1857
An organization such as ours must pro-
mote and conduct membership drives an
nually to recover the large losses incurred
in its ranks by deaths and other causes.
The replacement of these losses necessi-
tates the continuous mapping and conduct
ing of active campaigns and should be of
great concern to every Supreme Board
Member and Official.
Sisters and Brothers of the Supreme
Board, Welcome to the Home Office. May
your stay here in Pittsburgh be pleasant,
and your deliberations and decisions bene-
ficial to our Croatian Fraternal Union and
it's members.
Keeping in mind the meaning of Frater-
nalsm this session could go down in his
tory as one of the most beneficial meetings
of our organization.
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and the granddaughter Of
the late Stephen and Anna
Pukanic, who were very ac-
tive members of Lodge 1. She
is a graduate of Saint Bene-
diets Academy and is now
employed in the Commercial
Department of the Bell Tel
ephone Company, on Mont
gomery Avenue.
The officers and members
of Lodge 1 gladly welcome
Barbara into their fraternal
ranks and wish her the best
of luck, happiness and sue
cess in all her future under
takings.
John Ovcarich, Sec'y.
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YuqosIay Entertainers To
Visit j. 5. This Month

Yugoslavia's "Kolo" folk
lore ensemble, composed Of
48 performers will visit the
United States and Canada
this month.
New York and Washington
will be included among sew
eral other large U. S. and
Canadian cities on the en-
semble's itinerary.
This talented group had a
successful tour in Switzer-
land, last summer, and in
previous years visited France,
the Soviet Union, China, Bel
gium, Holland, England, Italy,
Germany, Turkey, Greece and
Burma. ,---.-....-.....-.j
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Onyx" Members Urged
To Attend MEETING,

Detroit, Mich. - The next
monthly meeting of Onyx
CFU Lodge III will be held
Thursday evening, September
IS, at the Croatian Catholic
Center, 201 W. Seven Mile
Road.
The meeting will be called
to order promptly at 7::3O
pm. by Fabian 'Babich.
Those who are delinquent
in their dues are urged to
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City OF Pittsburgh Progress
BY Joseph Chesarek

PITTSBURGH - Actually we must go back to 1886,
when Pittsburgh industrial and civic leaders began worry
ing about the future of their city 1t ST. Partcks
Day Of that year that Pittsburgh experienced it's
setback when struck by the greatest flood that
bee the city Even early 1911 Pittsburgh leaders
sufficiently annoyed by the Smoky City, tag, that
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Members Holding Matured Certificates
Urqed To Contact Lodqe Secretary

Sometime ago, mailed our lodge secretaries special
forms DIVIDEND OPTION FOR MEMBERS HOLDING
FULLY MATURED CERTIFICATES.
These forms were to be filled out by all members who
hold fully matured certificates and who longer
tive and do not make any contributions to the Society
To date, the Home Office has not heard from ma
jority Of members in this category.
The form in question gives a member the option of
receiving his dividend yearly basis to allow the
dividend to remain at the Home Office to be credited to
the members account
Therefore, urge all members who hold matured
certificates and do not make contributions to the Soc
ety. to get in touch with your lodge secretary and mail
the above form immediately Should any member fail to
do by October 31s the Home Office will automatically
withhold all such dividends for period of years.
Your prompt attention and cooperation in this matter
will be greatly appreciated sF
Joseph Bella, Supreme Secretary