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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17
Farm Bill Veto Viewed as Sure to Spur
Personal Attacks on President

In too long a time. At least
that was so with two of their
spokesman who assailed the
President - Senators Ellender
OF Louisiana. Agriculture Com
mittee chairman, and Kerr of
Oklahoma. In one breath they
held the President to blame
and, in the next they accused
him of being ignorant of the
farm bill and knowing nothing
OF his veto message until 1t was
handed to him by Secretary
Benson.
The confused rhetoric
might. Of course. be excused
in the excitement with which
Democrats finally found an
issue which visibly is very
close to millions of voters who
can be seen, heard and
counted. The veto really I'M
leashed them; for they even
included the Presidents golf.
Senator Kerr beginning by
saying the veto had been
issued from his ivory tower
at the Augusta Country Club"
and later, anent the Presi-
dents explanation that his
farm program came from
the grass roots" that "the
only grass roots he knows
ANYTHING about are the grass
roots of the golf course"
Republican Party managers
We're fearful of the political
repercussions of the veto which
broke upon them just as local
Republican leaders from all
over the country were begin
nine a two-day pep session in
preparation for the campaign.
While the cue was publicly TO
praise the President for his
courage. the local leaders. es-
pecially those from disaffected
farm areas, were conscious of
the danger inherent in the
veto Of a bill that held ont
the hope of far bigger cash
OUTLAWS for the farmer in adj
vance Of the election than
those embraced in the admin
istrative action promised by
the President.
They thought back pessi-
mistlcally-as did Democrats
optimistically--to l948. when
the tide set in toward President
Harry Truman and away from
Gov. Tom Dewey due TO the
downward slide OF farm prices
IN the middle of the campaign
TO which few al that time paid
attention. Democrats thereby
picked up enough Midwest
farm States to win. despite the
loss Of New York and four
Southern States. and without
any such prolonged or drastic
income reduction as farmers
suffer from now.
As well as the plainly dis
cernible drift away from Re-
publicsns noted in farm dis
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sented to receive G.. o. P. Gov
errors Hall of Kansas. Hoegh
of Iowa and Foss of South Da-
kota before his action was
announced. But since the long
veto message reached the Cap
itol shortly afterward, it was
obvious they had practically
conferred over the mimeograph
machines.
The disappointed Governors
tried hard to smile for the pic
lures which appeared on the
front pages here but they adj
NIT they don't like the veto.
Fifteen Republican Senators
who voted for the bill had also
planned to see the President
but did not. He had either re-
fused to see them or they had
learned of the coming veto and
thought it not worthwhile,
possibly even embarrassing.
At this point. of course.
either they are out on a limb
or the President is. In either
case little attention was paid to
their views, though the group
includes Senator Carlson of
Kansas who was an Eisen-
hover intimate during the
1852 campaign. Mr.. Carlson is
up this fall, as are eight other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17
CONSTANTINE BROWN
Comments of Toxi Driver and Waiter
Show Strong Anti-British FeeIino

ATHENS. Greece (By Air
maiD.-Cyprus is no longer a
problem to the Greek people
it has become an obsession.
The taxi driver who took me
from the airport to the hotel
spotted me quickly, because of
the typewriter. as a newspa-
perman and said in the few
words of English he knew:
You come for Cyprus: we will
get it or it will be bad for the
English
The waiter who brought
breakfast the next morning
made similar remarks.
At the two inevitable recep-
tions which I attended it was
impossible to avoid queries
from Greek men and women:
When will America intervene
and tell the British to give
Cyprus self government"
Some American officials try to
avoid parties because they are
tormented with such questions.
Many sympathize with the
Greek and Cypriot point of
view but are getting sick of it.
The anger against the Brit
lsh is stronger than during the
last war when Nazi and Fascist
agents were spreading the word
that Britain. after having
gotten Greece to fight the Ger
mans, was withdrawing it's
forces and leaving the Greeks
to hold the bag.
And because of Washington's
neutral - though sympathetic
attitude America is rapidly
sharing with the British the
honor of being utterly disliked.
Posters with Go Home Yanks"
and Death to the Yanks" have
appeared in many cities, par
ticularly Pyreus, which has al
ways been a hotbed of COM
munism. Anti-Westernism is
stronger among the intelli-
gentSia and press than the
masses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17
THOMAS L. STOKES

In vetoing the farm bill
sponsored by the Democratic
controlled Congress as Secre-
tary of Agriculture Benson had
advised him, President Eisen-
hover was taking a gamble on
his Hooper and Gallup ratings.
In effect he was betting he
would be able to minimize adj
verse reaction politically in
strategically important agri-
cultural States by two quail
ties that hitherto have served
him we'll in the political career
upon which he embarked four
years ago, those and the adj
ministratlve action he prom
ised to boost farm income. The
two qualities are.
- HIS responsiveness in
intimate contact with voters.
whether on radio, by which
Franklin D. Roosevelt also in
flltrated his charm into liv-
Ing rooms in an earlier age, or
on televlsion which since has
become available for presiden-
tial personal and informal
chats. In the case Of the farm
veto President Eisenhower used
both media.
CO His ability up to now to
keep himself above criticism
while his lieutenants got the
blame. which has been demon
strated in one Gallup poll after
another. On the farm issue,
it has been Secretary Benson
to whom criticism has been
diverted. and il must be said
that he has invited it. In fact
he seemed almost TO revel in
II as does any public character
who believes so intensely in
something. AS Mr.. Benson does.
that he almost courts mar
tyrdom
Significantly, the Presidents
decision to gamble on his per-
sonal popularity on the politi-
Cally dangerous farm issue in
Spired Democrats for the first
time TO accept the challenge.
that is to attack the President
directly instead OF edging
around skittishly and throw
ing rocks at the base of the
war hero's statue and not at
the figure on top Of the
pedestal
In truth. We perhaps are OBJ
serving a change in Democratic
tactics often urged BY some
party strateelSts and OCCASION
ally practiced by a few bold
spirits. That is to hold the
President. himself. responsible
for his policies rather than his
suoordinateS.
SO unaccustomed are Demo-
Gratis generally to the direct
attack that they got a bit
mixed up as they opened Are
on the President for his veto
In the nrst old-fashioned po-
htieal free-for-all In Congress
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17
ONoI ANIME bkOWN
Cyprus Obsession to Greeks

Cyprus affair the Communists
have had a field day. They
concentrate on arousing the
population against the Brit
ish and American "colonialists."
The Greek Communists are
imaginative when it comes to
fighting government forces in
street riots. They have in
vented a new weapon called
the "Molotov potato" 1t is
made by inserting one or two
razor blades. When thrown
from a few yards away it in
flicts serious wounds on the
receiver. 1t was used for the
first time last month with a
deal Of success according to
police reports.
The loyalty of the army to
the government is absolute for
the time being. But nobody
can tell how long this will last
If troops have to be sent
against demonstrators who
want Cyprus. The Prime Min
lister and his associates know
that behind the genuine fight
ers for self-government in
Cyprus there are the Commu-
nlsts who lost the first round
against democratic Greece in
l94S and are now trying to.
take advantage Of the high
ly emotional situation to stir
up things.
The administration cannot
put the blame squarely Oh the
Communists alone because, it
says, conditions today were not
created by them but by Brit
aims stubbornneSS and Ameri-
cas- Indifference. The fact that.
Greece has no legitimate rights
in Cyprus, while the British do.
is waved away with the argu-
ment that Greece does not
want possession of the island
but wants only to support self
determination for its inhabi-
tants. Greece. say the political
men from extreme right to ex-
IRENE left, is fighting possibly
a losing battle for high princi-
pies which the great powers
are now forgetting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17

The government, headed by
Constantin Karamanlis, an
attractive and energetic poll
tician of a type rarely seen in
Greece, or for that matter in
the West. is doing its utmost to
stem the rising tide against
the Anglo-Saxons and salvage
what is left of the NATO in
this part of the world. But it
is a hard struggle and it is
questionable if he can stay in
Office long unless some early
solution to the Cyprus question
is found. There is near frenzy
here about that poverty
stricken island hundreds OF
miles away which has never
been a part of Greece.
The anger against Britain,
which was considered the per-
feet nation in the past, has
not yet reached its peak de-
spite the violence of the last
few weeks. One Greek official
told this reporter that unless
self government is, given
Cyprus Immediately, Greece
Is capable of the utmost folly.
Responsible officials in high
est government places do not
speak as bluntly as lesser off,
Gals. But they point out that
in view of the emotions
stirred up in this country of
eXcitable people. self-seeking
politicians may turn to dear
Yugoslavia" and even by i'm
plication to Moscow for much
closer associations than now
exist.
The officials admit that
communism was never ac-
tually stamped out after the
defeat of the guerrillas by the
Greek armies guided by Gen.
James Van Fleet. The Commu-
mist Party is outlawed but
the number of fellow travellers
and sylnpathizers has in
creased considerably in the
last few years. But since the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17
DAVID LAWRENCE

President Eisenhower has
given the Nation one of those
examples Of courage which
come rarely in the history of
American politics.
For. in vetoing the farm bill,
the President was disagreeing
not only with Democrats but
with many members of his own
party in Congress who have
been prodded into taking posi-
tons similar to that of their
political opponents for fear
of the advantage the latter
might get on the stump in the
coming campaign.
Plainly the bill has been
publicized so widely as a bo-
nanZa to the farmers that
many Republican members of
Congress in farm States fear
they cannot overcome that i'm
preston by using statistics or
economic arguments. There
were those on the Republican
side who urged the President
to sign the bill and try to get
a better one through Congress
next time. The argument was
that this would save Republi-
can votes in November. But
Mr. Eisenhower refused to
yield to eXpediency. He took
his position firmly on the basis
of conviction and on what he
and his AGRICULTURAL advisers
feel is sound economics.
1t isn't easy to persuade
farmers that bill which is
designed to bolster prices isn't
good for them or for the coun-
try. But it so happens that
the painful facts of what has
been happening in agriculture
are on the Presidents side. It
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17
Eisenhower's Veto Called Triumph
Of Simple Honesty Over Expediency

is true that. by artificially sup
porting high prices, the Gov
eminent itself has stimulated
the production of vast sur
pluses.
Today nearly SO billion of
taxpayers money is tied up in
an accumulation of farm prod
ucts which the Government
owns and does not dare to sell
for fear that to do so will send
prices still lower than they are.
In fact, the very existence of
the SURPRISES has all along had
a depressing effect on the price
structure. The surplus prob
lem has hung like a sword of
DamocleS over the American
farmer for many years.
Mr.. Eisenhower at the out
set of his administration took
a strong position against any
further accumulation of sur
pluses and notified Congress
that he wanted a system OF
flexible price supports so that
SURPRISES could be worked off
gradually, or at least not &C
cumulated further. But the
politicians got busy and passed
a bill which they dared him to
veto. 1t was supposed to spell
political suicide for the Repub-
lican Party in the farm States
if not enacted.
Mr.. Eisenhower pondered
his course as between expe-
diency and simple honesty. He
refused to be dragooned by
cries that he would lose the
election. He declined to accept
the suggestion from some Re-
publican sources that it would
be better to sign the bill and
ask Congress TO revise It next
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-14
UNIT GASPS: HELPr
AS PARKING TICKETS PILE UP

The District Commissioners urged yesterday to
cancel nearly $4,000 parking tickets tell police quit
issuing tickets hire six more employees for
Central Violations Bureau.
The city heads sent the suggestions to General Admin
istration Director Schuyler Lowe for They were
proposed in a study by Management Officer W. K Holl
after Chief Judge Leonard Walsh of Municipal had
scoplaned about the backlog of tickets yet
by the cys newly established Violations Bureau
The trouble, Mr. Hon said. is that the bureau has
only IA to do the work Of 90 From last July
through December, he said 155290 tickets issued
but only l0S816 processed leaving backlog
The best solution, MI. Holl said would be to hire six
more employees at a cost of 81 800 month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-14

of existence. In this manner
new residences could be built.
Another witness. Mrs. Donald
IDetwiler, representing the Christ
Church vestry, stated fatty, eve
hope these buildings all fall
apart"
Mrs. Detwiler pointed out that
the church already has acquired
property on the alley. Plans
are being developed to create a
formal church garden there. she
said.
To Install New Roof
Owner of the garage property
is listed as Fannie Seidenberg.
The structure, after a new roof
is installed, would be leased by
the Frank & Son furniture COM
pany.
In another petition before. the
board, the owners of the big
new 1000 Massachusetts, avenue
NV. apartment house, requested
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-14

approval Of so-called commercial
Iadjuncts to be built inside the
452-unit structure for the con-
|venience of tenants alone.
The apartment house, whose
7.8 million cubic feet would rank
it as one Of the Districts largest,
would include a delicatessen, a
drugstore, a coffee shop. a beauty
Iparlor and a valet shop.
Neighboring residents, led by
the Cathedral Heights Cleveland
Park Citizens Association, joined
in protesting this petition. The
coming board took both cases un-
der adviSement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-14
Headquarters
To Locute in Pruoue

VIENNA, Mar. IA R.-Radio
Prague says the new headquar-
tiers of the Communist -domi-
mated World Federation of
Trade Unions will be established
in the Czechoslovak capital.
The federation formerly was
headquartered in Vienna. The
Austrian Interior Ministry or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-14
Develop
Possible Antidote to
Deadly Nerve Gas

NEW YORK. Mar. IA P.-
Two Columbia University bio
chemists say they have poten-
tial antidote to nerve gas. one of
the most horrifying of warfare's
INFESTED weapons.
"At this stage its value In pre-
serving life is dramatic and Ger
tain," DR.. Irwin B. Wilson and
DR.. David Nachmansohn said
yesterday,
Their experiments thus far
have been limited to white mice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-14

The property is classified non
conforming use changed, or in
largely residential. Across the
alley from the property in ques-
ton is the Christ Episcopal
Church. Owners of the garage,
which has been condemned since
its roof fell in, want the nom
conforming use changed, os in
the alternative to have the tract
zoned second commercial.
Object to Trucks
Mrs. William Winship, who
occupies a renovated dwelling in
a branch alley around the cor
ner from the garage, presented
a petition bearing 81 signatures
of neighborhood jewellers. One
of the principal objections. she
said. is a possibility of increased
truck traffic in the narrow alley
Mrs. Winship also said that the
neighbors, frankly, would Just as
soon see these old on-conform-
ing use buildings deteriorate out
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dered it out of the country Feb
ruary 4. saying Austria's Soviet
imposed neutrality was threat
ened by WITH activities.
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Southeast Residents
Protest Zoning Change

Southeast Capitol Hill residents today protested
poSa that would permit converting old abandoned repair
garage into furniture storage warehouse
The proposed change requested of the District Zong Adjust
Board would affect foot structure alley
in the block bounded by Sixth and Seventh streets Sc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-14

The compound Is injected into
the mice within two minutes of
their exposure to nerve gas.
The compound is two-pyridine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-14

aldoxime methiodide, known as
2-Pam. It is a crystalline solid
which dissolves in water into Q
clear yellow solution.
The Nome nugget., 1956-12-07
Farm Boy Disillusioned In Search for Peace In Communist China
By WARD T. SIMS

SEATTLE, R-An Illinois farm boy who refused repatriation af- ter his capture by the Reds during the Korean War said Wednesday night he was disillusioned in his 31s-year search for peace" in Communist China.
 But Arley Pate, 26, of Carbon dale, H., declined to give his definition of ''peace." He said there was as much peace" in the United States as in Red China.
 The talkative Pate, dressed in a shabby, blue, Chinese-tailored suit, arrived here from Tokyo in the company of taciturn Aaron Wilson, 21, of Urania, La, an- other POW who decided to cast his lot with China when prisoners were exchanged in 1943.
 Wilson remained in the back ground and declined to answer questions. He dogged Pate's foot steps whenever the latter moved.
 Pate said he decided to return because of the illness of his fath- CT, the recent death of his brother in a swimming accident and for "other reasons" He said all he wanted to do was return to Car bondale and work on his fathers farm.
 Asked if he considered himself traitor, Pate replied;
 "No, sir" I never have thought of myself as traitor"
The Nome nugget., 1956-12-07
High Costs Kill Seatrain Plans for Seattle-Whittier

SEATTLE, R-High building costs apparently have knocked out Alaska Steamship Co., plans for the sort of seatrains it pro- posed to operate between Seattle and Whittier, Alaska, the line has indicated.
 When the company turned down all seven bids on the two ships last month, President D. E. Skin her would not comment on the reasons.
 However. Alaska Steam's house magazine reported this week:
 "The construction costs indi- cated were such that to have gone ahead would have required a greater risk than judicious man. agement would countenance."
 The world building boom ap- parently reelected costs originally estimated at somewhat more than $20 million.
 Alaska Steam's magazine went on to say:
 Although this specific train ship program has now definitely been counted out, the company is continuing its research toward developing a non-break bulk type of service that will more precisely meet the requirements of the trade"
The Nome nugget., 1956-12-07
Delegates Shocked At Barring of
 Hamnarskjold

UNITED NATIONS, NY, R- U. N. delegates voiced shocked surprise yesterday over Hungary's refusal to admit Secretary Gen eral Dag Hammarskjold Dec. l6.
 Some claimed it justified the growing demands to throw out the Budapest delegation if it con- tinues to flout JUN. authority.
 "An affront to the secretary general and to the whole civilized world," declared US. Chief Dele gate Henry Cabot Lorge Jr. when told that Budapest radio had an- nounced the turndown by pro Soviet Premier Janos Kadar.
 Hammarskjold had offered to go to Budapest to set up JUN. relief activities.
 Some diplomats expressed pug clement over Budapest's claims it had received no official request for Hammarskjold's visit. Hun garian Foreign Minister Imre Norvath himself had suggested the date after consulting at length with Hammarskjold.
 Told about the broadcast, Nor vath merely shrugged and said:
 Apparently my government did not agree with me"
The Nome nugget., 1956-12-07
NOME PTA MEETING
 NEXT WEDNESDAY

A meeting of the Nome P.T.A. has been called by the executive committee at the request of Will lard Mecklenburg, acting chair man and vice president of the Nome P.TA.
 Meeting time will be December 12, 800 p.m., at the Nome School.
 Business planned: the filling of the vacancy caused by the resig- nation of the president and the choosing of a program chairman.
 There also will be discussion of plans for a membership drive.
 Refreshments will be served.
The Nome nugget., 1956-12-07
US. Coach Enters
 Protest Against Olympic Scoring

MELBOURNE, R-Karl Mi chaels, coach of Americas Olym- pic divers, entered a formal pro- test against the Olympic judging system last night after America had lost the Olympic high diving championship for the first time since 1912.
 Joaquin Capilla of Mexico won the title, beating Gary Tobian of Los Angeles by three one hun dredths of a point for the title.
 Michaels said he wasn't protest ing Capilla's victory because he is fine guy and fine diver. I don't want to impugn his victory in any way"
 But he objected strenuously to what he called the practice of Hungarian and Russian judges of systematically marking down the American divers in their scoring.
 Bob Muir, head coach of the American team, said, "We are not questioning the judges honesty, only their lack of experience in judging platform diving"
 Michaels said he had noted a reluctance by the judges to put up their cards, or else tendency to put them up ahead of time.
 Other spectators noted that one Russian woman judge consistently delayed putting up her score until she had looked across the pool 10 see the score put up by another judge.
The Nome nugget., 1956-12-07
White House Thanks Pioneers For Invitation

In response to an invitation lS- sued to the President and Mrs, Eisenhower to attend the Roof Garden, the following letter was received by Pearse Walsh yester- day:
 Dear MT. Walsh:
 This is 10 acknowledge your teleqram of November 27th to the President and 10 thank you and the members of Pioneer Igloo No. for your cordial in- vitaiton 10 him and Mrs. Eisen- hover to attend the 48th An nual Pioneer Roof Garden on December 8fh.
 Although ii will not be possi- hle for the President and Mrs. Eisenhower 10 be with you on this occasion. they want all of you 10 know that they are most appreciative of your friendly thought of them.
 With best wishes. (Signed Bernard Stanley
 Secretary 10 the President
 President Eisenhower is an hon. orary member of Pioneer Igloc No. of Nome, having been duly initiated in 1947 while on a toui of inspection of the armed forces at Nome Air Base. After the mia. tion he was presented with the artistic Pioneer pin, emblematic of the organization, which he cherishes.
 From the lonely prospector ir his isolated cabin beyond the Arc tic Circle to the President of the greatest nation on earth come greetings and good wishes for the success of the Roof Garden.