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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-23
Suez Situation

Suez Situation
The American people and
the entire world may soon
again be confronted with an
other dangerous and explosive
situation--one which may Sc
riously affect the integrity OF
the United Nations as we'll as
the United States - unless
steps are taken Immediately
TO stop both the drift Of events
with reference TO the Suez
Canal and the Unsuitable urge
OF NasSer to dominate and dc
tate the manner in which the
Suez problem should be liquI-
dated.
After weeks Of negotiations
within and without the U. ~.
we find ourselves mouse
trapped by the series OF dip
lomatic triumphs" achieved by
NaSser thus far. through terms
laid down by him and sppar-
emily being complied with b.
Gen. Burns under instruc-
tons of Mr. HamTnarskiold.
Among them are Withdrawal
Of U. N troops from Port Said
one week after the removal Of
British and French troops
from that area, NaSsers re-
fusal 70 permit the use OF
british and French salvage
crews 70 clear the canal Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-23

The not-so-wise men Of the
Kremlin are looking and listen
ing with frightened astonish-
ment. Our American column
nists are speaking Of the Gin
creasing open dissatisfaction of
Soviet youth. The two sup
posedly strongest arms of So
Wet dictatorship, youth and
the army, are proving vulner-
able" One of the widest read
magazines in the Nation this
week declares that youth is not
buying communism and that
since Hungary's revolt began
it is evident that Red indoc-
trination of youth has failed.
Students have rioted in Po-
land. Romania. Bulgaria-and
in Moscow, hundreds of Soviet
students have been arrested for
asking questions about Hun
gary and about the Soviet
regime. Praise God from
Whom all blessings flow-the
revolt Of youth indicates a
great crack in the monolithic
wall of the ponderous Red
Empire. It will demand re-
assessment and readjustment
by those who set out to remake
the whole world starting with
the children of enslaved peo-
pie. as well as the youth of
their own nation, the founda-
ton Of their base structure.
But why should those who
in their hearts believe that
God is in His Heaven and on
this earth be surprised? All
this is but the revelation of
the Bethlehem truth for the
1flth ronfiirv Tta doore fo,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-23
THE GAME OF POLITICS
By FRANK r. KENT
Two Men Who Proved Smeor-Proof

In American politics it is
unfortunately possible, through
unprincipled propaganda in
the press and over the air, to
smear really good-and some
times great men--to an extent
from which most of them do
not recover. The worst thing
about this is that it has been
done deliberately and with
venomous persistence and I'M
restrained violence.
Sometimes, however. the
most viciously smeared not
only recover but in the end
are benefited by the smearing.
This. though it neither atones
nor justifies the latter, is none
the less gratifying. In the
last few years there have been
two outstanding examples Of
public men who, for years,
have been subjected to long,
sustained and wickedly false
attack and not only seem to
have emerged without a scar
but appear to have greatly
grown in public esteem. The
most conspicuous Of these Is
ex-President Herbert Hoover.
Most Respected Citizen
No more unselfish, dedicated
and able man ever lived in
the White House. Yet for
years hel was damned and
derided, lied about and de-
nounced to an almost in
credible degree. He resented
1t. of course. but no one ever
heard him bleat. In cam
paign after campaign the
Democrats made him a target.
Curiously the tide turned dur
ing the Truman administra-
ton. BY that time the bulk
Of the American people some
how began to understand that
out Of Office Mr.. Hoover had
done more for his country
than some of our Presidents
while in, A lot of those for
merly hostile began to feel
ashamed. Today few capable
Of an objective view will dis
pute that Mr.. Hoover is the
outstanding and most re-
spected private citizen we
have. This, Of course, does
not mean there are not still
some Hoover haters left. There
are, but only one or two Of
the more rabid New Deal
journalists raised their voices
in the last campaign. The
cheaper of these attacked Mr..
Hoover by trying to belittle his
son, Herbert Hoover, jr., who
recently resigned as Under
secretary of State after three
years Of concededly compe-
tent service at great personal
sacrifice.
The other man who has lived
through years of unrestrained
smearing and came out the
better for the experience is, Of
course, Vice President Rich
ard M. Nixon. The smearing
of Mr.. Nixon started four years
ago when he first ran as a
candidate for the vice presi-
dency. Early in the campaign
the Democrats dug up and
spread the story, that Mr..
Nixon, a poor man. had a fund
at his disposal contributed by
friends in California interested
in his political success. The
Democratic press demanded
that Mr.. Eisenhower drop him
from the ticket. Mr.. Nixon
went on television and gave
all the facts, not only about
the fund" but about his per-
sonal finances and condition.
Mr.. Eisenhower promptly in
dorsed him. Also it developed
that as Governor Of Illinois
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-23
Shoppers

The Star so years ago was
filled with ads designed TO at
tract the Christmas shopper.
Items being offered for the
Christmas trade included a
dolls brass bed at So cents.
hand-carved Swiss clock at 80
cents. a Morris chair at $4.95.
mink muffs. SIS TO $40: mink
neck pieces. $50 10 $50: all
wool blankets. SAD; gold sig
net rings. s3.75; piano for
Sl9S. and a psrIor lamp with
its shade heavily fringed at
S4.0S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-23
LETTERS TO THE STAR

to their children. and yet
when they show some sign Of
assuming these responsibilities
they are ignored until they
threaten concerted action.
I should be the first to con-
cede that any administration
has its own problems and its
diverse and difficult respon-
sibilities to meet. but certainly
the problems of administra-
ton are no excuse for the kind
OF fifth wheel" position TO
which the parents have been
relegated.
Herbert II. Vreeland, Ord,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-10
Alabama Incident May Force
Change in Campaign Strotegy

ONCE and the power to act.
The Stevenson stan points
this out.
The fact remains that civil
rights is an emotional. racial
issue Of burning importance 10
the party whose nomination
for President Stevenson seeks.
To any Republican It Is hardly
O political problem ut all and
only q segment OF the party
feels deep emotion about 1t.
Stevenson had the further
misfortune that the Alabama
story broke coincidentally with
hts foray into the vital pri-
mary in this State where civil
rights Is an important issue.
Also his hand was forced by
his underdog rival, Senator
Kefauver.
The feeling in the Steven
son camp ID that he was In
adequately briefed by his local
handlers both on this and
many other aspects Of his
campaign. He clearly needs an
advance man with better polit-
ical antenna than amiAble NY
Haskins. assistant to his cam
paign manager. James Finne-
gan. Because Stevenson has all
the party big wheels on his
side. details and rank-and-file
problems were neglected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-10
DORIS FLEESON

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 10.-In his
first moments Of seclusion since
he entered California 10 days
ago, Adlai Stevenson turned
his fun attention to the civil
rights issue.
Stevenson Is told that he
has failed to satisfy the legit-
innate hunger Of the Negro
people for Federal guarantees
against such violence Is Is
being practiced against q
Negro woman student at the
University Of Alabama. He
10 unhappy about this
managers are unhappy.
The former Illinois Gov
ernor IL willing to match his
quits reaction" against vi
olence with any mans. That
he has failed adequately to
express 1t he is being forced
to ponder. The national
press for one thing Is asking
for transcripts Of his remarks.
They are stronger and more
detailed than those Of Presi-
dent Eisenhower. Indeed the
Presidents remarks are barely
noted out here, nor Is 1t men,
toned that he will shortly
vacation at the Georgia
estate Of his Treasury Secre-
tary George Humphrey. Yet
the President has the national
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-10
Gift to Hospital
|Honors Tucker

Casualty Hospital Ii better on
by one wheel chair, donated by
the Northeast washington Citi-
zens' Association. In honor Of
one Of its outstanding members
and former president, Evan II.
Tucker, ST., 3424 Twenty-second
street NE.
The chair. bearing q plaque
inscribed with Mr.. fuckers
name, was presented on behalf
OF the group by Vernon w. Low
ing, president Of the association.
In accepting the gift, Alan
Johnston. Casualty Hospital
counsel. pointed out that Mr..
Tucker was not only q member
of the group for 80 years but also
vice president Of the hospital
board for many years.
In its business meeting, the
association was urged by 1t.
John o. Hite Of No. 6 Precinct
to help curb the unusual number
Of false FIRE alarms In the area Of
late.
Also, on hand to answer ques-
tons pertinent to public welfare
was Raymond Clapp. Of the De-
partment Of Public welfare.
The meeting was held at 1910
Massachusetts avenue NE. Mr..
Loving presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-10
Kuforumu UnitAsks
.Rezoninq Of 7 Parks

Rezoning Of Montrose Park
and Oak Park from Classinca-
ton p to A was urged last night
by the Kaloraina Citizens Assoc
citation. In this action, the group
supported o move by citizens Of
Georgetown to reclassify all
public parks and Fairgrounds
Zone A.
Mem bers unanimously in
dorsed Robert n. Faulkner for
disappointment to the Board Of
Education upon expiration Of
his current term.
In other action, the associa-
ton voted: to Join the Citizens
Transit Improvement Associa-
ton, urge the replacement Of
the pumping unit ct Engine
House No. a, and TO oppose the
further establishment Of liquor
stores in the Kalorama area.
@. M. Koockogey; president.
lied the meeting In the Adams
School, Nineteenth and Cali
fornia streets NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-10

interfere in their "internal
Affairs"
That, Of course. Is poppy
cock. The state and the ma.
ton are not the same thing.
The East European states.
whether enemy or ally In
World War II, owe their ex.
istence entirely to Soviet
intervention In their internal
affairs In the FIRST place. 30,
for that matter. do both
East Germany and West Ger
many. neither Of which could
have put into power any
government It might choose.
West Germany. however. has
q government formed In free
and secret elections out Of the
parties allowed to compete,
and IL now really free except
In respect to its military poll
cies, over which the West. via
NATO. Still exercises control
regarding It's size and the dis
position that may DO made Of
1t. And 1t might be wen to
remember that the rearming
Of Germany did not begin IN
West Germany. but In the
Soytet zone. and almost I'm.
mediateiy after the war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-10
Stevenson and Civil Rights

The candidate also needs q
bigger stan to help handle
the press and write drafts
suitable for the dozen coca
sions Of . normal day.
There is no Sign Of any i'm
portant California detection.
The remarks Of Negro dissi-
dents who spoke UP ct Los
Angeles have been reviewed
and are not thought to be
dangerous.
still. any feeling that Ste.
venson took o merely correct
position. . purely intellectual
approach to what can easily
be, Is the Alabama incident
proves, q matter Of life and
death, is q warning ripple In
the Democratic political pond.
II it spread. it could be dan
gerous to him.
Adlai Stevenson win never
breathe FIRE and birthstone.
His comments TO date reflect
his genuinely moderate tenn
per. He ID too stepped IN
Lincoln lore to wave D bloody
shirt and he Is one who be-
lieves that had Lincoln's mod
Grafton and conciliatory spirit
been truly understood by the
South, there would have been
no Civil War.
Hence his inner debate
over the question Of what In
truth and honor he can do TO
meet q condition, not Q theory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-10

Many Americans who have
become blase over stories Of
Soviet conspiracy and regard
them as q rehash would have
changed their minds II they
had heard the testimony Of
Col. Yuri Rastvorov before
the Senate Internal Security
Committee Wednesday.
The tall. good-looking for
mer MvD officer who de-
fected in January. 1854. ana
was given political asylum in
this country speaks English
fiuently. He knows the inside
working Of the vast Soviet
espionage and subversive net
works which operate all over
the world, but make their
greatest efforts In America.
Moscow has two bases Of
operation in the Unite d
states. One Is in Washington
and the other in New York.
In Washington the top agent
who directs the activities OF
the subversives In the United
States usually has the rank OF
secretary Of embassy. Rastvo-
rov mentioned only one ex.
ception - Mat. Gen. Panush-
kin who was USSR Ambas-
sador to the United States In
lo4o and 1850 under the name
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-10
Possibility of an Eisenhower NO

some Of the defects that his
critics ascribe to him. "he
never could be Is bad Is Thu
man." % one Republican srnil-
ingly remarked the other day.
But why has there been q
shift lately by many people
here who all along have
thought Eisenhower would
run? The answer is the way
the President has been dis
cussing the subject at his press
conferences. He has repeatedly
given the impression that the
country must be prepared for
q negative decision. Perhaps
the most telltale Of all quota
lions occurred in the press
conference this week when he
said:
81 have tried-as I said
from the beginning-I have
told you ] have tried to be
very honest about this. Now,
q doctors sole care Is with
his patient. He doesn't have
to think about the things ]
do In trying to solve this prob
lem. But I now should have
some inkling Of what the job
demands. and It's strains. its
emotional strains, its periods
Of intense concentration, and
I should know. therefore. from
my own feeling. as much as
anything else, and ! think !
will probably trust my own
feelings more than I will the
doctors reports. so I am just
trying to be honest In saying
I WIN give an answer as quickly
as I possibly can"
The doctors can tell him
only two things. They can
say he is physically able to
run and that the President
must make UP his own mind.
Or they can say he Is not
physically able to run. In that
latter case, would the Presi-
dent trust his own feelings
more than o doctors report?
Obviously he would not.
So what It amounts to is
that the President Is saying
that, although the doctors may
tell him he is able to run, he
himself may then decide that
he cannot take the risks for
the country's sake. It viii be
his own decision completely,
and, as one cabinet officer put
IL to this correspondent. even
in the face Of all the quota
lions cited above: II wouldn't
bet q nickel either way"
Reproduction Rights RsserveO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-10
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Gov Of Massachusetts, Is doomed for President
liberal Republican That's fellow who thinks the tragedy OF
the New Deal that the Democrats discovered 1t rst
The big mystery Of the $25oo offer to South Dakota
Senator what anybody with doing in South Dakota
Russia charges weather balloons warike Well
get into the weather ut least
1t Will be an issue that everybody understands.
modern liberal fellow who is fresh out Of causeS-and
prove It's all the fault Of Vice President Nixon
You Judge how well built q is by the num-
Der Of other women it takes to tear her down.
Adai Stevenson challenges Estes Kefauver in New Hamp
The frosty nights help Adlas speeches his listeners
don't catch what he the rst time they get second
chance on the echo
stock market declines es word that he gets tired
Wall Street boys win II the Republicans aren't drv
them to the family Doctor the Democrats driving them
to the psychiatrtst.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-10
Rostvorov Opens Eyes of BIose

ground In America, Britain.
Japan and every other free
country. The top Soviet agents
have nothing to do with the
open Communists. Their real
work Is done with the cream
Of the cream" Of those who
have never possessed q party
card and frequently criticize
mildly, for convenience sake,
some facets Of life In the
USSR.
The most priced agents Of
the Soviet intelligence and
subversion networks are, Of
course, the ideologists who
are found particularly among
those who suffer from INTEL
lectual Indigestion. These men
and women are generally IA
ratical in their loyalty to Mos
COW and Peiping and are will
ing to undergo the greatest
possible punishments for the
sake Of the "cause." They
sometimes earn a good living
In the countries where they
operate and because Of their
intellectual standing they can
influence others who believe
that peace can be obtained by
friendship" with the Cominu-
mist dietators.
The truthfulness and accu-
racy Of Col. Rastvorov have
been tested BY all our inteili-
gence agencies, including the
Central Intelligence Agency
ana the FBI. It is also
noted that Rastvorov, who
had reached the rank Of
colonel In the "elite" MVD
corps at an early age and
could have had q great future
In that organization, detected
not because he was In any
trouble but because Of his
conscience.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-10
Presidents Words Seen Softening
Impoct of Decision Not to Run

men want to know whether
the new policies are going to
be on the radical or conserva-
tive side.
But It might also be that
the President meant merely
that his own party would be
strong enough to win the next
election and continue his poll
cies Of dynamic eonserva-
tiszn." His comments could be
construed to mean that the
Nation shouldn't be pertufbed
If 1t turns out that he can't
run because Of physical ina
bility.
Naturally there 10 speeula-
ton Is to what the impact
Of the news would -
Eisenhower says he cannot
run again. The Democrats for
the most part will be very
happy. They are convinced
that Eisenhower is the only
Republican who could win.
Many Of the Republicans, too,
who have been pinning their
hopes on one man are fearful
that nobody but Eisenhower
could win. So 1t win not be
surprising to see Republican
hopes drop as Democratic
Party hopes rise. This may
last q little while, perhaps
until the Republicans get back
their confidence and remind
themselves that the American
voter has never turned out
Of power q party under which
there was prosperity-not even
in 1913, when Truman was
recorded In the public -opin-
ion polls as one Of the most
unpopular Presidents Of re-
cent decades.
AZ for the Republican norni-
nees. it Is plain that Mr.. Ell
senlIower isn't going to ask
Chief Justice Warren TO run
and that he hasn't said q
favorable word about anybody
else except Vice President
Nixon. Mr.. Nixon Is unpopular
with the Democrats and with
a minority Of the Republicans
who have been listening so
long to the Democratic TRADES
against the Vice President that
they believe them.
There are many more Re-
publicans. however, who. while
they would have preferred Ell
senhower. would accept Nixon.
They would do 50 on the
theory that. while he may have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-10
CONSTANTINE BROWN
Testimony Shows Death Of Stain
BROUGHT No Letup in Spy Activities

Of Alexander Panyushkin. The
other base is at the United
Nations where the MvD rep
resentative has the oflcial
position OF member Of the So
Wet delegation.
Moscow relies principally on
American citizens to do the
MVD's dirty work. These In
dividuals are selected from
four categories: {D People
who have allowed themselves
to be ensnared by the Com
munist theology and want to
do their bit" to promote the
cause: az sexual deviates
who are caught in the wise
and are being blackmailed;
(3) individuals who have close
relatives In the USSR or In
the satellite countries and
who are told that unless they
play along their relatives win
suffer serious consequences;
% run-of-mine spies who are
rendering services for gain.
Rastvorov did not generalize,
but speaking from personal
knowledge mentioned black
mail pressure brought on .
WAC major who belonged to
the intelligence services in
Japan.
Those who spy for gain are
the least trusted and are paid
piecemeal In accordance with
the Importance and genuine
ness Of the information they
provide.
The latest MvD agent head
ing the Warrington once was
q curtain Vlakikin who re-
mained here until 1865. He
was replaced by someone un-
known to Rastvorov. A man
BY the name Of SuInskoi oper-
ated at the q. N. until recently.
He, too, has been replaced.
It became clear from the
testimony Of the former MvD
colonel that even after Stains
death. when the Soviet dicta-
tors adopted their make-be-
leve Tets be friends" policy.
the activities Of their espio-
mage and subversive agents
were never slowed down.
The Communist Party. the
front organizations - some
listed by the Attorney General,
others still not on his list
and a number Of responsible
individuals who have not vet
been identified are doing their
best TO further the work Of
the MVD.
The open Communists
(avowed party Inembers) are
used to diffuse the Marxist-
feminist doctrines under vari-
Gus democratic guises. But It
1t Is the unidentified Commu-
mist, whe often DISCUSSES him.
self e. Q great lover Of liberty
for all and an intellectual. who
IL the most useful tool Of the
MVD. These persons form the
powerful Commute UNDER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-10
DOROTHY THOMPSON
Open Diplomacy and Propaganda

spokesmen try to play down.
II might be well to review
again, for world public opinion.
the nonaggression treaties Of
friendship which the Soviets
have violated since 1889. They
are a depressing list. The So
VETS, for instance, had such
treaties with all the Baltic
states. One might argue that
when war breaks out, treaties,
in any case, often 90 into the
discard, and that the Soviets,
not trusting German inten-
tons, were determined that the
war should not be carried
directly to Soviet soil, and
therefore established tn e m
selves in the Baltic states-or
in some of them, by q deal
with Hitler--and In Eastern
Poland.
But II the original treaties
had been meant In good faith,
they would have evacuated
these countries when the war
was over and re.established the
treaties. Instead they annexed
the Baltic states outright, de-
ported all the national leaders
to Soviet labor camps, and an
nexed with Allied consent) q
large area Of Eastern Poland.
Again, the ostensibie reason
was that these states on the
Soviet frontiers, having twice
been used as jumping-off
places forswar against Russia,
might be so used again. by Ger
many, or by Germany in alli-
ance with the Western powers.
But an attempt might, at least,
have been made to neutralize
these, and for that matter ell
the East European countries
along with q united Germany,
with both the Soviets and
NATO guaranteeing that sta
tus. II the Soviets were open
to any such idea, the German
question would have some new
light thrown on IL.
But Marshal Bulgarin comes
Up again with the argument
that shut of the satellite
problem al Geneva. The East
European states are sovereign
and independent. popularity
founded. and to raise any
questions about them ID to