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POLICE


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Congress would appropriate the
S23 million.
Tourists Factor
Both Senator Bible and SEN
ator Beall asked him if he had
considered the tremendous num-
Der of tourists who visit Wash
lngton annually when he figured
the number Of police per capita
population.
Mr., Mclaughlin responded
that tourists do create a serious
problem but that the 90 Park
Policemen in the area are an
offSetting factor.
Mr.. Mclaughlin finally sug-
gested that the bill be amended
to specify $500 men after funds
were made available for them
but he was told that this could
not be handled legislatively.
A letter from Senator Butler,
Republican Of Maryland. was
put in the record strongly in
dorsing the bill and declaring
that "the time for penny pinch
ing is past"
Police Chief Robert v. Murray
told the subcommittee the
Washington Criminal Justice
Association and every police
chief since l945 has been urging
a 2.500-man force without sue
cess. He cited House District
Crime Subcommittee report in
1851 StresSing the Inadequate
strength Of the force and he de-
clared that since that time the
number of available men has de-
creased while the work has in
creased
Police Group Backs Bid
T.. Pvt Royce l.. Givens, president
OF the Policemen's Association
OF the District, reported the as
Soclation's unanimous indorse-
ment Of the bill Referring to
Commissioner McLaughlin's Sug :
gestion that policemen in clerical
jobs could be replaced by civil
lanS, Pvt. Giyens pointed out
that number of policemen in
jured IN line OF duty are kept
on the force in clerical Jobs. If
they were replaced by civilians,
he said, they would have to re-
tire and the District is saving
money by keeping them on duty.
Louis @. Zindel, lr. COM
mander Of the District Depart
ment of the American Legion,
reporting that organization S
unanimous Endorsement Of a
2,500-man force, also cited the
limited service officers. Mr.. Zin-
del pointed out the amount OF
time that Washington police
have to devote to protecting
dignitaries and tourists and con-
trolling traffic to avoid accidents
He went on to emphasize that
what suffers is the basic as
signment Of policemen--the pre-
vention and detection of crime
Fear Streets at Night
Clifford Newell, representing
the Federation of Citizens Assoc
Citations and the Arkansas Ave-
nue. Community Association, told
the subcommittee some citizens
associations have been forced
, to form transportation commit
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Fired N Artist Spurns
Quiz on Communist Ties
BY the Associated Press

Robert Blanchard commercial artist recently
Orleans Teevon Station WDSU refused today Senate
investigators whether he is Communist.
His wife Wnifred also refused to questions
put to her by the Senate Internal Security
was not asked whether she is a Communist
In declining to questions invoked the
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CAIRO
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vaSlon route Each side is re-
luctant to cut its strength in that
area.
6. Both sides to end provoca-
tive measures.
To See NaSSer Again
Besides Col, Nasser and Mr.
Hammarskjold, this mornings
meeting was attended by Mr..
FaWZi and Mai Gen. Edison
Burns, chief Of staff OF the u. N,
truce supervision organization.
/ have nothing to say to the
press, Mr.. Hammarskjold said
but l certainly expect to meet
Prime Minister Na5Ser again"
/ Mr. Fawzi invited Mr.. Ham,
marskjold to luncheon at the
Mohamed Ally Club in downtown
Cairo, Among other guests was
the Arab leagues secretary gen.
eral, Abdul ~.halak Hassuna.
who long has advocated that
the United Nations take a more
active role as mediator in the
Arab Israeli dispute.
The Egyptian Army comman-
der in chief. Maj Gen. Abdel
Hakim Amer. and the director
OF the Palestine department, Col.
Salah Gohar. also were invited.
Mr.. Hammarskjold now ex-
poets TO leave Carlo Friday for
Beirut. Lebanon, his temporary
headquarters. although his plans
are still flexible
Tight Security Measures
Tight security measures have .
been taken for Hammarskiold S
protection in Cairo. The luXur-
lous SemiramiS Hotel. on the
Nile where he is staying is
heavily guarded In his move
ments. he is preceded by one
officer and followed Immediately
by another, both with revolvers
in their belts.
Across the border Premier
David Ben-Gurion presided over
IA closed meeting of the Foreign
Affairs and Security Commit
tees of Israels Parliament to
discuss the latest developments
and Israel's position in view of
Mr.. HammarskjoldS coming
visit
Foreign Minister Mohse SharettI
was on hand. He has publicly
expressed doubt Mr.. Hammarsk-
jolds mission will succeed, but
said Israel is willing to give him
all possible assistance
Israeli military reports of the
day included a statement that
an Arab commando group fired
on an Israeli patrol last night in
the Beth Jibrin area, situated
in the Southern Judean hills
close to the border Of Jordan
Sabotage Charged
Israel charged that Arab sui
eide squads trained in sabotage
by Egyptian army officers. had
STRUCK deep within Southern
Israel for -four straight nights
The IsraeliS said the rowing
commandos, called Fedayeen
had killed and wounded "a
lSraelis. Israels patrols pressing
a mop-up OF the rowing bands
reported they had killed 10 and
captured 8 Fedayeen.
Israel reported two more
shooting outbreaks shortly be-
fore last midnight but said
there were no casualties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-11
Advisory Primary
Sees Substantial Swing

The Illinois presidential pref
erence primary is only advisory,
so far as the delegates to the
national conventions are con-
cerned. Mr.. Eisenhower had
only token opposition from Sem
ator KnoWland Of California,
who is supporting the President
and could not get his own name
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-11
Fear Streets at Night

Clifford Newell, representing
the Federation of Citizens Assoc
Citations and the Arkansas Ave-
nue. Community Association, told
the subcommittee some citizens
associations have been forced
to form transportation commit
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clear about why this should
be SO. Anyway, the appeal to
dissatisfaction has so far
failed.
Prosperity is perhaps not do
ing for them all that they had
hoped, or even peace, Joined
to so much preparation for
nuclear war, is not wholly re-
poseful. About all that can
be concretely identified in last
weeks picture are the appeals
that didn't work, as the vote
twice for Ike" slogan in Maine.
All this comes as Repub-
licans, headed by their Presi-
dent and Vice President, are
putting their happiness
shows" on the road. II the
voters are really in a doubt
ing mood. the spectacle aspects
of the send-off at National
Airport are irrelevant, except
as they inspire Republican
workers to work harder.
In past INSTRUMENTATION
campaigns, Eisenhower has
felt the pulse and Nixon has
put the party on its mettle.
With Eisenhower now limiting
his participation, Nixon has
the difficult dual task Of stir
ring up both the party and the
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Results Believed Sign That Candidates
Must Feel Out Voters Themselves
DORIS FLEEsoN

Exhaustive post mortems on
the supplemented elections
last week exhibit the same
salient fact. 1t is that no
source-polltakers, politicians,
editors-anticipated the re-
turns. The great majority
frankly say they can't ex-
plain what happened.
When sources Of this kind
are out Of touch with what the
voter is concerned about, the
challenge to candidates for
ONCE is formidable. candi-
dates as a rule depend heavily
on such soothsayerS and de-
bate passionately their find
ings.
It would appear that as a
guide to the eager ONCE
seeker they have definite
limitations. The relationship
between the candidate and
voter overleaps them; the
candidate seemingly must 60
by 's'feel." for the voter is
keeping his own counsel.
The suggestion is strong that
the postwar period is one of
establishment on the part of
many people who are not
ready to tell why. or are I'M
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-19
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Ike auds Nixon Nixon opens his campaign tour Ike has
to be nice to his Vice President After ALL he's the only
he's got
Stevenson writes campaign speeches phrase must be
polished gem Those left after the election be whole
sailed at jewelers. conventions.
Politicians glossary Hgh-level Observation-Disclosures you
fall back on when your agents can't dig any dirt
position.
listen carefully campaign oratoy you get the
that Ike and Adla have vanished-and the
Dick Nixon or Ager Hiss should be President.
Estes Keauver blasts deals Of the
Eisenhower administration This is known reaching
the limbo for the limburger.
Money something like marriage Few people have any
thing good to for it. but nobody likes without It,
New Republican geography The Union consists States
and some place up next to New Hampshire that nobody pays
any attention to any more.
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CONSTANTINE BROWN
Both Parties Viewed as Having Adopted
Anticipated Policy Of Not Discussing 1t

Of the Wisconsin Senator and
killed his witch -hunting,
book burning" crusade.
But some prominent Repub-
licans who will stump the
country for the next five weeks
prefer to ignore the admoni-
ton not to speak about the
internal danger Of commu-
nism. Before leaving for his
round-the-country tour, SEN
ator Knowland of California
announced he will speak at
length and frequently on the
Communists in Government"
issue, as well as the Yalta
agreements with which it is
linked. But he is likely to be
the only authoritative Repub-
lican voice to mention that
painful subject.
The Senate Internal Secu-
rity Subcommittee and the
House Committee on I'm
American Activities have done
relatively little in the last two
years to attract public atten-
ton. They did start some
interesting investigations of
Communist activities in many
important walks Of American
life. These were short-lived
and were not followed up. The
committees were afraid they
would stub their toes. The
country by and large believes
that the few termites which
have been exterminated rep
resent the whole batch.
In the files Of these two COM
mittees, as in those Of our vari-
Gus security agencies, there is
ample information concerning
the Communist conspiracy in
the United States. which con-
tinues now as in the past. The
evidence is said to point to
the fact that while there has
been no increase Of Com
munists and fellow travellers
in the Government, there def
initely has been a holder and
increased inflltration in areas
outside the Government.
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DORIS FLEEsoN
Experts Confused Over Maine

public. which may or may not
be synonymous. He is probably
going to have to forget about
his old speciality, the fringe
vote, with which one-shot ap-
peals are effective.
This is Adlai Stevenson's
week for taking stock of a
month of vigorous campaign
ing. He would not be Steven
son if he we're not full of
self-queStioning about what
he has done and why. He has
been listening a great deal in
the days past: now he is max
ing some decisions.
To the extent that Steven
son is pondering the effect he
has been having on others, he
is in tune with the trend so
far displayed. He has no
doubts about the issues; he
thinks that he has identified
them correctly. including the
charge that the President is
not master in his own house"
What he is sensitive to is
criticism that he has stepped
down too far from his own
standards in tactics and Ian
guage. Hence the carefully pen
ciled memoranda on major
points in his press conference
and the studied attempt to
tidy up" a number Of ques-
tons. such as his stand on
the draft.
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LouisYiIIe's SchooI-Mixing Plan

that, we can't guarantee them
anything. Our schools are open
to both races. A Negro child is
entitled to enter an all-white
school II he wants to-
"As a result Of this policy,
the effects Of indignation vary
greatly from school to school.
The least effect is being felt
In the high schools. No white
pupils at all are enrolled in
the city's one high school that
formerly was restricted to
Negroes. That school is still
all-Negro. In each Of the I'VE
high schools formerly re-
stricted to whites. there are
now some Negroes-but only a
few. None has more than 40
Negroes. One has only 8. In
all a few more than 100.
Negroes are winding I'D in
mixed high schools.
One school Official COM
mented: If we have, had any
surprise at all, it is in the
number of Negro students who
wanted to transfer back to
their all-Negro schools.
The latest figures show
$4,000 students enrolled. in
mixed schools. and 1l,793 in
either all-white or all-Neglo
schools. Many people are
moving their residences to
get into other school districts.
The problem is by no means
solved in its entirety. About
one-fourth Of the children in
Louisville are Negro and three
fourths are whites, and in this
respect the city differs from
Southern areas generally, but
the dilemma has been APP
preached with voluntarism in
mind.
President Eisenhower has
publicly commended the Louis
vile school officials tbr what
they have tried to do, and in
vited Superintendent Carmi-
chael to the White House
Thursday Of this week to tell
him more about the Louisville
plan.
The basic theory in Louis
vile is to meet the issue not by
legal compulsion, but by giving
the people freedom Of choice
and complying so far as 1t is
practicable to do so within the
limits Of existing facilities.
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West Seen Running Risk of Pushing
Arab Motions Into Communist Orbit

to help create a new great
Semitic culture in the area,
they might have been success
full. But they were befogged
by the notion that the great
powers could do anything they
liked, and when Palestine
was finally partitioned by the
vote Of all the great powers,
they felt secure. They, too.
shared the view that the Arabs
didn't count.
They could. and did, defeat
the Arab armies. They could
not, and have not, won either
victory or peace. Boycotted by
all her neighbors, subject to
constant raids, deprived of the
use Of the Suez Canal, depend
emit on an uninterrupted flow
Of foreign funds. compelled to
maintain a huge military es-
adjustment. Israel is a state
unable to function normally
because it moderated the will
Of its backward" neighbors.
In the Suez Canal crisis, the
West is repeating past errors.
Its representatives went to
Cairo with a proposition that
they knew would be rejected,
and now they have (appar-
ently) closed the door on
further negotiations. They
propose either to run their own
ships through the canal, or to
circumvent it by the ocean
route-at a cost to American
taxpayers Of an estimated
half-billion dollars annually.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-19
The C0mpaign and The Red Issue

Many Republican legislators
who. while In opposition,
shouted from the top Of the
house about Communists and
their stooges in our midst,
feel now duty-bound to keep
quiet lest they hurt their own
party which has proclaimed
that it has licked the cancer"
The Democrats are equally in-
clined to keep silent lest some
Of the termites who still are
in the Government be revealed
as leftovers of the former adj
ministration. Thus by a tacit
agreement efforts are being
made to sweep the Communist
issue under the rug.
Testimony before the Inter-
nal Security Subcommittee
showed last June that q num-
Der Of Soviet officials at the
United Nations were nothing
but goons Of the MVD or re-
fined espionage agents Of the
Soviet military intelligence.
There was some evidence that
such individuals operate also
from the USSR Embassy in
Washington and from the con-
sulates in New York and San
Francisco. Their operations
are helped by some organiza-
tons which cannot be brought
to book because they don't
happen to be on the subversivo
list Of the Attorney General.
The fact that Moscow In re-
cent months has facilitated
the visit Of q number Of Amer
leans to Russia and has spoken
so enthusiastically about scien-
tific and cultural exchanges
with the Western world has
led many Of those unin-
formed about Communist mo-
tives to believe that the leopard
has begun to change its spots.
The American visitors are
taken on guided tours through
portions Of the Soviets which
look best and return in many
instances fully convinced that
the Reds no longer present a
danger to our way Of living or
that they have sincerely peace
full intentions.
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Old fashioned physicians
and surgeons used to consider
1t wise to hide from their
patients the fact that they
were suffering from cancer
lest they worry them. The
argument was that they were
going to die anyway so why
disturb them.
The same antiquated method
is being adopted by politicians
in this election year. Both
presidential candidates have
expressed firm hope that COM
munism will not be made an
issue. The Republicans used
the Red menace successfully
in 1852. 1t helped them to cure
their long ailment Of being
out Of ONCE for 20 years.
The Democrats have con-
tended in the past and still
are contending that there
really was no serious Commu-
mist infiltration in the Govern
ment, in private institutions,
or liberal professions.
During the 1852 campaign
the Republican candidates
brought the Communist issue
to the fore with facts and
figures. But they now maintain
that since they took office, the
malignant Red tumor has been
successfully removed from our
body polite. Hence, they say,
why talk about 1t? Any lengthy
discussion Of the subject might
conceivably show that only a
superficial job has been done
and their opponents might be
able to prove this.
Moreover, injecting the
Communist inflltration into
the election may raise a hue
and cry from some sections Of
the opposition and the in
dependents that this means q
revival Of "McCarthyism." And
the top leaders Of the Repub-
lican Party do not want to
lose the credit Of having
crushed the political efficacy
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Free Choice for White and Negro Pupils
Held Possible Key to lntegr0tion Peace
DAVID LAWRENCE

Voluntarism-which is the
opposite Of coercion--nnay fur
Yish the key to an easing Of
racial tensions in handling the
school problem.
It has just been tried out in
Louisville. KY. The method
used may not be the whole
answer nor the solution in all
cases. But what happened in
Louisville is the most interest
ing story that has developed
thus far on the matter Of "in-
tegration" and segregation"
1t is first necessary to un-
derstand the meaning Of these
particular words. Contrary to
some published reports, Louis
vile did not put into effect
forced integration," as the
term is used.
What Louisville did was to
avoid compulsory integra-
tion," just as it avoided com
pulsory segregation" DR.. Omer
Carmichael. the superintendent
Of schools in Louisville. first OF
all took the position that the
Supreme Court Of the United
States in its 1854 decision did
not say a word about "compul-
sorry integration," but merely
outlawed compulsory segre-
CATION" So he talked it over
far in advance with parents
associations and other civic
groups and came up with a
plan that has Just been put
into effect.
1t is called voluntary inte-
grafton" 1t is described in de-
tail In a copyrighted article in
U. s. News and World Report,
one of whose travelling editors,
after several days of intimate
study Of the Louisville situa-
ton, writes:
THE way 1t is working out.
. lot more white children than
Negroes are being integrated.
More than so per cent Of all
white pupils in Louisville are
now going to school with
Negroes. But fewer than half
Of Louisville's Negro pupils are
going to school with whites.
What's happening is this:
Most white children, when
assigned to a predominantly
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When the history Of the de-
cline Of the West is written,
1t will, / think, record historic
punishment for the overween-
ing sin Of pride.
We are again at one Of those
Drinks" of which Secretary
Dulles spoke: the brink to
which diploma cy brings a
country and from which it can
also extricate it without war.
that being diplomacy's art"
But, though one may avoid
war. one may not avoid other,
possibly equally disastrous,
consequences Of cumulative
policies. The policy we are
pursuing toward Egypt may
avoid war. 1t is likely, how
ever, to push the whole Middle
and Far East into the Com
munist orbit. with consequent
Impeachment Of Western
civilization.
The Suez crisis Is not an
isolated event precipitated by
an ambitious dictator. 1t is
the elimination Of q chain Of
events. dating back to the First
World War. Then, and since,
the Western attitude has been
one Of contempt for the Arab
world IN general. 1t was, and
IL. socially. economically, and
politically backward; disunited
By rival dynasties. interests and
STAGES Of development. 1t
could be, and was, further
divided by Great Britain and
France after World War /.
Measure after measure of
supreme Importance was taken
against the unanimous OPPOSE
ton Of the Arab peoples and
their leaders, the most ia
grant. following World War II,
being the creation Of Israel. in
the British protectorate Of
Palestine.
For decades. European Zion
lists had besought the protec-
ton Of one or another great
power. They had in turn APP
preached the Sultan, the Ger
man Kaiser. the British gov
eminent. and the United
States.
But never did they approach
the Arabs. II Is conceivable
that, had they associated
themselves with the Arab cause
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Negro school, are voluntarily
transferring TO another school
where there are no Negroes,
or at least fewer Negroes. Such
transfers have been requested
by IS per cent Of all white
children assigned to formerly
all-Negro schools.
Many Negroes also are
voluntarily transferring out
of white schools back to their
old schools. This has been
done by As per cent Of all
Negro children assigned to
schools that we're formerly all
white.
This Is the voluntary part
Of the 1ntegration plan which
was put into effect when Louis
vile abandoned compulsory
segregation with the opening
Va oOAAOOl ldob WCChs
Louisville parents are given
a choice. If they object to in
tegration in the school to
which their children are as
signed, they may ask that
their children be transferred
to another school where there
is little or no racial mingling.
Such requests are granted If
enthusiastically possible. Out
OF more than 2,700 requests
for transfer, only about ESQ
requests have been denied. AS
a result, despite rezoning OF
Louisville's rs school districts
without regard to race, nine
schools have remained Negro,
eleven have remained all white.
Although SIS schools have been
mixed, only a few Negroes are
to be found in most Of these
mixed schools.
When the city was rezoned
to eliminate racial divisions,
parents were notified, we'll in
advance of school opening, of
the schools to which their
children had been assigned.
This gave parents time to re-
quest transfer. Officials say
that most white parents seek
ing transfers agree to settle for
a school containing a few
Negroes. But some specify an
all-white school. Assistant Su-
perintendent of Schools Samuel
V. Noe says: When 1t comes to