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Second YoIto Meetinu

In the absence of any reliable in
formation on the Tito-KhruSchev con-
ference at Yalta, all differences drawn
must be considered speculative. Even so,
the circumstances leading up to the meet
ing = KhruShchev's surpriSingly-timed
visit to Belgrade and the YugoSlav presi-
dents unexpected decision to return to
Russia with the Communist Party secre-
tary-provide evidence of two things.
One, obviously, is that this was not merely
an exchange of vacationing courteSieS-
as first implied The other is that Marshal
Tito's power in the Communist world has
become recognized and respected as
never before in the capitals behind the
Iron Curtain. For whether these con-
verSationS lead to a closer entente be-
tween the Balkan dictator and the inter-
national party leaders in Moscow or to
new rift in their relationship, it seems
evident that the latter are pursuing his
favor with an ardor never displayed
toward lesser Communist chieftainS.
1t is not surprising that this should
be so, and 1t is not by any means certain
that KhruShchev will achieve any notable
success-whatever his purpose. Marshal
Tito proved long ago that he is an indi-
vidualist unawed by Moscow's assump-
ton Of authority and uncompromising in
his own independence of action 1t was
in this role that he defied Stain and that,
after his meeting with Secretary Dulles
at Brioni last November, he ufihesitat-
ingly agreed that the Communist satel-
lites should have greater independence.
1t was in keeping with this attitude that
Yugoslav spokesman admitted last week
that the conversation involved "ideolog-
ical differences" and added that the
sight of Yugoslavia yielding" on any
vital issue is not customary. AS Marshal
Tito returned to Belgrade there was no
indication he had retreated from his basic
position-favoring freedom of action,
greater independence for the satellites
and equal rights for all Communist
parties
Meanwhile, there is a question here
about continuance Of American military
and economic aid to Yugoslavia In re-
cent months, Marshal Tito has had It
both ways-from East and West In
accord with congressional direction,
President Eisenhower will make the de-
termination on whether our own support
is 70 continue Marshal Tito is fully
aware that he may be gambling one
source OF aid against another in the
Yalta meetings, but there is as yet no evil
dence that he has chosen 70 disqualify
himself TO thA West A
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Picture Switch Day

AS November 7, the day of
the big picture-switch, draws
near you will find hundreds of
Washington bureaucratS bus
lily engaged in securing the
latest photos of Ike and Dick,
Adlai and Estes.
No Government official.
worth his weight in salt, will
be caught on picture-switch
day with photographs of the
losing candidates on his Office
wall. Hence the feverish activ-
lty now in securing the latest
pictures of all the contestants.
Gen uine ely autographed
photos, of course, are most
desirable, but since SO few
Government workers are on
personal terms with these
great men, the printed auto
graphed pictures supplied by
the Republican and Demo-
cratic headquarters will have
to suffice.
Usually a small contribution,
OF say SIS or $40 along with re-
quests for pictures to both
campaign headquarters, will
get results.
For officials who hate being
two-faced, the problem will be
solved by donating to only one
party, and then buying the
other two pictures from a
washington store at a buck a
throw.
When all four pictures have
been secured, the Government
employees will tenderly take
down the old autographed pic
lures OF Ike and Dick now on
their walls for a thorough
cleaning.
During the process, officials
"4AA Az IIle new photographs,
face down. of course. into the
frames for size, and remove
most of the nails holding the
old pictures in place. This lat
ter precaution is to facilitate a
speedy swap on picture-switch
day.
Picture-switch day will be a
time for both rejoicing and
sorrow. feasting and fasting as
the impact of the mandate of
the American people is felt
throughout official Washing
ton.
However. from the fixed
smiles on the faces of Federal
employees, and from the erins
OF the winning candidates
looking down from their Of
fice walls. no one will ever
know which way the Govern
ment officials voted.
Paul McIIvane.
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Atomic PoIitickinq

In his atomic speech at Los AlamoS,
Senator Kefauver has resorted to a brand
of campaign oratory that can reflect
little credit on either himself or his party
unless he has convincing evidence to
back up what he has said. AS matters
stand, he has offered no such evidence,
and there is good reason to believe that
he actually possesses none but has merely
talked through his hat, as so many
candidates are prone to do in this loose
tongued political season.
Among other things, Mr.. Kefauver,
speaking as the Democratic vice presi-
Dental nominee, has accused the Eisen-
hover administration of playing politics
with atomic energy. He has also charged
that Acc Chairman Lewis L. Strauss has
vested interest" in trying to keep the
construction of nuclear reactorS in the
hands of big business And he has sweep
ingly asserted that Britain and Russia
have ''outStripped" the United States in
harvesting the atom for industrial power
and other benef1cent nonmilitary uses.
But it is Mr.. Kefauver, it seems, and
not the administration, who has done all
the politicking in this instance. Chair
man Strauss, in his memorandum" to
the White House, has submitted strong
and persuasive arguments on that score.
He has emphatically affirmed, for ex-
ample, that he has no economic or any
other vested interest" in nuclear energy
beyond the interest and pride of being
associated with the Presidents atomS-for-
peace program and a great weapons
enterprise vital to the Nations defense.
Further he has categorically denied that
our country is tagging behind Britain or
Russia in nonmilitary atomic develop
ment.
Indeed according to Mr.. Strauss,
"the United States is making by far the
most comprehensive approach to the
opportunities and challenges of atomic
power of any nation in the world" and
Mr.. Kefauver's statement to the con-
trary is patiently false, and thousands
familiar with the facts know it to be
false" The Acc chairman has not
minced words about the matter. He has
stated without qualification that the
British have a long way to go to catch
up with us in their atoms for peace de-
Velopment, and as for Russia, he has had
this to say: "UnleSS Senator Kefauver
possesses information which our Govern
ment does not have, Soviet progress is
far behind ours. If he has such informa-
ton, he has duty to produce it,"
1t may be taken pretty much for
granted, of course, that the TennesSean
does not have access to secret pipeline
through which he has learned something
not known to the President or the Acc.
Even so, he has not hesitated to attack
our atomic program as if it were failure
caused by mismanagement or worse In
the circumstances, Mr.. Strauss has not
been unreasonable in declaring that
Senator Kefauver, unless he is content
to be held irresponsible, should either
support or withdraw his baseleSS charges.
He has responsibility not to deceive the
American people"
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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

How to lure purple martins
is the subject of a letter from
L. E. A., formerly of Mime
sofa, where these birds come
by the thousands.
Il was very much interested
in your recent article" he
writes, land as purple mar
tin and swallow fan, 1 would
like to add a few comments
to the excellent pointers you
gave.
Back in my home town
there were many martin en-
thusiasts, and attempts were
made to Guido the other in
attracting these welcome birds.
Through experience most of
us found that martins seemed
to be attracted to those bird
houses that were painted dark
(forest) green color, rather
than the lighter shades.
White is probably accept
able, too. but the pastels are
definitely out.
"Perches and verandas run
ming the entire length and
width Of the bird houses are
a must for these birds, and
apparently influence them to
stay or to move on.
r 49,
"The entrances should be
about 2 inches in diameter.
and about IL inches from
the floor.
This latter point is i'm
portant because often when
the holes are too near the
floor the young fall out before
they are able to fly.
During the nesting season
we found that these birds,
along with the other swallows,
would feed on ground eggshells
we had placed in an open spot
on the ground near their nest
ing site.
u was never able TO deter
mine whether this was done
in order to secure necessary
roughaRe, or whether IL sup
piled added calcium which was
necessary during the incuba-
ton period.
There Is one interesting
fact about martins Of which
most people are unaware. and
that is the male does not
acquire his glossy blue black
plumage until the second year
Consequently it often ap-
pears that two females have
set up housekeeping. when
actually the male of the pair
is still In his first plumaRe
y find your articles most
interesting
The writer adds: THE worst
enemies OF the martins and
other swallows remain: Eng
lish sparrows and starlings."
We have always found the
darker colored birdhouses, In
every species, the best.
Dark greens and browns. but
definitely not reds.
A cute wren house painted
with aluminium paint. and set
tied on a branch 81 a biz
lilac. has had no takers for
two years
In that time the paint has
Vsathsred u q perfect tone.
one which you Nigh. thihk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-06

WarmeSt congratulations to
the venerable Judge Scott as
he enters upon a period of we'll
deserved retirement.
An octogenarian, Judge
Scott, has served his country
long and well. Few, if any,
in the judiciary have served
more ably or with greater dis
tinction than he has.
He is a man Of unimpeach-
able integrity and is acutely
sensitive to the dictates of the
highest and most exacting
principles of an austere NOR
ality. The judge obviously
takes great pains to make sure
that the rulings he hands down
and the penalties he imposes
are compatible with the high
est ideals of justice.
He possesses an admirable
sense of humor that is quick
to perceive or discern the IA
cetiouS in any situation, an
attribute that contributes i'm
measurably to the charm of
his wonderful and exceptional
personality.
While uniformly friendly and
debonair, he conducts himself,
at all times, with a serene dig
nifty that is conSummately in
keeping with the high stand
ard of behavior that is de-
manded by the lofty office he
occupies. A man of singular
modesty, Judge Scott, is of
that stature which renders him
a distinguished credit, not only
to his profession, but to the
whole community in which he
lives and serves.
May the future reward Judge
Scott richly for the inspiring
example of honorable and noble
living he has consistently set
before his fellowmen down
through the years.
C.. A. l..
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THE POLITICAL MILL
Tough G. o. P. Fiqht for Farm Vote
BY GOULD LINCOLN

livered his first major cam
paign speech in Peoria. H.,
dealing with the farm problem.
So perhaps the results Of the
poll taken by Wallace'S Farmer
and Iowa Homestead-and just
now published--may not re-
fleet accurately the farm senti
ment in that State as Of today.
For this poll was completed
September 10. 1t showed that
likely voters" among the Iowa
farmers divided as follows:
Stevenson 40 per cent. Eisen-
hover 81 per cent and 10 per
cent undecided.
The poll also showed that
many of the farmers now sup
porting Stevenson voted for
Eisenhower in 1852, while few
of the supporters of Stevenson
four years ago now plan to
NOIc 1OI JIlC E1CoAQCAAe'
Better Farm outlook
Other polls show a marked
decline in the Eisenhower sup
port among the farmers. In
an effort to reverse this trend,
Vice President Nixon, the Pres
ident, himself, and Secretary
Benson, also, are hammering
away in support of the Eisen-
hover farm program, which
they say is at long last giving
the farmers hope of prosperity
during peace times" In
deed, they claim that already
the downward course of farm
prices has been checked and
in many instances, reversed.
The Vice President says the
estimates of farm income for
this year are practically a bill
lion dollars greater than last
year. Farm net income. Ben
son says, will be 8 per cent
higher than in 1855; farm
prices are 6 per cent higher
than last December. and the
total value of all farm assets,
at $173 billion, is higher than
ever before. He contends, too.
that farm foreclosures are near
an all-time record low.
Further, three-fourths of the
Nations farmers own their
farms, farm exports last year
were the highest in 30 years,
the net income per person on
farms last year was Is per cent
higher than in 1949-a Tru-
man year-and dairy farmers
cash receipts this year will be
nearly 10 per cent higher than
in 1855.
If the Republican cam
paigners are able to get
through to the farmers these
facts-which should be prov
able-they seem calculated to
have an effect, at least on the
still-undecided farm voters.
Secretary Benson has de-
scribed the farm situation
when Eisenhower took over in
1853 as a mess" due entirely
to the Truman and Roosevelt
administrations. Huge sur
pluses, price depressing, had
been built up and prices had
declined in the previous six
months by 9 per cent. Ever
since then. he said, the ad-
ministration has worked hard
to eliminate the "mess," and to
give aid to the farmers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-06

Adlai Stevenson's agrees
sively windy remarks are doing
great harm in this country
and abroad. / was so stirred
to righteous indignation at Mr..
Stevenson's comments on our
fine Presidents accomplish
ments during these past four
years, 1 just couldn't keep
silent any longer.
What are Mr.. StevenSon's
concrete plans to help the
farmer? It's SO easy to criti-
CHE and to find fault, but to
come forward with construc-
tive. workable plans. is another
thing. What is Mr.. Steven
sons plan to make use of our
farm surplus?
We American women know
that our President has taken
a very positive, strong stand
on the paramount matter of
war and peace. He has han
died our foreign matters with
strength, foresight and Chris
tan fortitude. l have been
told by people living in Illinois
that Mr.. Stevenson, during his
Governorship. did nothing con-
structively to help Illinois in
her monetary matters.
We American women know
what President Eisenhower
has accomplished; we know
his stand for peace and up
right living; we know, too,
we have a gentleman in the
White House who can face
all foreign and domestic issues
with dignity, strength and
fortitude, because his personal
life reflects "the inner mani"
We American women know
that President Eisenhower has
exerted positive leadership
with great vision and fore
sight. Would that Mr.. Steven
sons stand were as forth
right and not SO sterile as it
is!
We American women know
that during these past four
years the number Of persons
employed has increased by SIS
million; the factory workers
wages have gone up by almost
Sl3 per week. All this reflects
a higher and better standard
OF living. President Eisenhower
has been far more successful
in keeping living costs stable
than was Mr.. Truman.
Irepeat Sir Winston Church.
Ills words regarding General
Eisenhower: Never have I
seen a man so staunch in pur-
suing the purpose in hand. so
ready TO accept responsibility
Tor misfortune, so generous in
victory. :"
NJ Iyda Nav
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SEATTLE, Wash. Repub-
lican leaders, from President
Eisenhower and Vice President
Nixon on down the line, are
engaged in a determined drive
to stem and reverse the tend
ency of farm voters to support
the Stevenson-K efauver ticket
in the coming national cleo
ton. 1t is a tough assignment
and only a month remains in
which to accomplish it.
A trip across the northern
most tier Of farm States, from
Michigan to Wa shington,
leaves no doubt that many of
the farmers who voted in 1852
for President Eisenhower and
Vice President Nixon are now
+ planning to vote Democratic.
Interviews, public opinion polls
and every other test uphold
this finding.
The great difficulty confront
Ing the Republicans grows out
OF the fact that farm prices
and farm income have de-
creased in recent years-in-
deed, since the end of the
Koran war. 1t is true that this
year, for many farmers. things
have taken a turn for the bet
ter. But, too many Of them
still feel the pinch, and they
are inclined to take it out on
the party and administration
in power.
For weeks and months Adlai
Stevenson, Senator Kefauver
former President Truman
and an army OF other Demo-
cratic speakers, have been tell
ing the farmers they have been
ruined" by the Eisenhower
farm program and by Secretary
of Agriculture Benson. These
speakers plan to keep right on
telling this to the farmers I'M
til election day.
IOwa-MinnesOta Sag
The sag in the Eisenhower
farm vote is perhaps more
noticeable in Iowa and Mime
sofa than in others of these
States. but the loss of their
electoral votes might be fatal
to the Eisenhower bid for a
second term. Were it not for
the great personal popularity
OF the President, the peace is
sue and the farm wives. the
situation for Eisenhower in a
number of these States could
well be desperate. Eisenhower
is slated to make another trip
to the West, which will take
him into Minnesota and other
agricultural States.
One thing about the polls in
farm areas that gives the sup
porters of the President hope
lies in the very considerable
number of respondents who
say they are undecided or re-
fuse to answer the poll takers.
In addition, there are thous-
ands upon thousands of farm
families whom the polls never
reach.
The President was given a
warm reception when he Wis
tied Iowa September 20 at the
time of the national farm
ploughing contest in Newton,
1t was still later when he de-
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offhand would attract Jenny
Wren. but it hasn't.
Jenny turns up her pretty
nose at an aluminium house.
Even the English SPAR
rows, peering at it from other
branches, leave it alone.
There is a green, usually
called blind green, which seems
about right for many of the
smaller bird houses.
But dark browns and grays
are always good.
These seem to blend better
with shrubbery and trees and
grass than light pastel tones,
or the harsh reds, bright yell
lows and the like.
%&s
The history Of our blue bird
house. a neat number made by
New England craftsmen, is in
tefeStlng, we think.
1t was pretty enough to use
as a living room mantel orna-
ment.
Installed in late February
outdoors. 1t attracted a pair OF
bluebirds the very first day.
for the first time in the his
tory Of the yard.
1t was enthralling TO watch
the beautiful birds fly in and
out.
1t all seemed just right, but
the next day, while they re-
turned, they did not stay. and
new away, never to return.
Maybe the house was too
pretty, with its neat white
clapboard effect sides. and
little soft green wooden shin
giles. We didn't think so.
For 20 years the house re-
NAMED without takers.
In despair we painted It
aluminium, and still no birds
came. not even starlings or
sparroWs.
Now the bluebird house
graces a shelf in the garage.
Maybe we will take IL out
some day and paint 1t the
original colors, and put it
back on the end Of the mantel.
1t looked so nice there. and
drew Just as many birds.
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Nature Note

The Sunday Star of Sep
TENDER 80, carried an item.
Squirrels Eat Dogwood Buds. I"
Squirrels do. beginning when
the buds have reached a GER
tain stage in ripening: then
they soon prefer acorns. and
hickory nuts.
But starlings are the real
bud eaters. These birds may
suddenly flock in hundreds to
a tree; and before evening the
tree will be practically bud
less. On following days other
trees in my neighborhood will
be stripped. The degree of
sunshine on trees apparently
means progressive ripening of
buds TO the starlings' liking.
George S. POpe.
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or most Of them, were In some degree
responsive to the questions. In addition,
he managed, without notes and without
ever cropping for word or phrase, to
expand his answers into a. persuasive
exposition of the Republican case. OF
course, in sense, this was a show. But
in our judgment, it was the best political
performance thus far in the campaign.
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! ShoII Remember

! SHAH remember the falling
ledues
At dusk on the hushed, blue
mater.
Crimson Of leaves aud bird
songs at dusk,
The sound Of your silrer-
toned laughter.
Leares and words bedetCed our
hearts
As irtndS brushed a scarlet
rtne.
! shah remember through all
the years
The mdrmii Of your hand on
rtire.
Leila Pier King 1
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q. When will the cathedral
now being built in Baltimore
Nd, be completed? f. A.
A. Work was begun In Oc-
tober, 1854. on the Cathedral
Of Mary Our Queen. located
on North Charles street in
Baltimore, and the buildings
completion is planned for the
fall Of 1858. Funds 10 build
the cathedral we're left by
Thomas ONeill. head Of a
large Baltimore department
store.
q What is foreign value"
IN connection with importa-
ton o. goods into this coun-
try2-F r.
a Foreign value Is the price
~ which goods are sold in
Wholesale quantities In the
markets u the country Of
origin. 4
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry t0riterS' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
Sdtion.
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plumbers and the depIorable
state of American schools.
Older people. with small in
comes and many grandchildren
are a quietly disconnected
grOuD.
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