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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-07
Red China Causes New Tension

more unfriendly act could be
imagined than this typical
move of the Communist ag-
greSSors.
And in North Wet Nam,
where the terms Of the hu-
initiating arrnistice signed by
the French spelled out that
China was not to continue
building up the armed forces
of Ho Chi-minh there, the
Reds go determinedly on to do
just that. Intelligence reports
show convincingly that the
Communist army there has
been at least doubled since
the armistice agreement was
signed. Artillery firepower has
repeatedly been increased six
times what it was at the time
OF Diem Bien Phu, and mill
tary material absolutely pro-
hibited by the truce terms has
been freely provided. All the
material, plus organized train
ing Of the Red units, has been
provided by Communist China.
Strange peaceful coexistence,
indeed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-07
Egyptian, British Interests Are Identical;
Doubts Create Psychological Imposse

turies-long air of superiority
toward the peoples least of
Suez": for their assumption
of having been born to rule
the lesser breeds" Regard
less Of whether they have actu-
ally materially suffered under
foreign rule. these peoples have
suffered, and continue to suf-
fer, spiritually and psyche
logically, wounded in their
feelings as men. Their thirst
for equality of status, as ma
tons and persons, is greater,
at this stage, than their thirst
for interior political freedom.
When peoples and their lead
ers are in such a frame of
mind, they are not likely to
behave "sensibly"-even from
the viewpoint Of their own in
terests. They are quite capa-
BILE of cutting of their noses
to spite their faces. It is a
fact OF human nature that
sometimes revenge is sweeter
than gain.
Nor do great and proud ma
lions and empires. seeing their
power waning. accept the fact
with philosophical resignation.
They give UP this and that,
withdraw from here and there.
out at some point, where they
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-07
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-07
lnsincerity of Communist Peace Offensive
Pointed Up by Invasion of Northern Burma
CONSTANTINE BROWN

a new Wa nation under the
wing Of Peiping.
But the Wa chieftain and his
bloodthirsty followers were
not attracted to the new tribal
regime. They Sset about vigor-
ously separating a number of
comrades from their heads,
and indicated their disapproval
Of Communist China in a
number Of other unequivocal
ways.
So the Peiping regime
ordered important units of the
Red army across the border
into Burma to chastise these
"dissident elements" among
the citizens of Wa. The Bur-
mese government. taking note
Of the invasion, was not unduly
concerned at the time because
Of the circumstances prevail
ing. And Radio Peiping ex-
planned that there was no in
tent to invade, that the border
situation. was cloudy and that
a settlement could easily be
reached by a process Of peace
full negotiation.
But last week there was a
new Red invasion, and this
time there was no doubt about
the border and there were no
headhunters to becloud the
issue. The Red forces this
time headed for the area
around Myitkyna, a northern
town much in the news during
World War II. This area is
well developed and under no
stretch of the imagination is
it in Red China.
Here again, the Communist
troops dug in for q long estay.
Whatever the sincerity Of the
Burmese neutralism, Rangoon
can now put it to the test.
That friendly" neighbor to
the north has just given some
strong evidence of its peace
full" intentions.
A little farther away, the
Chinese Reds have demon
strated their continued desire
for peaceful coexistence by
erecting a puppet Thai state
Just across the border from
Thailand. With renegade Thai
citizens in control, the new
state is daily engaged in
actions against Thailand. No
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-07
DORIS FLEEsoN
Political Change in Oregon

organization in which many
shades Of opinion were repre-
scented.
What seems to have been
happening is that those can
didateS got more and more
conservative, with the result
that a drift of progressive
thought toward the opposition
party began.
Today, Democratic registra-
ton exceeds Republican. With
two Senator's, surging hopes
for Adlai Stevenson and a
bare possibility that a very
conservative COP. nominee
for Governor can be beaten,
Oregon Democrats have pulled
up their socks and they are
in business. They think they
will re-elect Morse, Repre-
sentative Edith Green and
maybe one or two more Con-
greSSmen.
Republicans label Morse
their Senate target No. /. Be-
sides a presidential boost, Nc
Kay will get ample financing,
while the Democrats are scrap
ing the bottom of the barrel.
Mr.. Eisenhower is popular and
the Northwest is hungry for
the sight Of him.
Mckay himself says, how
ever, that it's no good Just
seeing Republicans and relax
ing with the old organization.
He is UP at dawn, matching
the Morse campaigning in
man-hours and the will to
win all over the State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-07
Mckay Hos Strong White House Support,
But Must Counter Democratic Gains

was a fluke and that the part
nership power policy was max
ing the Northwest happy.
The first Of these assump-
tons Is still to be tested this
year. Mckay denies that he
has asked Mr.. Eisenhower to
come here, but the plea has
been entered for him and it
is bound to be pressed home.
In 1854 the President tried
to help Senator Guy Gordon
against Neuberger and failed.
But the Mckay and Gordon
races are not entirely compar-
able; Gordon was never really
well known throughout the
State and was spending less
and less time there.
1t Is now clear that Gordon
ran into the beginnings of
political change which Mckay
is having to face in more acute
form.
For years Oregon liberalism
has expressed itself through
the Republican Party, pro-
ducing such men as former
Gov. Charles A. Sprague, the
late Senator Charles L. Nc
Nary and Morse. Franklin D.
Roosevelt carried the State
three times. but the Demo-
Gratis consistently lost to the
broadly-based State G. o. p.
Republican candidates could
lean back on an extensive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-07
Democratic Labor Plank

some SIS per cent of all the
major collective bargaining
agreements in this country
contain union shop provi-
sion. This would seem to indi-
cate that the employers of the
country also favor q union
shop because the law does
not compel an employer to
enter into a colIective-bar-
gaining agreement providing a
union shop
Many employers feel that
it is the most effective way of
working with the unions. It
eliminates the so-called free
riders and it assures equal
participation in terms of dues
and initiation fees of all
employees.
THE moral issue is one that
Is very difficult to debate. /
personally believe that the re-
alities Of the situation would
indicate that the union shop
is a permanent part of our
industrial relations practices
in this country"
Mr.. Mitchell said he feels
that, If it could be demon
strated that a worker has con-
scientious beliefs against join
ing a union. most unions
would recognize the existence
Of these beliefs"
The flaw in the argument,
of course, about employer ac-
quiescence in the union shop"
Is that it was obtained as a
rule under duress-by eco
nomic coercion - and while
there are many employers who
accept such a situation, this
doesn't mean that they would
yield on that point if they we're
not compelled to do so. Also,
to give up the principle Of
freedom Of choice" just be-
cause a monopoliStic practice
has become embedded in the
labor : management structure
doesn't mean that expediency
and disregard of principle can
be justified.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-07

II there were any doubt in
the minds of free world leaders
as to the sincerity of the cur
rent Communist peace offen-
sive, the score-sheet for Com
munist China should clear it
up.
Today, after many months
Of peaceful coexistence" and
the relaxation of tension"
campaign of the Kremlin and
its cohorts and supporters, Red
China is as busy as ever pro-
noting strife and discord in
the Far East. And the Peiping
regime is not combining itself
to propaganda. either.
Armed forces of Communist
China have invaded northern
Burma in strength. They have
set up permanent fortifica-
tons. built barracks and other
installations, and settled down
for what appears to be a per-
manent stay on the soil of a
friendly state.
First reports of the Red in
vasion, confirmed in Rangoon
some weeks ago, put the loca-
ton Of the invasion in the
northern border state of Wa.
There were immediate state
ments that perhaps this was
not an invasion at all. The
border between China and the
state Of Wa is in considerable
doubt; the region is wild,
mountainous. unexplored jun
gle. The inhabitants of this
forbidding land are tribesmen
whose favorite avocation-or
even vocation-has long been
headhunting.
Peiping had in the past
announced more than once
that punitive expeditions had
to be sent against the head
hunters. These savage fellows,
disdainful of boundaries even
If one were known, had been
looping of some good Red
Chinese heads at sundry loca-
tons within the Chinese-con-
trolled area to the north. Not
many months ago a Chinese
Red army unit captured the
son of a Wa chieftain and took
him to China, where they APP
parently attempted to set up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-07
Mitchell Says Platform Is 'HypocriticoI,'
Cites Record in Congress as Anti-union

publican, Iowa, Nebraska,
South Dakota and Utah.
"And labor forgets also that
there were in the last Congress
some 1874 Representatives and
Senators who were Democrats
and who came from these So
called right to work States,
and most of them had posi-
tions of Importance in Con-
gress.
1.-THE leadership Of Congress
itself has come from States
which now have right to work
laws. The chairmen Of i'm
portant committees come from
States which have right to
work laws. For the Demo-
cratic Party, therefore, the
promised abolition of the right
to work laws, in view Of that
history, is to me hypocritical. I"
Secretary Mitchell pointed
out that, when amendments to
the Taft Hartley law were
proposed by the Eisenhower
administration and reported
from committees in Congress.
the Democrats defeated such
amendments. He says:
For the first time, / think,
in the history of man, some
Al Democratic Senators, lead
ing q coalition Of the North
and South on the labor issue,
plus three Republicans, voted
to send it (the bill) back to
committee, which killed It,"
Secretary Mitchell also dis
cussed the underlying objec-
tives Of the ''union shop" or
legalized CLOSED shop" He
said:
1.-THE issue is a pragmatic
one. Many people have raised
it to a moral level-the right
Of a man to decide whether or
not hewants to join the union.
The answer that seems to me
to be most practical is that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-07

1t seems clear as I write that
President NaSser is not going
to accept control of the Suez
Canal by an international body
as proposed by the Western
powers. But it is dubious
whether such control would
offer, in any case, a satisfac-
tory and permanent solution.
1t is no substitute for mutual
trust. nv
An absurd situation involves
both sides in this unhappy
quarrel, for, viewed in reason.
the interests of Egypt and Of
the maritime powers that
chiefly use the canal are iden-
teal. The possibility that it
might be closed, or traffic held
UP for exorbitant demands.
creates, In Great Britain espe-
cially, an anxiety that cannot
be covered by traditional Brit
ish phlegm. Until she finds
some substitute fuel, such as
atomic energy. Middle Eastern
oil is Britain's life blood, and a
threat to the canal is a threat
to a main artery.
on the other hand, the canal
is Egypt's asset only II 1t is
used, and especially by Brit
ain and France. its largest
customers.
The interests OF the two
parties-leaving out Of &C
count the minor matter Of
price for use-would, there
fore, not be in conflict If rea-
son should prevail. 1t is doubt
by each Of the reasonability Of
the other, the mutual distrust
of motives. that creates the
crisis, which is more psyche
logical than political.
It takes a long time for
peoples who have been under
foreign rule to adjust them
selves to the fact that they are
free. Grievances persist almost
as a way Of life long after the
causes Of them have ceased.
Many Egyptians land Arabs
are ridden by a fixed idea that
Britain and France win never
rest until they have again re-
duced the Arab world to q CO.
lonial or semicolonial status.
And though they do not rep
resent their governments, some
Britons and Frenchmen, too.
are still convinced that the
welfare Of mankind demands
an Anglo-French hegemony Of
the Middle East.
Eastern peoples hate West
serners because Of their CEN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-07
DAVID LAWRENCE

When the Secretary Of
Labor-himself a critic Of
fright to work" laws-says
that the Democratic platform
is "hypocritical" and that or
ganized labor cannot get the
legislation it wants because
many Of the Democrats in
Congress will never vote for
it, this would seem to be a
piece of news.
Secretary Mitchell feels that
organized labor is not facing
the situation realistically. In
a copyrighted interview in the
current issue of U. s. News g.
World Report, Mr.. Mitchell
declares that repeal Of the
provision in the Taft-Hartley
Act which permits the States
to pass fright to work" laws
will not be accomplished In
the. foreseeable future. He
says:
II think that organized la
Dor should be realistic enough
to know that. with the present
atmosphere or climate of the
country, this kind Of overhaul
(of the Taft-Hartley Act)
which they would expect can
not ccsne about, regardless of
what administration is In
power.
For example, with respect
to the so-called right to work
laws which the Democratic
Party in Chicago promised to
abolish, labor forgets that the
States which have passed such
laws are predominantly Demo-
cratic. OF the 10 States which
have these laws. Is are Demo-
cratic: Alabama, Arizona, Ar
kansas, Florida, Georgia, Lou
isiana, Mississippi, Nevada,
North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Tennessee, Texas and Vir-
ginia; and one nonpartisan,
North Dakota; and four Re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-07
600 Stranded at Border

HONG KONG. Sept. 7 R.-1
Peiping radio reports 600 per-
sons. including some sick and
aged, are stranded in Red
China's border station of Shum-
chin. British authorities mains
tanned restrictions on entry into
Hong Kong for the fourth day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-07

RESORTS
HARPERS FERRY, w. VA. /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-15

British spokesmen-have refused to re-
gard Chin Peng as an equal or to deal
with him as a representative of any truly
patriotic group. Nor is it surprising that
they have emphasized, in the Baling
talks, that peace settlement with him
and his followers must outlaw the Com
muniSt Party in Malaga. In view of Red
political gains in Singapore, Chin may
feel pretty sure Of himself in breaking
of the talks, but he still must face the
fact that his military position-which
has grown progressively weaker-can
hardly be improved.
BritiSh-led Malayan forces deserve
the credit for this, great deal Of credit.
During the past several years, they have
lost upwards of 1000 men in the jungle
warfare, but the guerrillas have lost even
more At least 5000 of them have been
killed, and only about 5000 remain now
to do the dirty work ordered by their Red
masters That is the real reason why
Chin has tried to negotiate truce.
Judging from the available evidence, his
strength has deteriorated to a point
where he and his bands Of terroristic out
laws seem to have little more to look for
ward to than ultimate defeat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-15
The Reds in MoIoyo

Chin Peng, leader of the Commu-
mist guerrilla forces ia Malaga, has quit
the truce talks at Baling and returned
to the jungle to continue the struggle
to the last man" However, although he
has rejected the amnesty terms offered
him. he has favored an agreement to END
hostilities as soon as the elected govern
ment of the Malayan Federation-noW a
British observation-disclosures fully SOW
ereign, which is a matter scheduled for
negotiation in London during this month.
Meanwhile, Chin presumably will keep
on fighting, but his bid for victory seems,
less formidable today than at any time
since 1948.
It was in July of that year that the
Malayan Communists-aided and abetted
by Peiping and MoScow-launched their
jungle war Actually, since then, they
have not been fighting true war, or
legitimate revolutionary war, but merely
a barbarous campaign of hit-and-run
savagery involving great numbers OF
atrocities against innocent men, women
and children. AS result, they have be-
come objects of loathing among the over
whelming majority Of their countrymen,
who rightly regard them as traitorouS
criminals guilty of having committed the
worst kind of acts only to serve the
ends of the international Red conspiracy.
So it is not surprising that the
Malayan Federation's chief representa-
tives-native leaders who have been
popularity elected and are in no sense
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-15
ByGeoroe?

1t is hard to believe Sena-
tor George made the state
ment. There can be no real
unification of Germany ex-
cept on Russian terms" One
major good resulting from the
recent foreign ministers con-
ference in Geneva is that it
really has convinced the great
majority of German leaders
there can be no unification of
Germany now, except on Rus
sian terms.
Germany has in no sense
, whatever abandoned the hope
of real reunification. 1t has.
however. abandoned the hope
of identification with slavery
now. Since the Geneva Con-
ference, Germany has made
the great decision to put free
dom first. Already that coun-
try is cooperating. to the full
extent of its ability, to make
NATO stronger. not only mill
tarily but in ways more than
military; and to make NATO
permanent. Working whole
heartedly as a full partner to
strengthen the NATO frame
work for freedom, which is
pledged to work by all means
short Of war for German re-
unification. Germany merely
postpones her hope for reuni-
fication in order to have re-
uniflcation with freedom.
Mrs. Chase S. Osborn.
Poulan, Ga.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-15
Mr.. Taylor Retires Again

A man of many distinguished careers
has retired-again. In 1924, at the age
of so, Myron c. Taylor terminated sue
cessful career as a lawyer and flnancier.
It was his wish, he said then, to have time
for travel and study of philosophy and
the social sciences. In 1927, he was per-
suaded to leave the leisurely and scholarly
life to become chairman of the finance
committee of the United States Steel
Corporation. In 1882, after revitalizing
this giant of the steel industry, he became
chairman of its board Of directors-a post
from which he retired in 1888. In 1889,
he embarked on a new career-that OF
diplomacy-as the personal representative
of President Franklin Roosevelt, with the
rank of Ambassador, to the Vatican. He
served in this capacity for ten years.
under both President Roosevelt and
President Truman. When he returned to
private citizenship it was his intent, he
told Mr.. Truman, Ito devote myself TO
the task of helping to strengthen CO.
operation and the unity among all the
moral forces working for better world"
Mr.. Taylor's latest retirement, on the eve
of his 82d birthday, is from member
ship on the board of directors Of U. S.
Steel which he had retained after re-
linuuishing its craftsmanship.
In all these occupations and avoca-
lions Mr. Taylor displayed uniformly
high level of competence and integrity.
He was statesman in the finest sense OF
the word in both industry and diplomacy.
AS President Truman said when awarding
him the Medal of Merit, Mr.. Taylor "has
earned the accolade of his countrymen,
whom he has served faithfully and well
wherever duty called him"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-15
Arlington Integrotes

The Arlington School Boards decision
to start public school indignation next
year is both feasible and logical step.
This decision, taken unanimously, is
conditioned, of course, on revision OF the
State laws which now require separate
schools. But there is every reason to
expect that the Legislature will make
the necessary statutory changes at It's
current session.
One basic purpose Of the Gray Plan,
approved in principle by 2-to-1 vote
last week, is to permit school tntegratlon
in those counties and cities desiring TO
integrate. second basic purpose is to
avoid involuntary attendance in an inte-
grated school,
Both of these purposes can be served
In Arlington. The school boards vote
Enthusiastically reflects majority sentl-
ment in the county. And School Superin-
tendent Rutter has expressed the belief
that a system of voluntary indignation
in Arlington is practicable, by reason OF
the relatively small Negro population and
the number of schools available.
1t is also gratifying to note that Mr..
Rutter believes this can be done without
paying any tuition grants. During the
debate over the Gray Plan, opponents
contended that the tuition scheme might
result in heavy additional costs to North
ern Virginia taxpayers. This was denied
by supporters of the plan, and Mr..
Rutters statement indicates that they
were right.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-15
Intelligence Wotchdoq'

President Eisenhower could hardly
have chosen more distinguished group
than the eight men he has named to CO.
operate with him as a board of consult
ants on what has come to be known as
our Governments "cloak and dagger"
operations. These operations, as carried
out by such Federal establishments as the
Army, Navy, Air Force and Central In
telligence Agency, are of vital Importance
in the fields of defense and foreign pol
icy, but they are not yet as good as they
can and should be, and it is for that .rea-
son that the new board has been created.
The President has taken this action
in line with recommendation made last
June by the Hoover Commission after the
completion of a special study conducted
by task force headed by General Mark
Clark. The task force, while warmly
praising the work of the CHA and other
agencies engaged in kindred activities,
warned that our country's intelligence
gathering efforts still fell short of re-
quirements, and 1t urged that watch
dog" system be set up to help improve
upon those efforts Among other things,
it called for just such group as Mr..
Eisenhower has now brought into being.
Headed by DR.. James r. Killian, jr..
president of the Massachusetts, Institute
of Technology, the new board will meet
not less than once every six months
probably for several days at time-to
check up on the Governments intelli-
gence work, with particular reference to
the CHA as the prime agency involved
The board will also have the duty OF
evaluating the effectiveness of such work
and suggesting Improvements wherever
possible. It's members are excellently
qualified for the task. In MIR. Essen
hower's words, they are all outstanding
citizens Of great ability and discretion,
and they can be counted upon to render
good service to the Nation in this
extremely important field