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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-28
DOROTHY THOMSON
Utopia Through Big Government

icalized. his brain sanitarily
washed, and his emotions sat
isfactorily adjusted"
You cannot have Utopia
without a new man to at into
Utopia, which the first man
and woman promptly got
themselves out Of. You cannot
have Utopia as long as men
insist on eating Of the tree of
the knowledge Of good and
evil. as long as there are hui
man passions. personal aspira-
tons and choices, personal
sympathies, antipathies and
loyalties, the drive Of the ego,
the allure Of the dream, and
the desire. even If it be blind,
to be free. There Is no freedom
Of choice that does not include
freedom to choose the wrong
thing.
There is no way OF creating
and maintaining a perfect"
society without, first, imposing
upon its members an ideal Of
perfection, and then getting
rid Of all who do not share
that ideal or fail to cooperate
for its fulflllment. All Utopias
must, in logic. be. police states.
policing people into perfect
happiness. Policemen with
clubs and pistols, policemen
licensing this and forbidding
that. psychological policemen,
using more subtle and devas-
tating methods TO keep people
from getting ideas into their
heads.
There Is the Utopia Of
Heaven. to which only the
good, we are told, 60, where
they are transformed into an
gels. and ruled (if they need to
be ruled) by God.
God. as far as ! know, Is
neither q Republican, q Demo-
crat nor . presidential eandl-
date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-28
Both Parties il Internal Trouble

which the regulars have for
the ticket. They are pleased
with the denomination Of
Nixon, but they keep saying
the White House leadership
is the same as under the
Democrats and that there isn't
much to choose between the
two candidates. Some Of these
Republicans will vote for Ike
reluctantly. but what's inn
portant is that too many OF
them will not work as enthusi-
astically or as theoretically
as they did in 1852 when Taft
led them In the final weeks
Of the campaign.
II the liberals had de-
liberately contrived TO split
the Republican Party and cool
enthusiasm for 1t among the
regulars. they couldn't have
done a better job than they
have done. For. by echoing the
voices Of liberal" Democrats
in the North. instead Of stand
ing firmly on conviction and
lighting it out against the
unsoundness Of the so-called
liberal" approach, these
liberal" Republicans have I'M
Willingly weakened their own
party organizations which for
q long time have been sustained
BY conservatives.
If Ike wins this campaign,
1t viii be by a close vote. If
he loses, 1t may be that the
Democratic tide will be Of
landslide proportions. There
Is no chance Of q landslide
for Eisenhower.
It's q tough fight for the
Republicans because at present
they do not seem to be in
creasing the regular vote.
While the delegates to the
convention at San Francisco
showed real unity, the rank
and-file Republicans still are
far from happy, and many
will not vote at all.
The President has an OPP
portunity in his speeches still
to set forth his dynamic
conservative" program and to
emphasize the relatively great
er importance Of his stand on
basic economic issues than on
fringe" issues and thus to
minimize the disaffection.
There still is a chance dra-
matically to remind the con-
servatives Of what the certain
return Of Truman-Acheson
policies will mean to business
II Stevenson wins - as indi-
Gated by the D mocratic
nominees own addresses. Men
like Senator Bricker Of Ohio
and Senator Dirksen Of nli-
nois can do more good In this
campaign to win back conser-
vative votes than is generally
imagined.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-28
DORIS FLEEsoN
Eisenhower Visits Illinois

c. @. reports. too, that Dirk
sen supported Eisenhower IS
per cent on foreign policy and
70 per cent on domestic issues.
He opposed the President on
only s per cent Of the roll-call
votes.
This is not the first instance
Of his fast footwork. In the
House he had been enormously
helpful to internationalists.
He turned to the right with
equal speed and zeal when he
ran for Senator with the sup
port Of the Chicago Tribune.
President Eisenhower took
Adlai Stevenson's home State
away from him in 1852 by
more than 100000 majority.
Republicans contend he is
equally popular now, on the
peace issue. especially.
There still exists a far right
faction which regards him as
no better than a New Dealer.
Illinois farmers are hurting
and in consequence the farm
implement machinery business
which bulks large in the State
is suffering. There are other
distressed areas. including the
coal industry.
Democrats are counting, too,
on the scandals which they
are making major issue. It
Is . rare pleasure for them
that this time the villains are
not from Democratic Chicago,
but they have their fingers
crossed about that.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-28

The din Of the electoral
campaign is diverting atten-
ton from momentous inter-
national developments which
may have more far-reaching
effects on our national life
tn an rigid versus flexible
parity or who killed cock robin.
American and foreign diplo-
mats in Washington are even
more disturbed over the re-
newed love feast between
Khrushchev and Tito than
over the Suez Canal crisis.
On September 10, Comrade
Khrushchev arrived in Bel
grade without any fanfare.
He was received at the airport
BY Tito. An ofhcial COM
munique said the Soviet lead
err had come to Yugoslavia for
a rest. He and Tito went
hunting and fishing" at the
marshal's retreat on the is
land Of Brioni in the Adriatic.
They remained in seclusion
for a whole week.
Apparently the two former
members Of the MVD did not
have enough Of each others
company. They decided to con-
tinue their talks In Moscow. A
short announcement from Bel
grade stated on Thursday that
Marshal Tito would accom-
pany Khrushchev back TO the
USSR also for q rest"
When heads Of states visit
each other it Is never for re-
Taxation. This is even more
true when the heads of states
are Communists.
Diplomats in Washington
see in these visits ominous
signs Of the formation Of q new
Peiping-New Delhi Cairo Bel
grade Moscow axis intended
eventually to embrace and put
into the Communist orbit most
OF Asia and Africa. They sus-
pect that the foundation of
such a new constellation was
established at Brioni and it
requires further private con-
sultation with the other lumi-
naries in the Kremlin.
Such an axis would be far
more threatening to the free
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-28
DAVID LAWRENCE

The campaign has gone far
enough already to establish
the fact that both parties are
in serious trouble internally.
1t means disunity and con-
fusion in Congress. no matter
which presidential candidate
Is elected. 1t points up to a
major crisis in American gov
eminent beginning In January.
Judging by the heavy mail
this correspondent has re-
ceived in the last three weeks
from all parts Of the country.
the disaffection in the Dem
ocratic Party in the South is
far more extensive than has
hitherto been conceded, and
there is a deeper cleavage than
is generally known inside the
Republican Party in the North.
The bitterness Of the regular
Republicans against the So
called Liberal" Republicans,
on the ground that they have
been extolling New Dealism
and wrecking their own party
to the delight of the radical
Democrats, is also far more
extensive than this writer had
believed.
There are many Republicans
who have been alienated by the
liberals" inside the Republic
can ranks and who now say
there's no difference between
the parties and hence they
don't intend to vote at all.
AS for personalities, the
steady decline Of Adlai Ste
venson in his speeches from q
position Of principle and ap-
parent conviction on public
policies to one Of thickness
and mud-slinging on the
stump is perhaps the most
significant thing that is turn
ing up in the criticisms from
Democrats. They say he Is,
indeed. a new" Stevenson
q growing disappointment to
many who voted for him in
1852. Personalities, however,
are less important nowadays
than organization support, and
the labor unions are giving
Stevenson plenty of help to
offset his losses.
On the other side, while
there is a decline in President
Eisenhower's political popu-
larity, especially in certain de-
pressed areas here and there
where economic conditions are
not good, there is no material
change in his personal popu-
larlty. People still like Ike"
even though his majorities in
several States that he carried
in 1852 will go down precipi-
tously this time and some Of
them may be wiped out alto
gether.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-28
CONSTANTINE BROWN
New Peril From Communists

are chiefly interested in MAIN
tanning the remainder Of their
colonial empires and not the
slightest In stopping the
march Of Russia and COM
munism. This disbursement
in West Germany is translated
into a sit-down strike in re-
gard to creation Of a strong
army to support the already
weakened NATO forces and in
an increasing desire on the
part Of the opponents Of
Chancellor Adenauer to talk
business" with the Russians.
The probable creation Of q
new axis extending from China
across the Soviet Union to the
Indian Ocean and the Eastern
Mediterranean can have dis
astrous consequences for the
free nations in Europe. Amer
lea and the Far East. Its Red
members are expected to pre-
sent 1t in the most favorable
light--a union Of peace-loving
nations intent on doing away
with remaining colonialism and
dedicated to the liberation Of
peoples and destruction Of OPP
pressing capitalism.
It is unlikely that in the
present disturbed and uncer-
tain world conditions the
Vests warnings that all this
is a trap to remove freedom
and free enterprise from the
rest Of the world will be
needed.
The peoples in Africa and
Asia know the Importance Of
power, and they will go with
the group which shows muscles.
Our theology Of patience and
calm and our philosophy of
urging peace regardless of cir
cumstances finds few adherents
among the Asiatics. In this,
rather than in the physical
strength Of the new axis.
which seems now to be in a .
formative period, lies the
threat to the free world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-28

The Democratic Party, as
represented by Adlai and Estes,
apparently sees itself in the
role Of God. capable Of wash
ing away all tears from our
eyes through the benevolence
Of the Federal Government.
The big corporations are a
menace and have the Govern
ment in their grip. we are told.
The 'little man"-the small
business man and farmer--are
being hurt. A change Of gov
eminent will change all this.
Big business and little business
will flourish in equal prosper
ity. Big farmers and little
farmers alike viii share equally
in the manufacturing prosper
ity. Big unionism will become
bigger than ever, of course tor-
ganized labor is the people).
and big government, bigger
and bigger, will benevolently
protect US all and the inhabi-
tants Of the farthest reaches
Of the isles of the seas besides.
All this will add up to "the
New America" where there will
be no sorrow, no poverty, no
strife. no crushing" toll, ever
expanding production along
with stable prices. dynamic
private enterprise operating
under gentle and aIl-wise con-
troll. 50 that every person viii
get his flair share Of the ma
tional income" and there will
be universal and equal happi-
ness.
All that needs to be added
70 this picture is the promise
Of no taxes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-28
ISTANTHNE BROWN
Tito-Khrushchev Farley Her0Ids Creation
OfNewFNe-N0tion Axis Of Reds


world than the one formed
between Mussolini and Hitler
with only q few unreliable sat-
elites on its tail. It would COM
prise 10 times as many people
as that organized by the Ger
man and Italian dictators and
be far more self-supporting
because 1t is independent Of
the West In raw materials.
The Russians have acquired
remarkable industrial know
how while the Czechs and
Poles had 1t before the Mus
covites took their countries.
In the meantime the West
ern democracies have been
lulling themselves into a feel
ing that everything will be all
right and that since the death
Of Stain the USSR and her
associates are likely to become
bedfellows. The unity Of the
West--with its present capa-
bilities to counter the moves
Of Moscow and Belgrade--is
at best uncertain. The French
and British were peeved at
Americas unofficial veto when
they decided to take strong
measures against Egyptian
President Nasser's unilateral
action in Matchmaking the
Suez Canal Co.
Britain and France are said
TO have warned Washington
that the Suez naturalization
was inspired by the Muscovites
and encouraged by the Indians
whose leaders. Messrs. Nehru
and Krishna Menon, had long
talks with Col. Nasser before
he fiouted an international
treaty. But UNDERSTANDABLE
Washington could not con-
done any military action.
Main talking point Of the adj
ministration in the present
electoral campaign is the
ability Of President Eisen-
hover to keep peace in the
world and avoid any major
shootings.
The West Germans have be-
come discouraged over the
possibility of a really strong
union of the Western nations.
They feel France and Britain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-28
Cleavage Reported Among Democrats
In South and Republicans in North

What's happening inside the
Democratic Party in the South
and in the border States will
never be measured by polls or.
even finally BY the electoral
votes that virtually all the
Southern States win cast for
Stevenson. The truth is pub
lie sentiment in the South
growing out Of the "civil
rights" issue is far more an
tagonistic to Stevenson than
appears on the surface and, II
the regular Democratic leaders
in the Southern States had
said the word. the bolt to an
independent ticket this year
would have been overwhelm-
ing.
The regular Democratic
leaders in the South, however,
have persuaded themselves
that they cannot desert the
Democratic Party this time for
a variety Of practical reasons,
They see their only chance to
Illustrate "civil rights" legisla-
ton by retaining possession Of
important committee chair
manships in Congress, which
will help them in their fili-
busters inside and outside the
committees.
But while such dissension
viii not affect the Stevenson
electoral vote-which win be
nearly solid for him in the
South-the trouble inside the
Republican Party in the North
is far more serious and men
acing for Ike.
Two big surprises are In
sight. One is the small amount
Of help the Republican Party Is
going to get from the so-called
Negro vote" in the North.
This vote has been heavily
Democratic ever since the 1882
depression. 1t was strongly
Democratic in 1852, not be-
cause Of what Truman did on
civil rights" but for economic
reasons. The Republicans will
be astonished this autumn
when they ind how little they
have gained in the Northern
Negro districts despite the
political gestures made by the
President in the indignation
policy which he impulsively
ordered in the District Of
Columbia schools and in pub
lie statements enthusiastically
indorsing the Supreme Court
decision on segregation.
The other upset-as the let
tiers received by this writer
indicate-will be noted when
the regular Republican vote
is counted. The most injurious
factor to the Republicans to-
day ID the lack Of enthusiasm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-28
Democrats Seen Offering Rosy Future
Even Stevenson Couldn't Believe

For those who can believe
this sort Of thing. it's the sort
Of thing they will believe. This
columnist does not believe q
word of it, or of any other
utopian schemes with which
history is Uttered. We also
don't think Adlai Stevenson
believes it. II once he would
rather be right than President,
his ambition seems to have re-
versed itself. He is even be-
ginning to speak q language
foreign to himself, by an af-
fectation in reverse, saying
"close to home" and IT
sure do"
We do not believe in the
benef1cence Of big government,
or in the benencence Of or
CARNATIONS in general. Even
worse (from the viewpoint Of
the Utopist) we do not be-
lieve in the perfectibility Of
man. the eternal ny in the
ointment Of all such brave
new worlds. What we do be-
lieve in is the perfectibility Of
the machine. and the power of
the machine to transform the
whole Of human society into
its own image, unless opposed
by sheer human contrariness.
What we foresee unless
yehemently opposed is q SCI
entifc development to psyche
logically condition man to the
needs Of the machine and the
schemes Of the perfect state,
within which everybody VII
happily be performing his al
lctted task. physically secure
from the cradle to the
grave. his body properly chem
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TAIPEI. Formosa. Sept. %
R. - Nationalist China today
observed the 25O7th anniversary
of the birth of the great sage
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, 1956-05-16
Foster Joseph to
Get Post in Dept. of
Finunce in ST. Thos.

Foster Joseph, head of the
Finance and Accounting De
partment of Social Welfare
will be appointed Chief of the
Accounting Division of the
Department of Finance in St.
Thomas.
The position was formerly
held by Lauritz Gibbs, who re-
signed.
, 1956-05-16
Fsted Junior High TO
Present Wild Rose"
at CHS Friday Night

The Frederiksted Junior
High School will present it's
operetta wild Rose, which
proved to be a smash hit re-
Gently, at. the Christiansted
High School auditorium on
Friday night, May 10 at 8 pm.
The play made a tremendous
hit with patrons who urged
that the play be put on in
Christiansted.
Alexander Henderson, prin-
cipaI is producer and director;
Wesley Thomas is musical di-
rector.
, 1956-05-16
Peters Rest School
Present Annudl Mdy
Day Program Sunday

The faculty and students of
Peters Rest Rural school will.
present its Annual May Day.
program on Sunday, May 20,
at the Bandstand on the Chris
Itiansted wharf at 4 p. m.
Flora Cruz Of Estate Dia-
mond and Ruby has been cho-
sen by her classmates to be
crowned Queen. AS is the Gus
tom at this school, the student
is chosen on the following
points; good scholarship, at
tendance, school participation
and conduct.
The pupils of Peters Rest
school will be joined by those
from Diamond, Slob & the In
sular Training school to honor
the Queen in a musical pro-
gram to consist of songs and
Dutch, Swedish, Spanish and
Indian dances.
James O'Neal Henderson,
will be master of ceremonies.
Music for the occasion will be
furnished by Rudy Shutter
brandt and his orchestra.
The public is invited.
, 1956-05-16
Congratulations Pour
in to Station WIVI
on 4th Anniversary

Hundreds of congratulatory
messages poured into radio
station WIVI yesterday to
mark its fourth anniversary,
From early morning until
near midnight there were tele-
phone calls, messages, cards,
and gifts for the station, Mrs.
Hazel Vickers, its owner and
manager and her staff.
The station held open house
from Z to 10 pm. Several
musical groups journeyed to
the station to play selected
numbers. These include Rudy
Shulterbrandt and his orches-
ira and the Rhythm Kings
which closed the program
near II midnight.
, 1956-05-16
Governor Demands
Explanation 81 Bon
on Felix's Speech

Governor Gordon has de
manded a full report, from
Acting. Commissioner of Pub
lie Safety George Matthias
as to his reason for banning a
radio address scheduled to be
delivered over VISTA by
Chief Of Police Otis Felix.
Copies Of the speech were
sent to all newspapers in the
Virgin Islands and it was to
have been rebroadcast by
WIVI in St. Croix.
, 1956-05-16
Department OF mi.
Releases $266. 900 for
Essen. Expenditures

Governor Gordon has been
advised by cablegram that
$3.50, 900 from internal reve-
nue. funds, which had earlier
been placed in a budgetary re-
serve, had been released for.
essential expenditures by the
Continued on page 4
, 1956-05-16
Miss Dolores Mordles
Gets Degree ut Univ.
Of British Columbia

Of British Columbia
Miss Dolores Morales of St.
Croix, received her bachelors
degree in social work at the
University Of British Column
bia on Monday, May a.
Miss Morales studied under
a United Nations scholarship.
She is the only Virgin Island
er at the University and has
attracted attention by her out
standing work and general de-
pertinent. Her picture appears
in "The Vancouver Province"
a daily paper published there,
with an article by Nikk Moir.
Miss Morales, who was train
ed at St. Mary's and finished
at the Christiansted High
School, graduated with a B.A.
from Xavier University in
New Orleans. She came back
to st. Croix and was with the
Department Of Social Welfare
until she received the UN
scholarship.
The correspondent asked
how did she get along with
teenagers when she was SO
young herself? To which Miss
Morales replied that she was,
in years, closer to their pro-
b1ems and "they like to have
someone listen to them sym
pathetically" is how she 'ex-
plains her methods of coming
to grips with delinquents.
Miss Morales will continue
her studies for her Masters
if the UN scholarship is re-
newed; otherwise she will re-
turn here in August.
Her older sister, whom she
adores, who became her guar
dian since their mother died,
is Mrs. John Phaire, the for
mer Mary Andrews, a top
notch seamstreSs. q
, 1956-05-16
Three Youths Get / Yr,
eQch for Bugldrv;
Joseph Pleads Guilty

Three youths, Juan Jacobs,
Gilberto Jacobs and Segundo
Mercado, were found guilty of
burglary in the second de-
gree and two charges Of grand
larceny and given one year
each at Richmond Peniten-
tiary.
Leroy Anselmo Richards
was found guilty of aggravat-
ed assault and battery for
slashing Raymond Bates, in
error. He was given six
months-in jail.
The case against c.. Lloyd
w. Joseph for aggravated as
sault and battery on his wife
was compromised after she in
dictated to the Court that she
had received satisfaction. JOS
eph pleaded guilty to the 9th
er two charges--that of aggra-
waited assault and battery on
Lloyd Canegata and possession
of an unlicensed gun.
Judge Herman E. Moore
continued his case until the
next session of the court. He
was represented by Attorney
Warren Young.
The motion for retrial in
the case of Julio Cardona will
be argued on Thursday morn
ing by Attorney Almeric
Christian.