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Evening star., 1956-03-24
Disputes Club

Gen. Sir John Club gave
an account of recent Arab
history that many would con-
slider colored.
It was not the Arabs alone
who aided the British in the
conflict with the Turks during
World War I. Zionists the
world over formed a Jewish
Legion which was quite ef-
fective. 1t was the presence of
this legion IN the Middle East.
as well as the sympathetic
support of Jews living in the
lands of the Central Powers.
that prompted Lord Balfour to
make his famous declaration.
In it he promised Palestine
to the Jews as a national
homeland.
The territory that was to
become this homeland origi-
nally contained upwards of
10000 square miles but was
Whitfield down to 1000. The
area included what later
became the state of Jordan.
The British set up this new na-
ton, as a kingdom under the
Amir Abdullah, in the twenties.
Naturally it was subservient
to them. 1t must have been
too distasteful for Gen. Glubb
to mention this elementary
fact in his account: Britain
makes a pledge and almost
before the ink is dry renegeS
on it.
Sir John mentions the role
of the Arab Legion in keeping
Syria in line during World
War II, but characteri5tically
fails to mention the support
that the Jewish settlement in
Palestine gave to the Allies.
Hardy Jewish pioneers. ia
miliar with the upfriendly ter
rain, reconnoitered the deserts
of Northern Africa for Mont
gomery. Many of them fought
in his armies. The Jewish
colony served as a supply base
for the Allies in the Middle
East. Even in the Syrian ven-
ture, it was a handful of
Jewish scouts who early one
morning seized the bridge lead
ing to the former French man
date, holding it against great
odds until the British troops
could arrive and cross.
Gen. Glubb himself points
to the unrellability of the
many Arab states that SYM
pathized with Germany and
Italy during World War II.
when he contrasts their atti-
tude with Jordan's friendly
disposition.
DIR. L. NJ. Court.
Evening star., 1956-03-24
Cyprus Air TroveI
Banned Tomorrow

NICOSIA, Cyprus. Mar. "a
up. - Cyprus authorities today
banned all commercial plane
flights IN and out of Cyprus
tomorrow as part of the strict
precautions against possible vio-
lence on Greek independence
day
Tomorrow will be the 135th
anniversary of Greek independ-
ence from Turkey.
Only a few minor incidents
have been reported in the past
48 hours. but observers said they
feared pro-Greek Cypriots were
preparing for widespread moves
tomorrow against British rule.
Five incoming and outgoing
commercial flights come under
the ban on planes tomorrow.
The order will completely close
the security sensitive airport.
Official sources refused to con-
firm or deny reports that a
curfew will be clamped down
all day tomorrow.
Evening star., 1956-03-24
.NewHospitoICIinic
Dedication Today

Religious and labor union Of
ficials here were to participate
today in the dedication of a
'$150,000 diagnostic clinic in
corporated in the New Provi-
dence Hospital in memory of the
late CIO president Philip Muir
ray.
The Most Rev. Patrick A.
O'Boyle, Archbishop of Wash
ington. will participate in the
ceremonies at which John A,
Reilly. president of the Provi-
dence Hospital Board will speak.
The clinic was included in the
new hospital at Twelfth and
Varnum streets NE, under a
grant made by the Philip Muir
ray Foundation.
The new hospital will be dedi-
Gated tomorrow at 4 pm, and
will begin operation. April 5. 1t
replaces the old hospital build
ing at Second and D streets Sc.
Evening star., 1956-03-24
Party Leaders in Congress Cropping for
New Strategy; Kefouver Is Ruled Out

If all of this seems to leave
out the now most widely pub
licized figure in the Demo-
cratic Party-Estes Kefauver.
himself-then that describes
exactly the aims of Democratic
Party leaders in Congress,
strange as that may seem.
They won't even think of his
nomination as an alternative
even though they may be
forced to it in time. Not a
single party leader in Congress
will rise to champion his NOM
ination.
That certainly is a handicap
to the Senator at this stage
though it might eventually
give him his biggest role yet
as peoples candidate against
the Bosses" since the party
bosses of Congress are about as
big bosses as you can find.
He is. however, clearly no
unifying ingredient.
The problem that the Demo-
cratic Party faces is beginning
to emerge.
At the outset it may be said
that party leaders are about
resigned to the likelihood of a
third party in the South, a
split-off in perhaps the Inter
position" States, which would
be similar to the 1948 Dixie
crat movement, this one grow
ing out of the Supreme Court
school integration decision. If
some Southern leaders are
bent upon this, then no candi-
date of the regular Democratic
Party would be able to satisfy
them and stop such bolt.
Conceding that. the aim of
responsible party leaders is to
hold as much of the South, as
many of the Southern people.
as possible in the party. Adlai
Stevenson had been regarded
as the best instrument for
that. His Minnesota setback
has revived an earlier project.
Evening star., 1956-03-24

set of his supplementary ex-
position of the manifesto" )"
yielded time to Senator Leh-
man to protest the South's
reaction.
Following the South Caro-
linian's logical speech, only
three Senators were heard -
Morse, Humphrey and Neu-
berger, speaking in support OF
the decision" of May II, 1854.
Morse is the legislator who
was elected by one party for
a particular job and while in
office switched to the other
side. Humphrey is the indi-
viduaI who disrupted the
Philadelphia Democratic con-
vention in 1948, causing Ala
bamans to walk out, the re-
sulting split producing the
four State Dixiecrat success.
Neuberger is the freshman who
has all the answers for every
thing.
If these critics of the South
on that day are representative
of the North's best thought,
heaven help the United States!
Richard L. Fefdman.
Evening star., 1956-03-24
THOMAS L. STOKES

The serious threat to Adlai
Stevenson's. denomination in
herent in Senator Kefauver's
Minnesota primary victory has
created confusion among
Democratic leaders in Con-
greSs who have assumed con-
siderable influence in direc-
tion of the party. as is
customary when a Republican
is in the White House. They
speak with even greater au-
thority than usual because the
party controls and manages
Congress.
The confusion. which has
produced numerous schemes
and dreams, is due to the fact
that party leaders here had
come to accept Adlai Steven
sons denomination as likely
and were making their calcula-
tions upon it. Now they find
it in the very doubtful cate
CORY, even though he still
might recoup.
Most disturbing in contem-
plating the possibility of his
elimination is lat Adlai
Stevenson had come to be re-
garded as the best bet to keep
the Democratic Party together
during its present crisis. or as
nearly together as is possible
for complete unity is recog-
nized as well-nigh hopeless.
The anxiety on this score
has had two effects: % To
wake up his sponsors and
friends, which include impor-
tant figures in Congress, to
do everything possible to see
that he gets every chance. to
come back in the now critical
Florida MAY 29) and Califor-
MIA June 81 primary tests
with the Tennessee Senator;
(2) to stir up consideration of
other candidates and new po-
litical schemes to meteor
capitaliZe-the vacuum if the
Stevenson candidacy should
flicker out.
Evening star., 1956-03-24
Moscow Masquerade

Our people should not be
playing the role of Little Red
Riding Hood in judging the
antics and mouthings of su-
percomic Khrushchev. What
ever mask or costume he is
wearing today. he is still the
same bad wolf.
The party line is merely this:
The Communists, having no
sanctity of any nature, will
disclose to the Western world
the miserable deeds and car
rion of yesterdays hero. Build
up domestic standards and
create the illusion. at home and
abroad, that they are men of
good will and peaceful inten-
ton. Garry on good will" in
filtration, both economic and
political, in the so-called CO.
lonial areas. Perfect invincible
Evening star., 1956-03-24
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Southern Democrats hint they may form third party.
Democrats give If they can't lick Eisenhower
they'll lick each other
Adla Stevenson plain unucky. He always to
get involved those unfortunate elections where
body is running against him.
The Senate debates methods changing election of
Presidents Ike would prefer limit each candidate single
TV show--followed by show of hands.
Estes Kefauver famed the warrior who scalped
egghead Let's hope the yoke is not on him.
The Census Bureau lists 7432,000 employees Federal
State and local payo The number of
however, is unknown-and unsung.
An the United States is spending IS billion
year research We're moving that scientists figure
why obsolete before make it,
Secretary Dulles reports the Nation his trip to Asia
He had tough time Try he would he couldn't persuade the
exclusive rights giving them
Evening star., 1956-03-24
POSTAGE and Deficits

Did you ever hear of an
Agriculture Department def
cit" or a Defense Department
deficit" or, in fact, a deficit"
for any Federal agency except
the Post Office Department?
Why is it that all Government
departments cost money to
operate and yet only the Post
Office is said to operate at a
deficit? The reason must be
that the Post Office RECEIVERS
a greater share of its cost than
any other department, taking
in over $2.5 billion annually
toward its So billion cost. But
large income does not make a
business out of a service.
Isn't The Star guilty of
swallowing false propaganda
in writing cPostage and Def
cts" March 17 of "the postal
deficit? Your mistake is that
you have accepted without
question the present Post
master Generals philosophy
that the postal service is a
business. How can the Post
Office be considered a business
when 80 per cent Of its $4,000
branches operate at loss.
when a letter can be sent to
the remotest mail address
thousands of miles away for
the same price as delivery
across the street? How can
an operation so ridden with
politics, and headed by the
former chairman of the Re-
publican National Committee,
be considered a business?
Would any business give free
service to the blind, free de-
livery within the county of
publication for newspapers,
cut prices for charitable Or
ganizations, religious and edu-
cational publications? All of
these practices are clearly de-
sirable in the public interest.
Their adoption proves that
fundamentally, and despite its
large income, the Post Office is
a public service and not a
business.
Since the postal system is
a service. Congress ought to
make appropriations to meet
its costs, and put a stop to
the propaganda about a pos
tai deficit" suspect the public
is willing to pay for postal
service through taxes, just as
has been done practically every
year since Ben Franklin's day.
Rate increase would make a
lot of people mad for no good
purpose except to glorify the
ambitious but misguided Post
master General.
A. p Mills
Evening star., 1956-03-24
BY the Associated Press

The head of New York SYM
Iphony orchestra says there is
mo basis in fact" to allegations
of communism against some of
its members. These charges
caused the State Department to
cancel a projected new goodwill
tour by the concert group, which
it sent to Asia last year.
! David Walter, chairman of
the board of the Symphony of
the Air. suggested there may
have been one or two disgruntled
people who were peeved and set
this thing in motion"
Mr.. Walter made this COM
ment in New York after dis
closure of the situation last night
in publication by the House APP
preparations Committee of secret
testimony it took last week.
! Robinson McIlvaine, Deputy
Assistant Secretary of State for
public affairs, testified the FB1
had uncovered derogatory infor-
nation on about 80 persons in
the 100-member symphony of
the air. This musical group, now
playing on a free-lance basis,
formerly was under leadership
of Arturo Toscanini and was
heard on the National Broad
casting Co. network.
80 on Suspect List
Committee aides said only
nine of the 30 suspect persons
were on a similar orchestra trip
last year under the State De-
partment's cultural relations
program aimed at countering red
propaganda.
/ Mr. McIlvaine-who said the
orchestra'S swing through the
Orient last summer was a great
succeSs"-told the Congressman
something happened to this
orchestra on its return" from the
SiX-Week tour.
Following the FBI report, he
said, I'VE Cancelled the project"
which called for another trip by
the orchestra this fall. The last
one cost the Government $751;
005. testimony showed.
! Representative Rooney, Demo-
crat of New York, an appropria-
tions committee member, said
it was he who sent derogatory
information about some mem
bers of the orchestra to State
Department security officers last
January 18.
Called Vicious Red
In the resulting FBI investi-
CATION, the committee was told.
FBI agents were informed a
"leftist group" had taken control
Iof the orchestra after its return
from the Far East. The investi-
gators also heard that one off,
cial on the management side of
the orchestra was "a vicious
Communist who loathed any
thing American" Mr.. Rooney
put into the committee record
these and other allegations to
Evening star., 1956-03-24
Repercussions of Minnesota Vote

That is to rally the "moder-
ateS" in the South around a
Southern figure. For this role
Senator Lyndon Johnson OF
Texas, party floor leader, now
is being put forward.
This moderate" South
ern movement built about
Senator johnson is not single
in purpose, at least in the
eyes of some of its support
ers. Some of those actively
involved never were for Adlai
Stevenson, though willing to
accept him rather than either
Senator Kefauver or Gov.
Averell Hartman of New
York. They see the prospect
now, should the Stevenson
candidacy wither away, Of
them blocking Senator Ke-
fauver in turn and nominate
ing a compromise candidate
of conservative inclination as
a step to recapture the party
for the conservatives. Some
even envisage Senator john
son as a candidate. though
not he on account of his
heart attack last summer.
Such candidate could
never win an election for the
Democrats. That just doesn't
happen. And here is where
another big element enters
the picture-not strong in
Congress, but dominant in the
Nation outside of the South.
This is the liberal or progress
Sive wing of the party prev
alent in the North and West
which was the dominating in
f1uence in the Roosevelt and
Truman election victories and
administrations.
For leadership they can look
to a professional, former
President Truman, who will
speak for them about a 1856
candidate.
From all of this we may
expect plenty of conflict. and
plenty of excitement, at the.
convention in Chicago Begin
ing August 20.
Evening star., 1956-03-24
Irish Unity
Mildred Mugridge.

Two writer's of letters to The
Star have made the mistake
of believing that Irish unity
would force an unjust coercion
of Protestants.
There are always majorities
and minorities in all nations.
The true concept of the nation
must take them all in, or else
fail in it's civil duty. There
must be no idea of permanent
majoritieS united against per-
manent minorities.
The Irish concept of nation
hood upholds this principle.
Wolfe Tone, Robert Emmet.
Charles Stewart Parnell and
Douglas Hyde, the first Presi-
dent of the Irish Republic,
were Protestants. The. Irish
concept of nationhood includes
everyone within the shores of
Ireland. Catholics and Prot
estantS can celebrate st. Pat
rick's Day without reservation.
The six-county celebration
of the battle of the Boyne can
not of its very nature apply to
everyone within the confines
of the six counties. This
Northern Ireland national hol-
iday does not represent a VIC
tory of a united territory
against another territory, but
rather defeat of Ireland as a
whole. 1t is garrison con-
cept," not a national con-
cept."
The real discrimination that
exists in Ireland is against the
"a per cent nationalist popula-
ton in Northern Ireland,
whose crime is to know the
full history of the land they
live in, and to believe in the
all inclusive idea of nation
,ality.
r. v. C. Herbst.
Evening star., 1956-03-24
Measures Dixie's Critics

A measure OF men in the
news is provided in the record
of Senate happenings on
March IL when Senator George
presented the Southern Con-
gresSmen's manifesto" on
Supreme Court decisions"
versus legal decisions and
States Rights. Senator George.
venerated veteran defender of
democracy, was accorded his
right to read the Southern
protest, which at that time
carried the signatures of 19
Senators from II States. or
about one-fifth of the entire
Senate. Senator Johnson, ma
jority leader, and Senator
Knowland, minority leader.
facilitated the presentation by
appropriate parliamentary ac-
tions. Senator Thurmond, a
former Governor, at the out
Evening star., 1956-03-24
Schoolgirl Cited for Knowing
How to Treut an Injury

her convictions" early January 8,
Miss O'Connell was on her way
| to school, the Sacred Heart Aca-
denny. when she came across a
woman who had injured her leg
badly in a fall A passerby was
about to apply a tourniquet.
Miss O'Connell, however, reali-
zed that was the wrong thing to
do under the circumstances and
talked the passerby out of doing
it.
Later, an ambulance doctor
said the tourniquet might have
done irreparable harm.
Mrs. Sara M. Larmer. a Provi-
dence Hospital nurse, nominated
Miss O'Connell for the award
after seeing a card in a street.
car publicizing the Soroptimist
program.
Evening star., 1956-03-24

A teenager was cited today fol
her knowledge of first aid ano
the courage of her convictions
in an act of mercy.
She is Miss Anne Marie
O'Connell, daughter of Mr.. ano
Mrs. John M. O'Connell, 72os
Garland avenue, Takoma Park
Md.
Mrs. Ethel M. Fistere, presi-
dent of the Soroptimist Interna-
tional of Washington, this morn
ing presented Miss O'Connel
with the Soroptimist Certificate
of Recognition at the O'Connell
home.
1t stated that Miss O'Connel
displayed unusual presence oi
mind, as well as the courage oi
Evening star., 1956-03-24
for u. ).
Gains Noted

CHICAGO, Mar. % (P>. - An
adviser to President Eisenhower
said yesterday that the Russian
shift to an economic world Of
fensive has opened for the
United States "a new and vast
area of maneuver."
c D. Jackson, vice president
of Time, Inc, told a luncheon
meeting of the Executives Club
of Chicago that the posthumous
purge of former Soviet leader
Josef Stain is designed TO elm
mate the idea of dictatorship
and establish the power and
glory of collective leadership
The United States opportunity,
he said, can be realized in actual
comparison of economic develop
ment in the next 10 years be-
tween nations accepting Soviet
aid and those assisted by the
United States. He quoted The
Washington Star to emphasize
his point.
/ Cites Soviet Problem
! Mr.. Jackson said that when
Khruschev made his three-hour
secret speech to the Goth con-
gress of the Communist Party
on February 25, the problem Of
the Soviet leadership was now
to estab blish collective leadership
when for decades the name. the
picture, the myth and the mys-
tique of Stain dominated the
Soviet Union and the Soviet
empire.
Mr.. Jackson said we should
realize that "a new and vast
area of maneuver has been
opened up for us, within which,
If our leaders display wisdom,
courage, imagination and follow
Ithrough-and if we are willing
Loyalty and maybe expensively to
support their leadership -- this
could be the beginning of the
end"
Refers to Article
Mr.. Jackson concluded: II
know of no one who has stated
the Soviet challenge and the re-
Iquired United States response
better than Prof. Walt Rostow
of Massachusetts, Institute of
Technology lin a recent article
in The Washington Star, writ
ten on February 27, two days
after the close of the Goth con-
gress of the Communist Party,
when he said:
IF we are prepared to con-
tinue to block off, at whatever
cost, every avenue of Communist
military venture: if we demon
Istrate over the next decade that
the free societies and free econ
iomieS can grow more rapidly
than their Communist counter
parts; if we can demonstrate
that the national aspirations for
dignity and independence can be
progressively satisfied in a free
world, led by the United States
then the successors of the pres
ent generation of Soviet leaders
may decide that a true peace
abroad and a true devotion to
the welfare of the Russian
peoples at home, is the only ra-
Itional course open to them"
Evening star., 1956-03-24
Trumonisms

So Stain, the Soviet demi-
god, was really torturer and
mass murderer, according to
his former toady and syco-
phant, Khrushchev! In that
case the moon-faced Malenkov.
for many years Stalin's con-
fidential personal secretary,
now visiting in England, must
have been an accessory to his
treacheries, his shootings and
his stabbings.
Stain, the spiderlike aSsas-
sin, is the character about
whom, with his usual discern
ment, Harry S. Truman said,
Il like good old joe
A plaque should be cast,
immortalizing this remark in
deathless bronze along with
that other classic utterance
that the Alger Hiss case was
lust a red herring" and en-
shrined in the Truman Library
at Independence. Mo.
Near this plaque I suggest
a glass case exhibiting the
original copy of Mr.. T1umanS
letter praising and thanking
the late Harry Dexter White.
Franklin Ford.
Evening star., 1956-03-24
Red InfiItrotion Denied
In Symphony Of Air

the FBI by unnamed informants
who made the last tour
Mr.. Walter, the orchestra s
board chairman, said it is mot
true" that there was leftist senti-
ment in the group after it came
back. He added that ito the best
Of my knowledge, we have never
had anything remotely resem-
bling political or anti-American
comment"
Evening star., 1956-03-24

forces carrying out aggression
by threat if not in fact. Pre-
pare for world capitulation (to
them in 1866.
Look for the fulfillment of
Revelations, xvi, 16, in 1866.
In that year there will be a
generation Of Russian youth
which was not born on We
day. James w. Boyer, Jr.
Evening star., 1956-03-24
Fishwoys

The attitude of the District
Engineer Office regarding fish
ways appears to be ridiculous.
The people of the District of
Columbia will be the bene-
ficiarieS of the water to be
provided bys the dam they
propose to build; therefore it
should logically follow they
would assume the cost of the
fishways, which certainly ap-
pear to be necessary. To over
look tbe fishways because of
monetafy reasons shows short
vision in regard to the con-
servation of fish.
Helen NJ. Smith.
Evening star., 1956-03-24
LETTERS TO THE STAR

tinue to seek to eliminate
racial discrimination from the
Metropolitan Police Boys Club.
Albert Mindlin,
Chairman, Civil Rights
Committee, D. c. Chap
ter, American Veterans
Committee.