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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-15

JIMMY OleCSCn OF BalJlmOre
hailed from Maine to Florida a.
a stake bowler, scored the big.
gest victory of his duckpin career
last night when he won the SIS
annual Howard Campbell Classic
!, Before he began the 15-gamt
test, it was not generally known
that Dietsch had never won G
tournament with an award al
; high as $500. Five times he'c
come close in the big ones. But
afterward he had earned the
highest place in duckpins-the
National No. / ranking.
/ Dietsch was made consciou:
of his rating before the firing
started last night.
1 Live up to it," somebody said
He did, in most becoming
manner. At the end of the first
Iflve-game block, rolled at the
King Pin, he was we'll down
in the field of "a, which included
virtually all of the topnotcherS
of Washington. Baltimore and
Virginia and the majority of the
first 10 in the National rankings
With a set of 632, he was only
a modest threat.
In the second session, at
Hyattsville, he stepped up the
pace. although rolling under
difficulties when a disabled pin
setting machine held him up for
an hour. Here he shot 686 to
move into second place behind
Harold 1nnan, a. popular Wash
ington entrant, who had rolled
500 and CAT for a 1896 total, %
sticks better than Dietsch.
In the finale, at Bladensburg,
the tournament became a hot
race down to, the wire, with half
a dozen bowelrs in the thick of
1T. With the pressure on tight
in the final game, Dietsch re-
sponded with a game CT ISL.
That did it. His set was 666 for
I a 15-game score of 1884, an
average of 1924. His prize was
$500 plus a trophy.
Inman, % pins behind, was
second for $3.50. His sets were
500. SAT and 6l5 for 1861.
Into third place rolled south
paw Dave Volk of Baltimore and
his was a noteworthy perform
ance. Volk. defending champion,
was going for an unprecented
third straight victory in the
event. After shooting 584 in the
opening block, he apparel def
nitely out of the running. But
he bounced back with a 7O3 for
the biggest set of the tourna-
ment and finished with 666 for
1858, only eight pins behind In
man. In the 1903. Volk's games
ranged from 119 to 1853.
Cletus Pannell, captain of the
champion Chevy Chase team Of
the District Major League ano
a "bowler's bowler" wound UP
fourth ct 1913 with sets of 635
663 and 645.
Joe Rabel Of Norfolk, runner
up in the last National Match
Game Championship, finished
fifth after leading the pack in
the first block with 701. Only
he and Volk topped 700 in any
of the sessions. Rabels other
counts were 631 and $50 fol-
1922.
Others in the major payof
were Alb Barnhart, swiftballeI
from HageEstown, at 1919; Ger.
ny Stair, 1916, and Fosco Fat
torini, 1915. For two stanzas
Fattorini was in a fair way OF
pulling perhaps the outstanding
upset in the tournaments his
tory Going into the windup
he was averaging 1881, with tai.
lies of 657 and 674, but the
genial Fosco finally fell into nor.
NAL stride and finished with q
584.
The first eight places paid
from $500 to s27. Block award.
of SIS fell to Harry Bollinger
Westminster. Md, 698 Waite,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-15

Leading scorers :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-09
Will DuIIes-Chou Farley Be Held?

American forces to defend the
outpoSts of Formosa.
1t is too early for the poll
ticians. who returned to Wash
ington last week. to predict
the nature of the electoral
campaign. But it can be said
that most Of the Republican
legislators are uneasy and
nervous despite their public
self-conf1dence that peace and
prosperity" will bring them
back to Office.
They know that they will
have to reckon with more
headaches than in 1852. While
the continuation of prosperity
is in our hands, the question
of peace cannot be decided by
America alone.
Judging by the concentra-
ton of forces and military
preparations which are going
on in Southern China, armed
aggression against the Ma
tionalists cannot be discounted.
In an ATTEMPT to avoid such a
risk, possibly at the height OF
the campaign. some Republic
can strategists are moved to
consider the advisability Of
Secretary Dulles meeting with
Chou En-lai.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-09
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

President Eisenhower holds his first conference since
his illness. Thank you, Mr. Candidatei
Republican conservative you read that State-of
the message Key West? Second Republican
servative Yeah First knew that Harry Truman still
down there"
Grace Kelly she'll raise big family with Prince
Rainier tiny will be the only royal family in the
world with children than subjects.
Ribcof Of Connecticut Mr. Stevenson for
President Ada far in 'front.' Democrat catch
him fact the Mr.. Eisenhower is acting lately no
Democrat will want to-
Director shouldn't call police officers
cops" Dragnet theme Dunn de- dunn dum This is the
city, Valley. Pennsylvania My names Thursday I'm
a constable"
Modern definition Of New Dealer fellow who wants the
Democrats they Eisenhower Eisenhower
Russia aid to Liberia Russia is beating us at our
own game Before know It, She be making two
enemies to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-09

Secretary OF State Dulles is
under increasing pressure from
our friends in the United Ma
tons and also from important
quarters in Washington to
meet Com m unist China S,
Premier Chou En-lai this
spring in order to avoid a
disastrous" clash in the For
mosa straits with serious
repercussions on our electoral
campaign.
For the time being, accord
ing to qualified sources, the
Secretary of State is sticking
to his guns. He maintains
that nothing has happened on
the international scene to
Justify change in his con-
tention that such a meeting
would serve no useful purpose.
The Com unists have
broken the armistice terms in
Korea many more times than
have been made public. Wash
ington authorities have felt
obliged to shut their eyes to
these demonstrations because
they could see that nothing
practical would be achieved by
making fuss over them.
Similar instances of bad faith
have occurred in Indo-China
where We are only indirectly
interested.
The negotiations at Geneva
between United States Ambas-
sador johnson and Chinese
Representative Wang. which
started last August. are still
stalemated. The Communists
have not kept their promise to
free all the Americans whom
they are holding in China.
They want to use the remain
ing hostages to force a meeting
between Mr.. Dulles and Chou
En-lai.
On the other side Of the
picture there is a definite de-
terioration Of our position in
the United Nations in regard
to Free China. In the past we
have been able to muster suf-
ficient votes in that organ
ization to shelve any Musco-
vite attempt to unseat our
Nationalist Chinese ally. But
the situation looks bleaker
now.
Out of the Is new members
accepted last month in the
U. N. we can count on only
Spain. Portugal and Ireland to
oppose the seating of the
Felplng regime.
1taly's position is uncertain.
While the Italian government
shares many of dur views, it
must reckon with the large
number Of Communists inside
and outside of parliament.
Furthermore it is in the pro-
cess of concluding some eco
nomic agreements with Com
munist China.
There seems to be no doubt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-09
Increasing Pressure Put on Secretary
For Spring Talks on Far East Situation
CONSTANTINE BROWN

that whatever government
France may have in the near
future. it will recognize the
Peiping regime. The conserva-
tive Premier Faure stated be-
fore the election that he would
do so. Under these conditions
it is certain that France will
vote with the Soviet-Asian-
Arab bloc. This bloc is sup
ported by Britain and a num-
Der of West European men,
bers on the matter of bring
ing Communist China into the
u. N.
There is little doubt that
Democratic presidential can
didates will make the China
situation an issue in the forth
coming electoral campaign
and will attempt to rap the
knuckles Of the Republicans
for their negative" policy.
1t is true that the American
Free China treaty of alliance
was voted overwhelmingly by
the Senate last year. Thus the
Democratic Party Endorsed the
Far Eastern policies of the
present administration. How
ever, some Of the Senate
leaders say this applies only
to the strategic Importance of
Formosa to our national de-
Tense and does not 60 beyond
that.
There were mental reserva-
tons, it is added, when the
resolution concerning defense
of Quemoy and Matsu was
passed. Apparently, it is said.
there we're some private as
suranceS that President Els
enhower, who was given a
blank check by the Senate in
the matter, would not use
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-09
Red BIuckmaiI Almost Unnoticed

/ China armies in Korea Just as
Chancellor Adenauer inveighs
against the Moscow govern
ment for continuing to keep
her armies in East Germany.
The rest of the worlds states
men are not saying anything
on this moral lssue-the black
mail tactics of the Commu-
nistS.
Two weeks ago Senator
Knowland of California called
on all presidential candidates
to declare themselves as to
what they will recommend
that this country should do If
Red China is voted into the
United Nations at the meeting
of the General Assembly to be
held just after the 1856 presi-
dental election in the United
States. Both parties in Con-
gress have by resolution de-
clared themselves almost unan-
imously against admission of
Red China into the U. N. 1t
is not a partisan issue.
This much seems certain-the
day the U. N. votes Red China
into the U. N. there will be
started the biggest wave III pro-
test against entang!ing alliances
with other nations that has been
noted in America since the l920s,
when American entry into the
League of Nations was opposed
so vehemently.
Recalling the futilIty Of the
sacrifice of American blood =
more than 100000 casualties--it
will be asked: "Of what use will
it be to send troops TO Europe
or Asia hereafter if the net re-
suit is a sell-out on moral prin-
ciples by our allies?"
If the Europeans who favor
Red China want its government
seated in the U. NJ. they will
have to weigh that decision
against the complete loss of con-
fldence by the American people
thereafter in the U. N. To for
sake America in favor of RED
China viii not benefit Europe in
the long run. For then the big
gest blackmail of the century,
enforced entry into the U. N.
by means OF a shooting war
will have been successfully per-
petrated by the Red China gov
eminent. aided and abetted by
the Soviet government. which
has publicly admitted that it
furnished the arms and ammuni-
ton for the war against the
U. N.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-09
S100-o-PIute Dinner Must Return
Bio Yield to Push Coming Campaign

foolish enough to wear her
mink coat would have been
cold-shouldered as a Truman
agent-provocateur.
This year the G, o. P. menu
features lobster, no less. at
least in Madison Square Gar
den in New York, and the ad-
mitted financial goal is eight
to ten million dollars.
Another Eisenhower candi-
dacy is the pocketbook lure.
Whether Mr.. Brownell spoke
fact or fiction is irrelevant to
the immediate task of getting
the money for the party which
holds the. allegiance of only a
minority of United States
voters. Their campaign must
necessarily be expensive.
Even If the President should
run. his energies would have to
be conserved in every possible
way. He would depend on
costly television time and lots
of it. Around him would swirl
other costly activities of all
kinds designed to persuade the
voter that the new style
Presidency really makes ones
teeth winter than the old kind.
This is of course probably
what the Democrats would do
if they were stuck with the
same problem and could raise
the money. They would GER
tainly have their defeatists
who would feel there was no
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-09
DORIS FLEESON

No written record exists
Of what Attorney General
Brownell told the National
Republican Finance Commit
tee about the prospects for an
Eisenhower candidacy, but all
versions agree that he was
optimistic.
The first persons to emerge
from the closed session were
the most sure that Mr..
Brownell had promised them
Ike in Sc and a ticket they
would like which speaks vol
umes about his tone and the
mood he created. That mood
was sustained by the President
himself when he talked with
reporters at Key West.
In assaying all this. it should
be kept in mind that January
20 next is Happy Republican
Fund-Raising Day. Here again
Republicans have kidnapped a
successful Democratic idea
the S100-a-plate dinner for
party faithful and indebted
interests.
Four years ago Republicans
were holding up Democrats to
public contumely for their
Jeferson-Jackson Day dinners
and were ostentatiously gnaw-
ing cold chicken bones out of
cardboard boxes in drafty
arenas from coast to coast.
The widely advertised cost was
one dollar and any woman
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-09
Cold War Keeps America Thriving;
Soviets Erred on Depression Guess

Every war previous to World
War II has been followed by
depression. World War II
proved an exception because
classical capitalism was aban-
doned. and war was not ended
but transferred to a new plane
called deterrent defense
peace by force.
This development surprised
the Soviet Union, whose no
tons Of capitalism are strictly
nineteenth century. If, as their
leaders argued in their state
of the union addresses to the
Supreme Soviet the other day.
Russia did not advance into
Europe at the end Of the war
when conditions were most IA
vorable. their restraint was
doubtless motivated by the
conviction that the capitalist
countries would shortly COL
lapse according to the usual
postwar pattern and could be
taken from within.
This would certainly have
happened had capitalism be-
haved according to Marxist-
or capitalist-theory.
Instead the United States
became thoroughly unortho-
dox. 1t started the biggest in
ternal and external giveaway
programs in human history.
1t added to the purchasing
power Of the millions by in
creased social benefits and in
creased wages. 1t soaked the
rich by disproportionate taxes.
BY its policies it diverted in
vestment from securities,
promising fixed returns, to risk
capital. promising high profits
with high wages and capital
Rains--or conveniently tax
deductible capital losses.
1t was Joined by the founda-
tons, those uniquely American
institutions designed to give
away the wealth of deceased
multi-millionaires.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-09
Lobster, No Less, on G. O.P. Menu

alternative. The present Ike
MuSt-Run camp includes such
defeatistS, the White House
regency which represents peo-
pie who enjoy power only
through him and many sincere
people who are able to believe
that President who has had a
heart attack can function per-
fectly in the job for another
four years and would in
any case be better than a
Democrat.
The subjective reactions
which contribute so heavily to
present discussions are illus
trated by a story being cir
culated that Mrs. Eisenhower
has withdrawn her objections
to the President running again.
The source of the story is the
wife of a general who is one
of the Presidents closest asso-
ciates.
1t seems that Mrs. Essen
hover said the President got
so peckish and irritable while
convalescing and loafing in
Gettysburg, she thought he
might just as we'll run again
and keep busy; he would be
happier. No one could criticize
this as coming from a devoted
wife but its real essence is
something else again.
Perhaps the President would
be happier If he ran again
but the argument does con-
siderably less than justice to
the question of what the coun-
try may face in the next four
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-09
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BY the Associated Press

Senator Daniel, Democrat OF
Texas, said today drug addiction
is responsible for nearly so per
cent Of all crimes in major cities.
and for IS per cent Of all those
reported in the Nation.
Reporting that the traffic in
Illicit drugs has "trebled" in this
country since the end Of World
War II, he asked legislation under
which the death penalty could be
applied to smugglers and ped
dlers of heroin in extreme cases.
Senator Daniel headed q Sem
ate Judiciary Subcommittee
which investigated the illegal
narcotics traffic during 81 days
Of hearings in II cities.
The subcommittee, in a prelin :
mary report to the Senate, also
recommended:
/. Legislation to permit Federal
narcotics agents to tap tele-
phones under sealed court or
ders" and to use such evidence in
courts, so they can get at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-09
DOROTHY THOMPSON
Sources of Our Prosperity

II the new capitalism says
on the agricultural sector the
reason is. first, that the human
stomach can digest only two
quarts Of food per day. and
that agricultural products are
the hardest to give away.
II a means could be found
for turning butter, eggs. and
grain into weapons, the prob
lens would be solved. For
there is never an over-produc-
ton Of weapons. AS soon as
one is perfected, a better one
is invented, and the former is
obsolescent.
The cold war is not good
for orthodox capitalism. But
it is first rate for American
prosperity.
1t is useful to Russia for a
different reason. The Rus
sian system is neither Social
ist nor Communist. 1t is state
capitalism in an early stage,
requiring-like all early capt.
talism-a priority of invest
ment over consumption.
This is wrung by the state
capitalists out of the surplus
values produced by the toll
ing masses" To keep them pa
tiently toiling for the State
capitalists, an external enemy
is useful, probably essential.
So everything is perfectly
fine all around-providing the
cold war stays cold.
The Bell Syndicate. Incl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-09
DAVID LAWRENCE

Two of the most fragrant
cases of international black
mail are going almost unno-
ticed in the court of public
opinion. Scarcely any candi-
dates for Office in either party
in America and hardly any
statesmen in Europe and Asia
are saying a word about it.
The first case is the ulti-
matum of the Red China gov
eminent delivered recently at
Geneva that unless the Sec
rotary of State of the United
States agrees to meet per-
sonally with the head of the
gangster regime of China. the
several Americans held pris-
oner in Red China will not be
released.
The second is the refusal Of
the Moscow government to re-
lease 100000 German citizens
taken prisoner more than 10
years ago in World War II.
The initial step in the black
mail came when the Soviet
government last summer de-
manded that the West Ger
man government receive an
ambassador from Moscow and
then the prisoners could be
released.
Chancellor Adenauer agreed
reluctantly to the deal and
now has received the Soviet
Ambassador at Bonn but only
10000 out Of the 100000 pris-
oners have been returned to
Germany. The rest are to be
held as hostages by the Soviet
for future bargaining purposes
just as the Red Chinese de-
liberately imprisoned Ameri-
can citizens to use them as
pawns in international barter.
Yet admission of the Red
China regime is favored by
many persons in America and
abroad who claim the United
Nations must inevitably accept
the Peiping government. Even
Edgar Faure, Premier of
France. said the other day
that the recognition of Red
China had to come about If
the world was to be realistic"
This is the line of argument
used by those who Realistically
contend that the Communist
government controls most all
of the territory of China and
that it isn't the business of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-09

The American economy . {.
is at an unparalleled level of
prosperity" the President
rightly stated in his annual
message to Congress on the
state of the Union.
THE national income is
more widely and fairly dis
tributed than ever before. The
number Of Americans at work
has reached an all-time high
We are achieving ever
higher standards of living. :"
This is true and will con-
tinue, we believe, to be the
trend no matter what the out
come of the national elections.
The important thing is to con-
slider why it is true and es-
pecially why it is true with a
Republican administration in
the White House.
For the dynamism registered
by the trend certainly has not
been achieved by the advo-
Gates of sound money" and
the application of orthodox
capitalist principles, but by a
steady transference from the
rich to the poor. in this coun-
try and around the world, and
by an invention called cold
war" that produces the bene-
fits Of war boom without
blood-letting.
If everybody in the United
States is working while tech
biological efficiency keeps on
improving, this Nation pro-
duces huge SURPRISES.
II the surpluses pile up on
the market. prices decline, in
vestment lapses and unem-
ployment follows. Unemploy-
ment reduces purchasing
power, and production adjusts
to decreased demand.
Recession spreads into de-
preston until bottom is struck
and the wheels start turning
again. This is the business
cycle" part Of the operation
Of classical capitalism.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-09
Daniel Sees Drugs Back
OF Is Pct. of u. S. Crimes

big operators" who work behind
the scenes.
2. Negotiation of a treaty with
Mexico for a mutual fight against
the drug traffic across the border.
Senator Daniel said 80 per cent
Of the overland smuggling Of
heroin and marijuana is across
the Mexican border Into Texas,
California and Arizona,
3. Complete outlawing Of the
sale OF heroin. which he said is
used by 80 per cent Of the addictS
in this country,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-09
Western Statesmen Have Little to Say
About Moscow and Peiping Demands

the u. N. under international
law to inquire into the kind of
government-free or slave
which a country may have
within its borders.
The charter of the U. N.
on the other hand. forbids
membership to aggressor gov
ernments. Indeed the legalism
argument runs up against a
stone wall the moment all the
realistic" facts are set forth
honestly.
For today the United Ma
tions is at war with Red China.
Although an armistice was
signed at Panmunjom, no
treaty of peace has ever been
consummated. In fact, the
armistice terms have been re-
peatedly violated. The perth
nent facts are:
/. The United Nations main
tains a war command in Ko-
rea today. All the legal cir
cumstances of a state of war
still exist.
2. The United Nations by res
olution has denounced Red
China as an aggressor but
nevertheless the Red China
government still maintains it's
armies in North Korea where
the aggression occurred.
3. The United Nations has
proposed that the unification
of Korea be achieved under
the supervision of a commits
sion of U. N. members but the
Red Chinese have refused to
agree to negotiate on this pro-
posal and the state of war
goes on.
How can Red China be ad-
mltted into the same organi-
cation with which her govern
ment is in a state of war I'M
less the U. N. is without honor
or courage? This is the realism
that America sees.
While President Eisenhower
and Secretary Dulles have
urged that force be renowned
as a means of unifying either
Germany or Korea the fact
remains that. in the absence
of military force. only moral
force-an appeal to the mo-
rality and conscience of the
free world and to the peoples
behind the Iron Curtain-can
be exerted.
Syngman Rhee cries out
against the presence of Red