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thony hopes to persuade the Presi-
dent to put pressure on King Saud
to prevent diversion Of these oil
royalties to this Arab-type imperial
ism. But how the United States
could interfere to that extent either
In the internal affairs Of another
country, or III the affairs of the
privately-owned oil concessionaire.
bian-American Oil Co.. will be
a neat question.
E Q Red China Trade. Sir Anthony
is under increasing pressure to let
down some Of the bars to commerce
with Red China. Hong Kong, Of
course, is o British clearing house
for Far East trade which could do
considerably more business II pres
ent embargoes were lowered.
. U. N. and Red China. Britain
has been going along with the
United States in opposing Red
China's entry into the United Ma
tions on a year-to-year basis. U.s.
ually Washington agrees not to rock
the Cyprus boat where Britain is
having trouble with the predomi-
nantly Greek population in return
for London's not rocking the Red
China boat. There may be a re-
newal Of this arrangement during
the talks. although the picture has
changed with the admission last
December Of Is new members to
the United Nations. There prob
ably will be more pressure from the
new members and their Asian and
African colleagues to admit the
Peiping government.
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traught all-Republican congress
sional delegation Of Iowa by-passed
Agriculture Secretary Benson and
took their plea for quick relief for
hog and beef farmers directly to
the White House. After a two
hour session. presidential aides said
the administration would give i'm
mediate study to the Iowans' re-
quest for a move to support live
stock prices and limit production.
Cattle has been down. but the
primary worry is over hog prices.
which until last week had dropped
81 In q year. But glimmer of hope
appeared the same morning the
Iowans went to the White House.
Hogs on the Chicago market began
an upward movement which by
Thursday had put prices at the
highest level since last october ID.
when the top was $l8.75. Over the
week, prices jumped $2.25 a hum
dredweight. and closed Friday at
near SIS for top grades.
To Secretary Benson was at
tributed the understatement Of the
week. Said the Secretary, somewhat
realistically: There is a general
feeling that the whole Ifarml thing
Is politically sensitive"
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Of Health in Bethesda-an increase
OF % per cent over last year
ga new program Of Federal grants
totaling $3.50 million over five years
for additional medical research and
training facilities. with the money
going to State, local and private
institutions on matching basis.
. Action to end growing short
age of doctors, nurses, dentists and
public health technicians.
Reception of the program on
Capitol Hill was generally favor
able, but the big test may come
later. That will be when and if the
President renews his health re-
insurance proposals which Congress
rejected last year.
Marion Folsom, Secretary Of
Health. Education and Welfare,
said on Friday that the admins
tration will decide within two
months whether to suggest a plan
by which insurance companies
would pool their resources in order
to share equally the burden of high
risk policies. He said that If such
a plan proves inadvisable, the adj
ministration will renew its recon-
mendation for reinsurance plan.
This latter plan was the one which
ran head-on into opposition last
year from both the American Med.
ical Association and Congress.
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The Letter

Marshal Bulganin's flve-page,
single-spaced letter was first-elass
example of the Kremlin high COM
mand's talent for saying all the
right things while doing something
entirely different. The Soviet pre-
mier traced the history Of Soviet
American friendship through World
War II, CLOSED over the differences
since then, harked back pleasantly
to last years summer Of smiles at
Geneva. and lamented the post
Geneva deterioration Of relations.
One unmistakable theme running
through the letter was the Soviet
desire to increase contacts between
the two countries. After q brief
furry Of visits back and forth last
fall, the pace has now slackened.
and the State Department has
been taking an extremely skeptical
attitude toward new travel pro-
posals. The worry is that while the
Russians are gaining greatly by
their visits to our top industrial
plants, the American teams going to
the Soviet Union learn little or
nothing and see only what the
Communists choose to show Of their
most advanced work.
The core of the new Bulganin
proposal is contained in these two
paragraphs of his letter:
~ am genuinely convinced that
an improvement in SoDiet-An,er-
lean relations is urgently needed.
I'm my opinion this purpose
could be serped by conclusion OF
a treaty of friendship and CO.
operation bettOeen Our countries"
A treaty draft was appended.
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Second Term?

Mr.. Eisenhower still wasn't Civ
ing out any concrete hints as to
his political plans. Sparring with
reporters at his press conference
Wednesday. the President said that
he would receive another complete
medical examination the middle of
next month. 1t has been specu-
lated all along that this will be the
examination that will make up the
Presidents mind about his future,
as far as health considerations are
concerned. He said that he hoped
to take "a little Southern trip" at
about the time of his examination
but he would not say what effect
either the trip or the check-up
might have on the timing of The
Decision.
But while he revealed nothing
about his own future, he did mar
row the field of poSsibles who have
been considered as likely candidate
fabric. Eliminated was Chief Justice
Earl Warren. When asked his views
about the possibility of Chief JUS
tice Warren running, Mr.. Eisen-
hover very pointedly indicated that
he would oppose the idea of the
Chief Justices return to the poll
tical field. He told how he himself
had retired from the Army the day
he left Europe and resigned 1.-THE
second was nominated by the Re-
publican Party"
The Chief Justice, who will be IS
on March 10, had already counted
himself out. Last April is he said
that when he Joined the bench,
"it was with the fixed purpose Of
leaving politics permanently .
that is still my purpose it is
irrevocable."
But that was five months before
the Presidents illness. A personal
appeal from Mr.. Eisenhower to run
would have been almost impossible
for Mr.. Warren to reject, many
observers believed.
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LEGISLATION
Crisis Among Farmers
Reddens Some Faces:
Cos Bill Fires Tempers

The Senate Agriculture Commit
tee planned to start voting Tuesday
on sections of a farm bill which
likely will include high rigid price
supports as well as President Eisen-
hower's soil bank plan.
The most pressing demand o. the
farm problem was to get some stop
gap prosperity into the hands Of
the farmers this year-pre,erapIy
before the November elections. Be-
cause of the lateness of the hour,
the question regarding the soil bank
is no longer whether 1t will be
compulsory or voluntary. This year.
at least, 1t will have to be voluntary.
for cotton allotments have already
been made and much grain already
has been sown.
Chairman Ellender still opti'nis-
tically hoped to get a measure to
the Presidents desk by February
Is. Yesterday, he said he was rea-
sonably certain that the legislation
would be ready for committee vote
by Tuesday and that the bill would
reach the floor February 6.
A majority Of Agriculture Com
mittee Senators were reported
favoring a return to high rigid sup
ports, and this feature, no doubt.
will likely be a part Of the farm
bill that finally emerges from the
committee. These Senators be-
lieved that they could keep this
much-criticized formula in the bill
at least until 1t reaches the Pres
ident's desk.
Although the President refused
to say just what he would do this
year If the measure shows up with
the provisions for high subsidies,
administration sources foresaw
certain veto even If the bill should
contain all the other relief meas
ures the President seeks. And in
the House the idea would have
to pick up "a votes from last years
action to override a veto.
One influential member Of the
Senate committee observed that
I'VE can all be statesmen until
we get around to the question Of
supports; then's when we'll start
being politicians.
In Central Indiana, meanwhile,
unrest among dairymen was grow
ing. Eight hundred dairy farmers
met and angrily threatened TO
dump their milk unless they get
immediate relief.
On Monday the reasonably dis
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The Reply

President Eisenhower's skillful
reply opened with a restatement
of the American peoples honest
concern that the peace be preserved
and strengthened. There is in
deed no honorable thing that we
would not do" Mr.. Eisenhower.
wrote, IF we were convinced that
1t would promote a Just peace in
the world"
He then pointed out that all
thre articles of Mr.. Bulganin's
treaty were duplicated, in some
cases almost word for word, in the
United Nations Charter, to which
both nations already subscribe.
He restated an observation that
he first made in April 1858: THE
present state Of international ten
sion was not prevented by the
words Of the charter How can
we hope that the present situation
would be cured merely by repeating
those words in a bilateral form?"
Mr.. Eisenhower used the occasion
Of this letter to notify Moscow
formally that the spirit Of Geneva
was dead: "Unhappily, the Amer
lean people have had sadly to con-
clude that the events following our
meeting have not given substance
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Benson's Boner .

The innocent-appearing letter re-
produced above from Harper's
Magazine last week set of new de-
mands that Secretary Benson be
given the heave-ho by the admin
istration.
The article in Harper's which Mr..
BensonS letter said the Secretary
had read and found to be excel
lent" labeled the farmer a pam
pered tyrant" and accused farmers
of being eager to sell their votes to
the highest bidder.
Senator Humphrey. Democrat OF
Minnesota, demanded that the Sec
rotary resign. So did Republicans
Young of North Dakota and Case
of South Dakota.
Friday night. the Secretary
hastily retracted the endorsement.
The article. he said. did not in
the slightest reflect my views. we
pulled a boner on this one. I'm
sorry"
lne big rhubarb seems to have
mushroomed this way:
Harper's sent a proof of the ar
ticle to the Secretary with cover
ing letter which said the article
supported Mr.. Bensons position
on the farm surplus problem The
letter reached the office of Robert
d. McMillen, ar. assistant to the
Secretary. Mr.. McMillen was out
Of town, so his secretary, Mrs. Peter
Slagsvold, opened the letter and
typed out an acknowledgment. This
was the letter that wound up IN
the magazine.
When Mr.. McMillen returned
about three weeks after the proofs
arrived-he found the letter on his
desk, initiated a carbon of it and
sent 1t to Mr.. Benson's Office. There
1t was given to Miller F. Shurtleff,
another assistant, who signed Mr..
Benson's name to 1t and mailed 1t.
Nobody concerned-neither Mr..
McMillen, Mrs. Slagsvold, Mr..
Shurtleff nor the Secretary-had
bothered to read the article en-
titled 1.-THE Country Slickers Take
Us Again"
Mr.. McMillen conceded yesterday
that this definitely was not stand
ard operating procedure. Asked If.
in the future, the practice will be
to read printed matter before prais-
ing 1t, Mr.. McMillen said:
You're absolutely right"
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U.S.. Resists Red Revival Of Geneva Spirit

ready passed In the House-which
would exempt natural gas producers
from direct price controls by the
Federal Power Commission.
It was q touch-and-go battle.
The bills sponsors saw fair
chance Of victory by only slight
margin. It's opponents in effect
agreed: The fight would be won on
the floor. The final outcome seemed
to depend on how successful the
opponents would be with two
amendments which they claim
would protect the consumer from
q gusher Of gas price increases. II
these amendments are written into
the measure. the proponents. led by
Senator j. william Fulbright, DEM
ocrat Of Arkansas, will turn thumbs
down on the whole measure.
This would almost certainly kill
the bill outright. But even II 1t
came out of this surgery, both sides
doubt that it could survive a con-
ference committee and another trip
to the House. where 1t won by only
six votes last year, Senator Price
Daniel, Democrat Of Texas, who is
for the bill, said Friday he thought
the amendments would fail.
Late Monday senatorial courtesy
saved the bill from defeat. At one
point only four Senators were in
the chamber, and they were all OPP
ponents Of the bill. A call for avote
on the bill would have resulted in
o 4-to-0 defeat. But in the Senate.
such tactics are Ingentlemanly.
Senate leadership hoped to get
a vote by the middle of this week in
order to get on with the farm bill.
Proposed amendments to the gas
bill, however, threatened to hold up
q final vote for two or three days
longer.
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The Treaty

The Moscow written Treaty of
Friendship and Cooperation" con-
tanned three principal articles.
Article I provided for strength
ening ties between the Soviet and
American peoples Ion the basis Of
equal rights, mutual respect for
State sovereignty and non-inter-
ference in internal affairs"
Article II provided that both the
Soviet Union and the United States
would settle all their international
disputes by peaceful means alone"
Article III asked expansion Of
economic, cultural and scientific
cooperation . on the basis Of the
principle Of mutual benefit and
equal rights"
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not trust the Soviet Union to live
up to the treaty, q draft Of which
had been drawn up by the Krem-
lin. The President added that the
proposed treaty would be completely
unnecessary, since both powers are
already "solemnly bound" by an
other treaty. the United Nations
Charter, which also pledges the two
countries to friendship and cooper
alton, along with all other sigma
tory nations.
The treaty might indeed work
against the cause of peace by Gre
ating the illusion that a stroke of
a pen had achieved result which
in fact can be obtained only by a
change of spirit" Mr.. Eisenhower
wrote in his reply. dispatched yes
terday.
The Why Of II
Kremlin motives in making the
proposal were being debated IN
Washington late last week. The
timing, Just before the arrival Of
British Prime Minister Sir Anthony
Eden tomorrow. suggested the
Communists hoped to divide the two
countries on their approach to world
peace.
The spectacular manner OF de-
nvery-sending Ambassador George
N. Zaroubin to the White House for
the first time since he presented his
credentials 3l2 years ago-indicated
that the Soviet Union had its eye
on the propaganda benefits that
would accrue from posing as a
champion Of peace.
Hand-carrying the message prob
ably had another motive behind 1t.
Mr.. Zaroubin was probably on
personal reconnaissance mission to
scout the state Of the Presidents
health. Like the rest Of the world.
Moscow was probably wondering
whether the worlds No. cardiac
case would try to keep on with the
biggest job in the world" for an
other half decade or call 1t quits
after one more year. Mr.. Eisen-
hower's decision. Of course. will have
q profound effect not only on the
United States future. but on that
Of the Soviet Union and the rest Of
the world as well.
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Health

On Thursday, Mr.. Eisenhower
sent a request to Congress for ex-
banded Federal assistance to public
health.
The recommendation included:
Q $126.6 million for basic medical
research q the Nation Institutes
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The Soviet Union made major attempt last week to
revive spirit OF Geneva by proposing bateral treaty
of friendship and cooperation with the United States But
yesterday only three days after he had received Soviet Premier
Noai Buganins proposal President Eisenhower politely
jectedit.
effect Mr. Eisenhower told Marshal Bulganin he could
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EDEN VISIT
Many Problems Face
British Premier in
Top-LeveI TuIks

The State Department was occu-
pied last week In making final prep
arations for its first top-level in
ternational conference Of 1866, the
friendly. two-power talks between
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The Significance

The Presidents letter had the
impact Of q major policy pro-
nouncement on the United States
present attitude toward the Soviet
Union. It stated bluntly Americas
present diStrust of the Moscow re-
gime and laid out conditions which
must be met before that distrust
can be removed.
"Our people find 1t dif1cult to
reconcile what appears to US to be
the purposes Of your Government
-. with your present words" the
President wrote.
Then he stated four areas in
which the United States expected
Soviet deeds instead Of words: On
German reunification, on freeing of
Soviet satellites. on disarmament.
and or removing the Iron Curtain.
Consider, Mr. Chairman" Presi-
dent Eisenhower wrote, what q
vast change would be effected not
only In our relations but through
out the entire world If there were
prompt measures to reunify Ger
many in freedom within the Frame
work Of security: If there were car
ried out our wartime pledge to re-
spect the right Of peoples to choose
the form Of government under
which they viii live; II there were
arranged such mutual opening Of
Our countries 10 inspection that the
possibilities Of surprise attack
would vanish and If reductions of
armament were made practical.
with the release Of productive power
for the betterment Of mankind.
Consider, also the mountain of dis
trust and misunderstanding that
would disappear If our peoples
freely exchanged news, information,
visits and ideas"
There Is no reason to believe that
the world has heard the last Of the
Soviet offer. Marshal Bulganin and
Communist Party Boss Nikita s.
Khrushchey are due to visit London
later this year. This may have been
the opening shot in new campaign
to isolate the United States from its
European allies. including Great
Britain. The British, of course, have
recently been much more interested
in this type Of treaty with the
Soviet Union than has the United
States.
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Natural Cos

For the second full week, the
Senate was tied up in q highly
technical debate cover q bill-al-
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to their hope" chat Geneva meet
ing at the summit would improve
international relationO.
Soviet Role Recalled
The President recounted what
was obvious to the rest of the
world, how the Soviet Union had.
in the Geneva Foreign Ministers
meeting last fall, INSTRUCTED all
efforts to reunite Germany in free
dom; to reduce the burden Of
ornaments, and to improve East
West contacts.
He also censured the Soviet
leaders for their disruptive cam
paigns in the Middle East and
Asia. "A further deterioration has
taken place." Mr.. Eisenhower
wrote. because to US it has seemed
that your Government had, in vari-
GUS areas Of the world. embarked
upon o course which increases ten
sions by intensifying hatreds and
animosities implicit in historic In
ternational disputes"
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AQuiz En-
Questions and answers from the news
BY TOM HENRY

pT0S WhO were 1873 HUee Top ntOnep-hhnnerS IN amer
ica's professional golf tournaments?
Julius Boros S6l. PISS Dr. Cary Middeco $3.50 SOD and
Doug Ford tS32,Sl3). NIB, Nashville, Tenn
Favorites Recently, members Of Congress selected the
poems that their favorie Of inspiration What
was the JaVOvife?
IF" by kipling Other choices: THE Present Crisis by
James Russell; The Prayer Of ST. Francis and Crossing
the Bar" -MKS., Mt. Vernon, N. Y.
Prediction leading airline president predicted recently
that powered planes be with IS years. How
much does he Of each pound Of aniMn
Enough to fly plane around the world 100 times
-EG. Richmond, Va.
Honor What three entitled the goidsar
Secret Service badge?
The President who received during his convaescence
the hospital the chief of the Secret Service and the Secretary
of the Treasury since the Service branch Of the Treasury
Department. B.M., Providence r. L.
will IN
OF news
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ON ST LAURENT
BY ISABELLE SHELTON

The "gin pennant" was fly
ing - flguratively, at least =
last night aboard the HMCS
ST aurent, the Canadian
anti-submarine destroyer es-
cort which has been visiting
Washington this week.
The pennant, Canadian off,
GERS aver, is a well-established
= but unofficial - tradition
throughout the British Com
monwealth Navy. 1t shows a
white cocktail glass and bottle
on a green background and is
hoiSted aboard ship whenever
drinks are being served to
mark any occasion-such as a
promotion, birth of a baby,
etc.
1t means, explained an
officer of the st. Laurent, that
all the officers in the vicinity
who see it should come BUSH
whacking over and have a
drink"
Those who &C a me bus h.
whacking" last mig hit were
high-ranking officers of this
country's Navy, plus the naval
attaches of many other coun-
tries and Canadian Embassy
officials, all of whom actually
had been invited to come and
see the new vessel.
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where the st. Laurent has been
all winter.
To the best of their knowl-
edge, the Canadians said, such
a flag was first flown by a
wealthy American yachts
man off Key West, who wanted
to signal to assorted female
companions on shore when
ever his wife boarded the ship.
The idea is fast sweeping the
Canadian Navy, and all Cana
dian vessels will soon be so
equipped-strictly unofficially
they said.
"What the ell"
Still another unofficial en-
blem, the What the ell" PEN
nant also was described by
the officers. This, they said,
shows three question marks
and three exclamation points
on a red background, and
means, to put it politely,
What the heck do you think
you're doing?" 1t was first
used in the waters of Korea.
where ships of several United
Nations countries were trying
to conduct a joint operation.
Canadian Ambassador and
Mrs. Heeney were among those
piped aboard and greeted by
Commander Robert Timbrell,
captain of the ship. The piping
went on all evening as guests
arrived, much to the delight of
the few landlubbers invited.
The American naval contin-
gent included Vice Admiral and
Mrs. Matthias B. Gardner,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Albert
G. Mumma and Rear Admiral
and Mrs. D. M. Tyree.