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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-22
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Playwright Arthur Miller disenchanted with old Commu-
mist links he'll Mariyn doesn't
work. he always try modelling clay bird watching
Defense Department sleut search Senator Lehmans
for hidden listening devices First time alkatve history
OF the Senate that member has been suspected listening
If you don't think life is tough just person who
has managed to outlve it.
Managers of three Democratic candidates to discuss
the campaign It's agreed that matter who's nominee
the others will bury the hatchet-preferably his skull
weapon c: self-defense on vacation trips If
you don't home arsenal of pictures your
friends WITH they'll make you look at theirs
Republican leaders meet perfect convention plans The
atmosphere will be nonpoltcal Keynote address by Dr. Paul
Dudley White and Ike placed nomination by
Heaton.
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Nominee Seen Adopting Tactic Because
It's Cheaper, and Eisenhower Cant

their coats, talk plain and get
the folks excited.
Until the California primary,
the rather tedious contest be-
tween Adlai Stevenson and
Estes Kefauver seemed to leave
the populace with a who
cares" taste in its mouth. In
the Golden State the two be-
gan the Sunday punching. 1t
attracted national attention,
a big vote and an almost visible
change in the political temper.
The man who will, of course,
find justification in this cam
paign development is Doctor
"Harricum Truman" of Oxford
University, England. Whistle
stopping is indelibly attached
to his political style, and in
the ceremonies at ancient OK
ford Wednesday, the public
orator-in Latin-took cogni-
zance of it.
Virgil, said the orator, could
help describe the plight of
Thomas E. Dewey. the Repub-
lican nominee in 1913. To prove
it, the orator adapted a verse
from the Aeneid:
THE Seers saw not your de-
feat, poor soul,
Vain prayers, vain promises,
vain Gallup poll"
According to the cables, the
banked rows of doctors of d.
vinity, civil law, medicine,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-22
DORIS FLEEsON

The Democratic Strategists
who have agreed that their
presidential nominee must
whistle-stop this fall see both
great merit and grim necessity
in that tactic.
They think it is the best
method of dramatizing the is
sue of the Presidents health
which they will translate into
the argument that the coun-
try must have a full-time
President. AS they see it, the
contrast between their "ener-
getic campaigner" and "the
Republican President who can
only star in a carefully ar
ranged TV show" will speak
for itself.
The necessity angle Is partly
financial. The dead broke
Democrats expect to have to
make up in grass-roots sweat
the TV time they cannot af-
ford in competition with the
G. O.P
Chairman Butler admits to
only about 100000 in the
bank. He also mentioned re-
cent New York Times figures
showing that Republicans out
spent Democrats in 1882 bet
ter than three to one. This is
about the ratio he fears will
again prevail.
California also convinced
party leaders that Democrats
get nowhere unless they shed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-22
DORIS FLEEsoN
Whistle Stops for Democrats

music, letters and science shook
with laughter at this joke,
Lord Halifax unbent to smile
and Truman grinned.
All avowed candidates were
represented by their aides at
the campaign conference with
Chairman Butler. Since Ste
venson sent the impressive
number of six. presumably the
whistle-stop decision is his as
well.
On the Eisenhower health
issue, Democrats profess to see
a hardening Of the public at
titude. a general realization
that the White House public
relations experts were in too
much of a hurry to practice
their art a second time.
AT least one proadministra-
ton news chain is featuring
some such story. Banner head
lines are breaking out in 9TH
ers consistently friendly to the
President.
What the President sees and
hears Of this from his island
in Walter Reed Hospital is a
question. Press Secretary Hag-
erty said he had asked for the
New York Herald Tribune,
Time and Newsweek, all three
his partisans. Up to June 20,
the Herald Tribune had not
mentioned in its front-page
stories on the Presidents sur
gerry that any medical con-
troversy over the real nature
OF the Eisenhower illness ex-
listed. Time and Newsweek
gave it the once-over lightly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-22
Setbocks in Foreign Field Called Sign
Chiefs Absence Is Felt by Stom

Tito has made his peace with
Moscow. In Italy and France
the Communist parties are
purging themselves, not only
of the old Stalinists, but Of
all the leaders who have been
subservient to Moscow, en-
abling them to make over
lures to the Social Democrats
for a return Of the popular
fronts"
The House of Representa-
tiveS has cut over a billion dol
lars from the foreign aid bill.
Although the Senate commit
tee has reinstated most Of this,
the House vote indicated a
grass-roots conviction that the
vast export of money, arms
and know-how is not paying
of.
Dulles suffers from some
thing worse, perhaps, than
hardening of the arteries
namely, hardening Of the
categories. He insists that
everything is going salts
factorily and that all we need
to do is more Of the same
thing, although events have
pulled the rug from under his
feet.
He lacks the foresight and
historic insight to envisage
probable developments, the
elasticity to provide for al
tentative courses, the imag-
ination to appeal to wide
masses Of men, and even that
NTH sense essential TO all
diplomacy, which is tact.
The President and Dulles
contradict each other, and
then one or another explains
that they meant the same
thing, though the identity is
impossible to establish in I'M
derstandable English.
The Presidents leadership
and personal responsibility
need to be more, not less,
strongly exerted.
major decisions Of policy"
are created day by day, in
every action by a cabinet Of
fetal and every vote in Con-
gress.
This is especially true in
foseign policy. where every
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-22

If Gov. Averell Hartman Of
New York is nominated on the
Democratic ticket. he will be
the wealthiest man who ever
ran for the presidency. Esti-
mates of his fortune vary
from $50 million to 500 mil
lion. and some people in the
financial world say this is on
the low side.
When Harriman's father
E. H. Hartman. the railroad
king-died about 40 years ago,
he left around $50 million to
his four children. So, If the
New York Governor inherited
$40 million when he was about
IS years old and hasn't in
creased that sum four or five
times by careful investment
since. he is an exception to
the rule The New York Gov
ernor told a meet the Press
audience on NBC television the
other day that he would gladly
reveal his assets If it was con-
sidered desirable to have all
candidates make such a dis
closure.
The possession of such inn
mense wealth may not be a
handicap at all to Gov. Harri-
MANN fact, it may prove to
his advantage. The average
man in the electorate wants
to see integrity and honesty
in public Office and, if it is
known that a public official
has lot of money of his own,
the immediate assumption is
that he is above corruption.
Theodore Roosevelt, after
he left the White House, wrote
an article for Outlook maya
zine, of which he was con-
tributing editor, saying that
anyone who took a responsible
position in Government should
have at least 100000 in invest
nents so that the income from
1t would be adequate, irrespec-
tive Of whether or not he was
in public Office.
The theory was that a man
who, had an independent in
come could afford to be in
dependent of wrong influences
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-22
Labor Group TubIes
Approval

DETROIT. June % (R.-The
Michigan Federation of Labor
sidetracked to its executive
board yesterday a proposed con-
vention resolution indorsine
Democratic Gov. G. Mennen
Williams for a fifth term.
The resolution is almost certain
to be buried.
Jack Thorpe, federation secre-
tary-treasurer, said the williams
Endorsement proposal would die
and the board would indorse
Mayor Albert E. Cobo of Detroit
a candidate for the Republican
nomination for Governor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-22

We have not discussed the
Presidents second illness be-
cause we felt we could add
nothing to the thousands of
words Of report and comment.
However. the idea that the
Presidents two illnesses have
actually improved his health
and capacities is preposterous.
According to this argument,
just what anyone over so needs
is a coronary thrombosis fol-
lowed by an intestinal obstruc-
ton requiring surgery. Nobody,
OF course, believes this, al
though many people want to
believe it. They want to be-
lieve it because the President
is greatly and justly beloved;
the country in general is do
ing well despite some sticky
segments Of the economy; and
the popular mood is still about
dead center.
So the argument that comes
increasingly to the fore is that
the President always has oper-
ated as a chief Of staff, dele
eating authority to subordi-
mates and making decisions
only when major questions OF
policy are involved.
This is the way the country
has been governed largely dur
ing the nine months during
which the President has been
more or less incapacitated for
just about half the time.
But If the staff work is salts
factory. what does it matter?
The question is whether it has
been satisfactory, and in one
respect 1t certainly has not.
In the field Of foreign policy
Western setbacks have been
alarming. We have not made
progress on a single front, and
there is no substitute leader
ship in the Western alliance.
Eden, with the lamentable
situation in Cyprus. is beset
at home. The French govern
ment, without popular author
ity. is in a desperate situation
in Algeria. DR.. Adenauer's re-
gime is deteriorating daily.
The "uncommitted" nations
are increasingly committing
themselves eastward. Marshal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-22
H0nimon's Fortune Possible Advantage
Toward Winning if Nominated

that might arise to try to
sway his. Judgment in a gov
ernmental Office. Those were
the days when an income from
100000 at 6 per cent was a
lot of income so far as
purchasing power went.
The normal prejudices in
the electorate would be against
a man Of wealth if it be as
sumed that he has q viewpoint
hostile to the man Of low in
come. There aren't many men
in America today who have
such a viewpoint. though the
use of the argument in class
warfare remains because 1t
has been found to be vote
getting demagoguery.
Gov. Hartman, on the other
hand, has made it a point to
criticize big business and
powerful economic groups. He
is known as more radical"
than Adlai Stevenson. The New
York Governor-whether be-
cause of a consciousness of
wealth in a political sense or
because he thought it was
good politics in seeking the
Democratic nomination - has
painstakingly striven for the
support Of the labor unions.
Having been an investment
banker in Wall Street, Har-
riman says he has been in a
position to know the weak
nesSes of his former brethren
in finance. This may not be
important now but, if a de-
preston overtakes the coun-
try, presumably another New
Deal" or New Vision" as
Gov. Hartman calls it, might
encompass some more reforms
in the banking and business
world.
What seems strange about
Averell Harriman's strategy in
assailing the moderation" of
Adlai Stevenson is that the
New York Governor or his adj
visers assume this is a period
in which radicalism has a bet
ter chance than moderation.
1t might be the case in the
preconvention battle inside a
party which has a record like
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-22
Smuthers Will Head
Party Campaign Unit
BY the Associated Press

Senator Lyndon B. johnson
(Texas) the Senate Democratic
leader. yesterday announced the
appointment of Senator Smath-
Iers, Democrat of Florida, as
chairman of the Senate Demo-
cratic Campaign Committee.
Senator Smathers succeeds the
late Senator Alben w. Barley OF
Kentucky. The vice chairman
ship will continue in the hands
of Senator Humphrey, Democrat
lof Minnesota.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-09

now worth more than SO billion
were accumulated under price
support policies which served, he
said, to encourage overproduc-
ton.
The Secretary said the dairy sit
uation-unlike that of some OF
the major crops-is enormously
brighter than it was two years
ago. At that time, he said, GARY
farmers and the Government
alike were rapidly becoming
buried under an increasing
mountain of unsold dairy prod
Iucts."
He said the dairy industry has
improved its position by means Of
sales promotion campaigns anc
by increasing its efficiency of pro-
duction, and added:
"In the long run the dairy in.
dustry, like all Of agriculture
must build its prosperity on lower
costs of production, on high
quality of product in keeping with
what customers want, and or
constant day-in and day-out ef-
forts to develop markets ard ex-
pand sales"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-09

order stricken from the trial
record all references pertaining
only to Harry I. Schwimmer,
Sachs attorney who originally
was a defendant. Schwimmer
became ill in the courtroom and
was removed as a defendant.
Caudle's wife testified yester-
day that she would not want to
repeat the language here in
court" that her husband used in
Ia telephone conversation with
Schwimmer over an oil royalty
Flew Into Rage"
Mrs. Caudle took the witness
stand after her husband COM
lpleted cross-examination in his
conspiracy trial.
Caudle testified that he flew
into q rage when he learned that
Schwimmer bought an oil roy
lalty in Caudle's name.
Il could not hear Mr.. Schwim-
lmer's conversation" Mrs. Cau6le
said, "but it did not take me long
to hear what my husband was
saying. I would not want to
repeat the language here in
court.
my husband was completely
disguised and completely put out
at Mr.. Schwimmer and he would
have no part of it."
Caudle, who said he "cut him
(Schwimmer) to ribbons" said
he apologized to his wife for the
strong language used in the
conversation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-09
Job Showdown
'Hit by Butler
BY the Associated Press

Democratic National Chair
man Paul M. Butler predicts
there will be "5 million people
out Of work at the end of five
years. at the present rate of
what he called the economic
showdown under the Eisenhower
administration.
"Unless we have change in
administration" Mr.. Butler said,
81 can't see anything in the flu
ture but more showdown, more
unemployment, more small bust
ness failures, more farm failures,
fewer new automobiles, fewer
new homes"
Mr.. Buffers remarks were in
a speech last night at a United
Auto Workers meeting in South
Bend, Ind.
Asserting that "this so-called
prosperity is not getting spread
around very evenly" Mr.. Butler
said:
"Since 1882 small business
failures have doubled. with small
business profits falling more
than one-third. Since 1852,
more than 100000 farm families
have given up and moved to the
city, with farm income off al
most 80 per cent. That means
for every four dollars a farmer
had in 1852 he has less than
three dollars to spend now. The
chain effect is being felt in the
drop of sales of automobiles and
farm implements"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-09
Benson Cites Dangers
In 'OversuppIy' Policies

RUTLAND, VT, June 9 (H.-
Secretary of Agriculture Benson
said today that once present
farm surpluses are disposed Of
I'VE must avoid-as we would a
plague-other policies and pro-
grams" that would create new
oversupplieS.
In a speech prepared for the
Vermont State Dairy Festival
he said that the Governments
new soil-bank program is de-
signed to bring farm production
INTO balance with markets by
1859.
II must emphasize" he said,
that it is not a program to
empty Government bins and
warehouses so they may be filled
again. 1t is a temporary, emer-
gency program to get farm pro-
duction and our market back in
balance"
Mr.. Benson said the SURPRISES,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-09
u. N. Evacuates
Truce Teams

SEOUL, Korea, June 9 (P.--
The United Nations Command
today evacuated to the demili-
tarized zone the neutral truce
inspection teams which for near
ly three years have checked ship
of men and materiel into
South Korea.
The Is Swedish, Swiss, Czech
and Polish inspectors were air.
lifted northward from three
South Korean ports of entry
without incident.
An informed source said in
spection teams still were in
North Korea. but that they prob
ably will return to the demili-
tarized zone within a few days.
The inspection teams in South
Korea were flown to Scouts
Kimpo airport by plane. He'll
copters carried them on to Pam
munjom.
The last group to arrive here
included three Poles and two
SwedeS from PuSan. One of the
three Poles was a woman.
1--WE had a good flight and a
good trip" one of the Swedes
told a newSman. He said he
couldn't comment on whether
the inspection teams might re-
turn to South Korea.
I'VE don't know anything" he
added.
Evacuation of the inspection
teams from South Korea was or
dered by the U. N. command a
week ago. The allies accused the
Communists Of abusing the in
spection machinery created by
the armistice and building up
their armed strength in North
Korea.
There have been 81 neutral
inspectors in South Korea, but a
U. N. spokesman said five left
on normal rotation before to-
days airlift began.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-09

lor this morning, but he didn't
make it.
DR.. Conant had taken a pan
American World Anyways flight
from Germany, due here an hour
ahead of Mr.. Adenauer's Luft-
hansa German Airline plane. DR..
Commits plane was late, however,
and all the airport amenities
were over when he arrived.
On hectic schedule, DR..
Conant took another plane to
Columbus, Ohio, to receive a pub
lie service award. He is due to go
to Washington tomorrow to as
sist in making arrangements for
a welcoming ceremony for Mr..
Adenauer Monday.
DR.. Conant said he would sit in
on Mr.. Adenauer's talks with
Mr.. Dulles and will be present at
any meeting the Chancellor
might have with Mr.. Eisenhower
/ if the Presidents condition per-
mits them to meet.
Mr.. Adenauer brought with
him a Soviet note delivered to
him yesterday at Bonn. 1t was
believed similar to ones received
by President Eisenhower and
other government leaders.
Going to Connecticut
Mr.. Adenauer, who is to spend
a week in this country, planned
to go to Greenwich, Conn, later
today.
There he will visit a friend
from his school days, 84-year-
old Dany Heinemann, retired
induStrialist.
i Mr.. Adenauer will remain
/. there until tomorrow afternoon.
!, when he is to go to Yale Uni
versity to receive an honorary
degree. He will attend an 8 am.
mass tomorrow at st. Mary's
Roman Catholic Church in
J; Greenwich.
Next Friday he will receive an
honorary degree at Milwaukee
from Marquette University.
! Accompanying the Chancellor
on his trip were his son, Konrad,
lIjr.; Walter Hallstein, West Ger
many'S Secretary of State for
: Foreign Affairs, and Mr.. Ade-
nauer's daughter, Mrs. Libeth
1 Wehrhan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-09
Tunnel at Norfolk
Seen in SO Years

NORFOLK. Va, June 9 Dr.
Tunnel connections with the
Eastern Shore will be in use in
six to eight years, in the judg-
ment of Lawrence M. Cox, exec
utive director of the Norfolk Re-
development and Housing Au-
thority.
Mr.. Cox made his prediction at
a gathering of labor, manage
ment and educators for the an
nual completion exercises of the
Virginia State apprenticeship
training program Thursday,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-09

tension and to strengthening OF
mutual trust among the nations,
which in turn would lead to the
creation of more favorable con-
EDITIONS for the realization of an
Iall-embracing universal program
of disarmament.
trust, Mr.. President, that YOU
VIII agree that an initiative of
the great powers. including the
Soviet Union and the United
States, which have at their dis
posal the greatest armed
strength and material resources
would be of decisive Importance
in this respect.
Guided by the high aims of
strengthening peace among
peoples, the Soviet government
decided to take the initiative
and, without waiting for a dis
armament agreement, make a
large cut in the armed forces of
1
the Soviet Union, amounting to
IL million men, this in addition
to the 1855 cut of $4,000 men.
The ornaments and combat ma
terlal OF the armed forces of the
USSR, as well as the military
expenditures of the Soviet
Union in the USSR state budget
will be cut accordingly.
In line with this decision, So
divisions and separate brigades
are being demobilized, including
three air divisions and other
combat units numbering over
10000 men stationed on the ter
ritory of the German Democratic
Republic. We of course under
stand that the withdrawal from
Germany of the said number OF
Soviet troops does not solve the
question entirely. This measure
OF the Soviet government is only
the first step. However, we base
our thinking on the premise that
If the governments of the United
States, England and France
which have their troops on Ger
man territory, would for their
part also take steps to reduce
their armed forces in Germany,
then this would undoubtedly
prepare the ground for more
decisive steps in this matter. AT
the same time, we have in mind
that such measures on the part
of the governments of the four
powers could later lead to an
agreement on a sharp reduction
in the foreign armed forces in
Germany or the withdrawal Of
foreign armed forces from Ger
man territory.
My colleagues and I express
the hope that the Government Of
the United States and that you
personally, Mr.. President, will
carefully examine the enclosed
statement Of the Soviet govern
ment on the question of disarma-
ment dated May IA, and that on
your part you will make a signifl-
cant contribution to the cause Of
ending the ornaments race. and
to the cause Of a further easing
Of international tensions and
strengthening Of universal peace
Appropriate steps by our states
would undoubtedly be supported
by other countries, which would
mark the beginning of a prac-
tical realization Of the ALIEN
bracing program Of disarma-
ment mentioned above.
With sincere respect.
Y N. BULGANIN.
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Senate to Get New Plea
TO Ease Foreign Aid Cut

House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee joined Speaker Rayburn and
Republican leaders in opposing
an absolute ban on further help
for Marshal Tito. They argued
it would only drive the Yugo-
slaVian leader into the Soviet
camp and discourage other coun-
tries from resisting Moscow DOM
ination. as Tito has done.
The House committee pre-
viously had cut economic aid fol-
Yugoslavia from $50 million to
SIS million, and Mr.. Richards
said the undisclosed amount OF
military aid in the bill is not
large.
Conference Set
The White House yesterday
set Monday afternoon for a BIZ
partisan conference with Senate
leaders on the foreign aid bill
but this was before President
Eisenhower underwent an opera
ton at Walter Reed Hospital
last night.
The conference probably will
be held by the Presidents close
advisers and military leaders
since the Senate Foreign Rela-
lions Committee is due to begir
acting on the House bill Wednes.
day.
Even if the administration sue,
ceeds in getting back a sub
stantial part of the House GU
in the authorized ceiling, it maj
still face an even harder battle
next month on the separate For.
Ieign Aid Appropriation bill. Tit
President asked $40 billion fol
all types of foreign aid for the
year starting July l. AS the bill
now stands it would make pos.
sible no more than $3.8 billion
But the appropriation commit.
tees are not bound to make avail.
able the full amount authorized
and frequently make their owr
IcutS.