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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-27
House Hearing Set
ON Bill to Clear
Way for Bridge

! A House District subcommittee
has called public hearing for
10 am. Tuesday on a Senate
passed bill clearing the way for
construction of the Constitution
Avenue Bridge over the Potomac.
The basic purpose of the bill
is to amend legislation already
authorizing the bridge. so that
the span can cross the lower end
of Roosevelt Memorial Island.
AS the legislation stands. the
bridge couldn't touch the wilder
ness memorial. But District and
Federal planners. as we'll as
trustees of Roosevelt Island. have
approved a plan routing the
bridge over the island.
Federal park officials, bitterly
opposed to the bridge because of
its esthetic impact on the Lin
coin Memorial area. have been
fighting for tunnel instead OF
bridge. A few weeks ago, a
tunnel bill was referred to the
District Committee. and park Of
ficials have expected hearings
on it.
A committee spokesman said
Tuesdays hearing before a sub
committee headed by Repre-
sentative Davis, Democrat OF
Georgia. however. would take up
only the bridge legislation. Dis
trict officials will testify.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-27
DORIS FLEEsON
A Stevenson-Wogner Ticket?

shining in the early New Deal
days. 1t helped the Mayor to
stand out, Of course.
Gov. Hartman is not I'M
popular with his fellow Demo-
Gratis. They do look upon him
as a poor campaigner who
draws greater applause when
he starts a speech than when
he finishes.
Tammany leader Carmine
De Sapio has not swerved
from his support of the Gov
ernor, but Stevenson's hopes
of splitting the New York dele
cation at Chicago are clearly
well-founded.
Stevenson spoke on civil
rights. always a burning topic
in New York City, and. in keep
ing with his new line, put the
monkey on the Presidents
back. His advisers now agree
that the way to strike sparks
Is to hold the President per-
sonally responsible. and Ste
venson is trying hard to do it.
Actually. he is saying some
very strong things about Presi-
dent Eisenhower. He still has
to find ways of putting them
so they strike the man in the
street so readily and forcibly
that he repeats them to other
men In the street. What to
do about this is a constant de-
bate In the Stevenson camp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-27
Extending Federal Police Power

citizen to "life, liberty and
property" But up to now the
Department of Justice has not
interviewed to punish murder
on the picket line or in racial
troubles unless there was evil
dence of a breakdown of the
enforcement machinery of the
State itself.
Recently-in 1953-the. labor
unions closed down several
newspapers in New York. The
unions acted in concert and
some Of them ignored their
contract obligations to work.
They accomplished together
by conspiracy the denial of
constitutional right. They
abridged freedom of the press.
But the Department of Justice
held this was a State matter.
Likewise, in case after case of
violence at the factory gate,
the Department of Justice has
not interviewed, even though
unions do act in concert and
carry on their activities as
organizations sanctioned by
Federal law.
With the new proposals that
look into economic pressure,
on the other hand, the Attor-
ney General would be given
the power to enforce civil
rights instead of leaving it to
aggrieved citizens to bring
suits. 1t would be a short step
then to Federal intervention
and the enactment of GRIM
inal penalties to deal with
labor union violence and CO.
ercion and intimidation in
labor-union elections and
membership activities.
Maybe on balance the gain
for the country on the fright
to work" side for many mil
lions of white and Negro work.
ers would in the long run far
outweigh the disadvantages to
a few States in the South
which have, by one means or
another, discouraged Negroes
from voting. So far as these
State laws on qualifications
for voting are concerned. the
record is clear-they apply to
both whites and Negroes. Srt
in enforcement there Is q
question. The new civil.
measures. therefore. if passed.
would permit the Department
of Justice to look into pres
sures" behind all State laws
affecting individual rights. It
would be a far-reaching
change.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-27

Senator Herbert H. Lehman
made brief speeches.
1t is accepted here that SEN
ator Lehman, now in his 70s,
will run again this fall. This,
of course. temporarily closes
one avenue that Mayor Wag-
ner had considered. At some
date. barring the unforeseen,
he will try to follow his famous
father into the Senate.
Senator Estes Kefauver
Sensed early that Wagner
might be interested in second
place on the Democratic
ticket. Kefauver has lost no
opportunity to praise the New
York Mayor. who often has
said he was for Stevenson and
now has all but sealed a pledge
to him.
Wagner is the second rising
young Catholic Democrat for
whom and by whom vice
presidential motions are being
made. The other is Senator
John F. Kennedy of Massa-
chusetts.
Politics everywhere needs
fresh new faces which can
be promoted on the national
scene. The Stevenson dinner
dais here showed a galaxy,
most Of whom already were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-27
New York Mayor Is Active Candidate
For Second Place on Democratic Team

NEW YORK.-Mayor Rob-
ert F. Wagner Of New York
has emerged as an active can
didate for Vice President on
the Democratic ticket with
Adlai Stevenson.
The Mayor lent his cordial
presence to a Stevenson fund
raising dinner which pulled
1900 New Workers into the
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel at 500
a head. His remarks were al
most nonpolitical, but his &C
tons spoke for him. In fact,
he had been under heavy pres
sure from supporters of Gov.
Averell Hartman to remain
away.
Wagner smiled constantly
throughout the speech-making
as his bright, dark eyes care
fully roved the ballroom. APP
parently he liked what he saw.
All the diverse elements of
the ruling Democratic coali-
ton in the Nations biggest
city were represented to a de-
gree. James A. Farley sat with
David Dubinsky, the gifted
head of the garment workers
union. which is one of the
angels of the liberal party.
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-27
Cold War Will Be a Iona One

to a collapse of the remaining
free world.
Like all good military tech
nicians. the Soviet marshals
as much as Hitler's before
the invasion of Poland-are
not anxious to plunge their
armies into war unless they
are absolutely sure of a quick,
smashing victory. And de-
spite their progress in both
conventional and nonconven-
tional weapons. they are said
to fear that such a quick vic
tory is not in the cards. They
know that even if they took
us by surprise and pulled an
other Pearl Harbor-which
undoubtedly is within their
m cans - the Anglo-Saxons
have power to retaliate from
bases all over the world which
might smash not only the
Communist dream but also the
Communist state.
The marshals remember too
well that in the early stages
of the war with Germany,
when Hitler's legions. were at
the gates of Moscow, the whole
fabric of the Communist state
was in serious danger. What
saved it was Hitler's military
genius" and the fact that the
enemy was on Russia's soil and
the Russian people were fight
ing for their land and not for
Communist doctrines. An at
tack by invisible enemies such
as will be the case when nom
conventional weapons are used
would produce chaos.
And the Communist regime
would have to bear the con-
sequences. Thus, the Soviet
marshals are said to believe
there is no reason to take a
chance when the imperialistic
goals can be achieved by other
methods, such as bleeding A.
nancially and economically the
free nations and making them
fight local wars.
The more headaches are
added to the remaining free
world, the less costly Though
longer Russia'S final victory
will be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-27

able future. L1he following is
their reasoning: The civilian
leadership of the USSR does
not have the prestige enjoyed
by Stain. They are more or
less unknown, while Stain had
become the hero who de-
feated Hitler's invincible le-
gions." 1t was a myth. but it
was accepted by the Russian
people who we're dazed by the
dictator's alleged victories sup
ported by the most powerful
propaganda ever known in the
world.
Stain had the supreme
power in his day backed by the
terrorism of the secret police
which he controlled exclu-
sively. Now the power is in the
hands of the remaining war;
time field marShalS headed by
Georgi zhukov, a professional
soldier, who prefers to remain
in the background. At the
same time the wings of the
feared MVD have been clipped
by the military, which has
taken full control since it sue
ceeded in deposing and exc
cutting Lavrenti Beria.
The marshals believe in
Communist doctrine as much
as the other men in the
Kremlin. They also want to
see the expansion of the
USSR far beyond its present
boundaries. But as long as
they feel that this can be done
by means short of a direct
conflict between the USSR
and the English-speaking peo-
ples-especially America-they
prefer to keep their sword
sheathed. They firmly believe
that the tremendous eXpendi-
ture which they will force on
this country. the assaults by
proxy on the remaining Brit
ish resources in the Middle
East, and the probable loss by
France of the remnants Of
her colonial empire in North
Africa will in the end add UP
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-27

plain fact of the matter is that
both are at sea. not because
the Eisenhower administration
has departed from that of its
predecessor-because it has
not-but because that policy
was designed and continued to
meet a condition that no
longer exists, or exists in a
greatly changed form.
1t has changed because of
developments outside the
United States and therefore
outside our direct control. the
chief of these being that Stain
died in Russia; that with him
died the policy that was largely
responsible for our own; and
that the new leaders have
moved automatically into the
Middle East where it may or
may not be possible to obtain
their cooperation, for a policy
that will relax tensions. avert
war and protect the most vital
Western interests.
Now. l submit that neither
Adlai Stevenson, Gov. Harri-
man nor Senator Kefauver
can truthfuily tell the Ameri-
can people what he would do
were he in President Eisen-
hower'S place. The only spe-
cific thing they have come up
with is that they would i'm
mediately send arms to Israel
to redress the balance of armed
power between Israel and the
Arab states. But whether any
one Of them actually would
have done SC. had he already
been in Office. listening to the
analyses of Americas military
advisers and foreign service
officials. is another question.
For it is not the Arab states
which have upset the power
balance in the Middle East,
but the Soviet Union.
To repeat. as the Democrats
do, that we are losing the cold
war" is to assume that we
must take it up and intensity
1t along the pattern initiated
by President Truman. while
what has created the present
dilemma is the Soviets' diplo-
matte moves to end tor to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-27
CONSTANTINE BROWN
U. S. Experts Believe Moscow Leaders
Fear Disaster in Any Armed Conflict

The cold war is here to stay
for some time with all it's i'm
plcations, such as local Mos
cow-sponsored shooting wars,
heavy drain on Western tax
payers pocketbooks and bare
faced espionage by the Rus
slams and their satellites. This
is the considered opinion of
responsible specialists in the
Pentagon and State Depart
ment after watching carefully
the visit to London by the So
Wet team of Bulganin and
Khrushchev.
According to these officials,
who are students of Soviet
military and diplomatic tao
tics. the Soviet pair had ex-
pected at least a mildly warm
reception from the rank and
file of the British people. This
would have then been exploit
ed by the Red propagandists
outside the USSR as the voice
of the world which thirsts for
peace" and would have had an
unacceptable effect on American
public opinion.
So sure were the two Soviet
bosses of a warm reception
that they made the mistake of
prematurely indicating that
their next port of call late this
year might be Washington.
There was inspired speculation
in the press and on the radio
forecasting such a visitor at
least one by Marshal Zhukov,
And it was only after the
B g. K team laid a real goose
egg in England and showed
themselves in their true colors
that these forecast were
punctured by no less a person
than President Eisenhower
himself.
Despite the boasts of Com
rade Khrushchev that the
SovietS are about to have
guided missiles with H-heads
capable of reaching any target
on earth. American specialists
still doubt that a third world
war will occur in the foresee-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-27
Observer Believes Neither Party
Knows What Strategy to Pursue

In the election campaign
now under way contenders
against the present admins
tration are attempting to con-
vince us that if they were in
Office they would handle Amer
lean affairs more satisfactorily.
In domestic matters their bid
boils down to assessing the
discomfort of national groups
and organized minorities with
a view to increasing their own
following and diminishing that
of the Republicans. A party
out of power in either branch
of government must concen-
trate on discontents and griev-
ances and try. in fact. to in
crease them. while a party in
power must satisfy a majority
that conditions are sufficiently
sa tisfac tory to warrant
continuity.
The same holds true for for
eign affairs except that here
satisfaction or dissatisfaction
is registered on a national
level, 1t is not, in general.
regional, or the reflection of
the Illustrations of specific So
cial or economic groups, or
organized minorities, and, in
deed. if these exercise undue
influence 1t is difficult. If not
impossible, to conduct a ra-
tional foreign policy at all.
In foreign relations the
Government does not act in
behalf Of groups within the
Nation but for the whole Ma
ton. And since foreign affairs
concern relations with other
states and the pattern OF these
relations is constantly chang
ing. no country, however large
and powerful, ever has a COM
pletely free hand. 1t must con-
stantly analyze, reappraise and
readjust its policies, as the
policies Of other states change
or the urgency of a given stu
alton. possibly unforeseen,
may demand.
The Democrats. in attack
ing the foreign policy Of the
administration, are weak. The
Eisenhower administration, in
defending It, is also weak. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-27
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Democratic Senator Jackson asks Ike to with Harry
Herbert Jackson wants to label the
ture "Three Presidents two former-and one retired"
Ada Stevenson Estes Kefauver Alaska Who
appeals only egghead? He'll also arrive at Chicago
full control of the igloo vote
Khrushchev Bugann conclude their visit to Britain
resembles Secretary Dulles trips it's
diplomacy, but by goly it's exciting.
Hartman the Democrats expert farming He made mil
lions just staying away from it.
The Supreme Court bold opinion the issue of
segregated buses four words the
dehes anybody to try to make something of them
debates the $51-bllion highway bill The Een
hover figures this really farm relief It'll
make it easier for farmers to drive to town and their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-27
New Moves Seen Opening Way for u. S.
To Act in Local Civil Rights Cases

Federal police power cannot
be lawfully interposed.
Only last Monday. however,
the Supreme Court of the
United States reached into the
procedures of the State of
Illinois in a case which didn't
involve a Federal crime at all
indeed, it was a local case of
robbery-and ruled that the
State court hadn't complied
with a technicality in proce-
dure. Who is to decide. for
instance, whether a Steno-
graphic copy of the testimony
shall be given free or charged
for when a petition for appeal
Is filed? Up to now, the Su-
preme Court of the State of
Illinois has thought it could
handle such a question as a
State matter. The Supreme
Court of the United States by
a 5-to-4 vote this week said
the Illinois court was wrong.
Justice Harlan of the Su-
preme Court. in a minority
opinion, said:
"As view this case. it con-
tains none of the elements
hitherto regarded as essential
to justify action by this court
under the Fourteenth Amend
ment. In truth. what we have
here is but the failure Of IL
linois to adopt as promptly as
other States a desirable reform
in its criminal procedure. . o..
think it is beyond the prov
ince of this court to tell Illi-
nois that it must provide such
procedures"
Thus the trend is toward
Federal usurpation of police
power while complete control
of State court procedures by
the Supreme Court of the
United States. even to the
minutest detail. passes from
the States to the Federal Gov
eminent.
The Constitution now, in
other words. is what the De-
partment of Justice and the
Supreme Court together may
say it is. The Constitution
heretofore has been construed
by the Supreme Court to mean
that no State can make any
law abridging the right to vote
on account of race or color and
that no State may fail to
guarantee the right Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-27

The day is not far of when
the Federal Government will
take over some of the impor-
tant functions of maintaining
law and order which hitherto
have been considered by the
courts to be solely the re-
sponsibility of States, counties
and cities. An extension Of
the Federal police power is
under way.
The latest move whereby the
House of representatives is
being asked by its Judiciary
Committee to pass legislation
permitting the Attorney Cen
eral to bring civil suits to en-
force civil rights-if confirmed
as constitutional by the Su-
preme Court in a future case
would mean that Congress
could provide criminal penal
ties, too. In fact. Chairman
Cellcr of the House Judiciary
Committee recently sponsored
exactly such a provision which,
for reasons of political ex-
diency, was temporarily
dropped from the. committees
bill on civil rights in favor Of
one being pressed by the adj
ministration.
What it all means is that
the new measures, although
not aimed at labor unions, will
be feared by them-at least by
those unions which depend on
'goons" and strong-arm men
to overturn a workers auto at
the factory gate and beat him
up. For. if the new measures
on civil rights are passed and
sustained in the courts, it's
the opening wedge toward pro-
lection of the right to work"
both by the Federal Govern
ment and the States.
Historically, the Constitu-
ton has been interpreted as
meaning that no State can
pass a law abridging the right
to vote or the freedom of the
press or any of the privileges
and immunities of citizens. i"
But up to now this has been
construed by the Department
of Justice in administration
after administration and by
the Supreme Court in decision
after decision to mean that.
unless it can be shown that
State enforcement machinery
has actually broken down, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-27
DOROTHY THOMPSON
We're at Sea on Foreign Policy

pursue it by very different
means than Stains.
Plenty of hindsight criticism
can be made-for instance of
the policy of trying to herd
all neutrals into the Western
camp-but it can't be made by
the Democrats who were ini-
TALLY responsible for it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-27
Boys Club Directors

The Washington Boys Club
Board of Trustees has elected
four directors to the organiza-
tons Silver Spring branch. They
are A. Myron Cowell, Warner E.
Humphrey, George H. Evans and
Rodney l.. Senseman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-10

12S acres "a New Jersey corpo-
ration - and bought UP then
title. The 1913 acres stretches for
a mile along the ocean.
Before Mr.. Alderman and his
statesmen began their exploita-
ton. Assateague Island was vir-
tually unknown, except to
sportsmen.
Surf fishermen and falcon
hunters still roam the island to-
day in their beach buggies - old
cars equipped with diversified
tires to hold them up in soft
sand = but they know their
sports paradise is gradually dis
appearing.
There are signs of it every
where. both literally and figur-
atively.
Mr.. Ackerman's Arm has built
a black-top road right down the
middle Of Ocean Beach. Along
the road and at the corners of
other projected roads. Mr.. Ack-
erman put up wooden street
signs, running from North Sew
enteenth street to South One
Hundred Thirty Sixth street.
Since there are only 10 houses
scattered throughout Ocean
Beach today, the road. known as
Baltimore boulevard, runs pretty
much through nothing. The
desolate street signs give the
whole thing the eerie flavor of a
Charles Adams cartoon.
The most surprising aspect to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-10

Pass Virginia
Dentistry Test

RICHMOND, June 9 (P).-TheI
Virginia State Board of Dental
Examiners has announced the
names of 80 successful appli-
cants for licenses to practice
dentistry and Is successful appli-
cants for licenses to practice
dental hygiene. The examina-
lions were given at the Medical
College of Virginia last week.
Among the successful appli-I
cants in dentistry were: Edward
j. Becker. Washington; Harry j.
Beech, North Arlington; AdolphI
D. Brazinski. Arlington; Arthur
K. Brown, Charlottesville; Rich
ard S. Cantwell, Silver Spring,
Md; John A. Crowley. Wash
ington.
Melvin E. Flenniken, Alexan-
dria; Robert L. Joseph, Purcell
vile: William G. Keel, Char
lottesville: Phillip Mazzocchi, jr..I
Washington; Boniface P. Mona
cell. Washington; George E.
NORM. Silver Spring; Robert L.
Motyca, Harrisonburg: Irene M.
Ozolins, Arlington; Stanley j..
Posluszny, Washington.
Robert P. ]. Sabatini, Wash
ington; Nathan S. Splitter. Ar
lington: Edwin A. Thomas. Char
lottesville; Charles H. Thorne. jr.,I
Arlington; Lincoln S. Todd. Ar
lington, Donald c. Weikert,
Washington.
Among successful applicants
for licenses in dental hygiene
were: -
Beverly L. Albright. Herndon;
Mary Lou Campbell. Falls
Church: Helen A. Churchill,
Alexandria; Hope w. Elliott.
Falls Church: Rita Anne FitZ-
patrick. Washington; Agnes s..
Morrison, Vienna, Va; Pauline
Ziegler, Arlington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-10

Southern churches wouldn't
have to worry about any inte-
grafton attempts.
Segregation Guide Ready
But the session won't be en-
tirely devoid of reference to the
segregation issue. A church
study guide on the problem, two
years in the making, is ready
for submission to the delegates
and also to individual churches
The guide has been drawn up
by the Board of Social and Leo
nomic Relations headed by the
Rev. M. Chick Wllkerson of
South Boston. Mr.. Wilkerson
says the guide will not attempt
to set forth a solution to the
racial problem arising from the
Supreme Courts school desegre-
CATION decision, but will suggest
that individuals give serious and
prayerful thought to the best
ways of making adjustment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-10

Of fields and pursuits during the
coming year.
Secession Move Discounted
But the indication pointed to
only slight concern with the
segregation issue despite the
threat of a prominent layman
to bring a Southern secession
proposal before the conference.
State Senator Charles T.
Moses of Appomattox. who was
slapped down last Sunday in his
own church when he preached
the proposal, said he hoped to
make the effort anew during the
conference here. Conference
leaders, however, don't fear the
Moses move because They're con-
vinced it'll never get off the
ground.
Senator Moses wants Meth
odist churches in the South to
pull out of the national confer
ence and go their own course.
In this way, he believes, the