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onIy Morse & Lehman FoVghn
Only Morse Lehman Fought;
Civil Rights Receive
Setback As US. Senate
Approves RaciSt EaStIand

Washington ID. C-Despite courageous protests by two
lone senator's Herbert Lehman DENNY and Wayne Morse
the u s. Senate by voice approved the elevation Of
James o. Eastand dem Miss leading IT, = racist to
the craftsmanship Of the senate Judiciary committee of the
powerfn eommttees in the upper house.
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Minnssoso Delegates Asfivs
Over 1000 Delegates
Attend Civil Rights
Meeting In Washington

Washington D. C-Some $500 representatives OF 80
organizations convened here Sunday March press for
federal civil rights legislation in this session Of Congress
Delegates represented 200 congressional districts in IS
The threeday civil rights assembly under the spon
sorhp OF the Leadehp Conerenee Civil Rights Of which
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UnreelS Bus Strike:
UnreeIs Bus Strike:
White Lutheran Pastor
OF Negro Church Tells
Story Of Montgomery
From the Ohio state SENTINEL

Columbus, Oho.-"The Montgomery bus protest did
spring up overnight 1t goes back long long perhaps
the Civil War perhaps to the first boaload of Negroes
from Africa be sold the slave block or perhaps TO the
beginning of time where sin began that's where the Mont
Stor haua
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Annual Pre-Easter Tea. Prin-
cess Oziei Chapter No. 10. oES.
Sunday. March rs. 4 to ! p. m. eee
RondO Av.-Advt.
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FREEDOMS JOURNAL.



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POLITICS: Southern d,

POLITICS: Southern daily
newsmen have been riding herd on
Senator Estes Kefauver since the
swing Of Negro voters in the
north and south to his side.
Flying into race seething Ala
bama last week TINE Magazine
reports Estes was pounced on by
Continued on page 81
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09
UNICEF HAS GOOD REASON
TO CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY

Happy Birthday to UN1cEF, the United Nations Chill
drens Fund!
The organization which was set up by the General
Assembly of the United Nations will celebrate
next Tuesday II count tens of millions of children
who have gained Of health and happiness
through its aid
Throughout the world two out Of every three children
lack adequate food protection against disease and other
basic needs Through contributions of powdered milk drugs
vaccnes medical equipment and other supplies UNICEF
now has helped to-
Vaccnate ISIS million young people against tuberculosis
Equip $500 maternal and child health centers prnci
paly in rural areas where such facilities did not exist
Protect more than 10 million families against malaria
Provide undernourshed children with SO billion cups
Of milk-enough to I'LL 20 bottles the size Of the
Eifel Tower.
Equip ITS milk pasteurizing and drying plants.
three quarters Of which already operating and turning
at government expense, free subsidized milk for
children
Future plans for the organization wide and i'm
pressve There the possibly of hating the progress Of
leprosy controlling active tuberculosis stamping yaws
"a Gripping tropical dsease) and of finding cheap
proten-rch food sources to better child nutrition.
While the need is only beginning be met people in
113 countries have what cooperation in
ternationa scale to children and to all mankind
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09

citation Of Washington, have
completed arrangements for a
united Embarrassing campaign
for the two organizations. to
reduce the cost of the cam
paigns. Mrs. Maurice Sellinger
is chairman of the united
campaign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09
Joint Fund Drive Set

Mrs. Arthur Schroeder,
president of the Planned Par
enthood League Of Mont
gomery County, and Mrs.
Edgar McPeak, president of
the Planned Parenthood Asso-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09

For office or home the busy execu-
tive needs one Of these! Bross memo
pod and perpetual roll colendor Turn
knob to set date. Holds 4x6 refill
pad. Walnut, red. green, Ieotherette
on bross.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20
DORIS FLEEsoN.
Author Is Quoted as Saying Presidents
Signature Shows He Is Weary

Those doctors who are dis
agreeing about President Eli
senhower's newest illness and
future health prospects are
not going to be allowed to
have the field all to them
selves.
The Presidents signature,
written from his hospital bed
June II, shortly after his lie
tits operation. has fallen under
the eagle eye of Harry o.
Teltscher, the handwriting
expert. Teltscher's book,
Handwriting" published by
the reputable G. P. Putnam's
Sons, went into its fourth re-
vised edition this year.
Teltscher realizes that an
old fan of his. the Citizens for
Eisenhower Committee, which
quoted from his admiring
analysis of EiSenhower's hand
writing in the 1852 campaign.
is not going to make him their
pinup man of 1856.
Nevertheless. here are his
views. based on the presiden-
tial signature which White
House Press Secretary Hag-
erty triumphantly fiourished
before reporters June IL. The
signature was attached to an
order allocating Federal funds
for civilian defense. 1t was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20

reproduced by the newspapers
the next day.
Teltscher speaking:
THE Presidents signature is
still rather undecipherable, as
was one written in August,
1855, before his heart attack
which showed he was wres-
Ting with incipient fatigue
and depression.
There is a Shrinkage of let
tiers in the middle zone. 1t has
many Oppressive features. The
whole writing descends and
dwindleS in size, while the last
stroke is sharply downward.
These are characteristic
features of the writing of peo-
pie who are, consciously or I'M
consciously, depressed and UNI
certain about their future"
In a recent Coronet article,
written in collaboration with
DR.. w. Eliasberg, a psychia-
trist, Teltscher related that
"tell-tale changes" had APP
peared in the Eisenhower
handwriting just before and
after his heart seizure. He
found:
More pressure in writing
and it has a pasty look. The
strokes descend, the capitals
are more indistinct. the writ
ing seems disjointed."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20
Dilemma in Steel Wage Deadlock

emergency" there couldn't be
q withdrawal Of either side.
Certainly. If war were threat
ened and wartime controls inn
posed, there would have to be
a REORGANIZATION. This is to
be specified in the contract.
The industry. moreover, in
order to get some assurance of
wage stability for the next five
years. has included an escala-
tor clause so as automatically
to provide wage increases
within that five-year period
whenever the cost-of-living
index rises. This plan first
was embodied in the General
Motors contracts with the
Auto Workers Union when
Charles E. Wilson, the present
Secretary Of Defense, was
president Of that automobile
company.
The prospect of a strike has
caused discussion as to what
the ultimate effect might be
on steel production for many
years. II it be considered that
there is today an overproduc-
ton and that inventories are
too large, the strike will help
to melt away those inven-
tories and rebound to the
benefit Of the industry in one
sense, but it inevitably must
hold back some of the $39-
billion capital-goods expan-
sion which is in process this
year and which, so far as plans
are concerned, has been ex-
pected to be the same size
next year.
A steel strike, therefore, will
raise havoc with the industrial
position Of the Nation, and yet,
If the steel executives give in
to the wage demands they
face, the country will have to
pay higher prices for steel and
many other products. It's a
difficult situation for the Ma
ton either way.
Reproduction Rights Reserved)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20

Marshal Broz-Tito-will be
allowed to continue his present
game of playing both ends
against the middle unless Con-
gress firmly calls a halt.
Tito's statement in Moscow
that there will be mere con-
sultation and cooperation be-
tween the Soviet and Yugoslav
Communist parties-as if they
were two distinct entities
was the result Of the dictator's
information that if he did not
go entirely overheard there
would be no drastic cuts in
Americas support.
Secretary Dulles provided
Senators of both parties last
week with a brief explaining
the administrations policies.
He pointed out that the State
Department was vigorously
opposed" to Senate Bill 400l
which seeks to cut of all
United States assistance to
Yugoslavia. The basic thought
behind the policies expressed
by the State Department can
be summed up in these very
Christian words: BE kind to
your enemies"
Dulles explained at length
the well-known fact that the
USSR now sits astride the
middle of the European con-
tinent and has stified the
sovereignty of a number of
once-independent countries in
Eastern Europe. Then he went
on to say: "Yugoslavia has
had both the opportunity and
the steadfaStness to stake its
virtual existence as an indie
pendent state on a defiance of
MoScow'S ambitions to domi-
nate it." This is, of course, a
defendant lawyers argument.
Tito was dazed when Stain
kicked him Unexpectedly out
of the Cominform in 1948. He
would have sunk long ago if
the American Government had
not come Immediately to his
rescue. This assistance enabled
him to adopt a cocky attitude
toward his personal enemies,
Stain and Molotov, and
survive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20
CONSTANTINE BROWN
Tito and Aid From America

Before Tito was designated
as the leader of his nation by
the Big Three at Teheran at
Stains request the Commu-
nists were regarded as sub
versive criminals by the Ser
Sbian, Croatian. Slovene, Mon
tenegran and Dalmatian peo-
Piles who form the Yugoslav
commonwealth. Even today,
if the reports from Western
observers are accurate, the
bulk of these people are kept
in subsection to communism by
Tito's secret police. There are
grave doubts that he and his
associates would last long If
the Yugoslavs had even q
small degree of freedom. These
"top secret" facts were not
given to Congress lest they
upset the applicant and pro-
vide ammunition for the spon-
sorS of Senate Bill 400l.
The Secretary of State
points out that Yugoslavia is
still economically weak and
requires m NC h help from
abroad. "She cannot pass up"
he says, "the relatively gener-
Gus offers of trade and credits
from the Soviet orbit" All the
same we must bear in mind,
according to the State Depart
ment policy paper. that the
Yugoslav governments policies
ARE being made in Belgrade
and not in Moscow.
Dulles admits that many
Of these decisions in the for
eign policy field do not corre-
spond to our own" But the
salient feature is that there
is no credible evidence that
President Tito wishes or Is
going to enter into a subser-
Went status vis-a-vis the So
Wet Union"
Dulles concludes with his
expressed concern that unless
military and economic assist
ance continue to be given to
Tito, "dire economic necessity"
may force him to turn toward
Russia once more. The Yugo-
slav portion Of the present
mutual security legislation is
designed ito contribute toward
preventing that situation from
arising"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20
DORIS FLEEsoN
A ConvoIescent's Penmonship

His conclusion: THE Presi-
dent is still q weary and often
tense man."
Adlai Stevenson, like Eisen-
hover in 1852, got excellent
notices on his handwriting
from Teltscher. Perhaps for
tunately for Stevenson, the
present D e ocratic 'front.'
runner has not signed his 1856
model any place where the ex-
pert can get at it.
In his book, Teltscher in
cludeS a section on the hand
writing of prominent states
men. The most provocative is,
perhaps. his view of the highly
tortuous signature of Secre-
tary Of State John Foster
Dulles. It is so dim a view the
Secretary of State might well
be tempted to go once more
to the brink of WARMTH the
handwriting experts.
TeltScher's most famous
boast:
In August. 1913, he examined
the simplicity. balance, per-
sistence" Of Harry S. Tru-
mans handwriting and said:
Thus by his sudden and UNI
expected actions Mr.. Truman
may surprise those experts
who have failed to compre-
bend the Presidents versatile
character"
Truman surprised the ex-
perts, all right, that November.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20

There's a $3.50 chance Of q
steel strike beginning June 80.
1t may last as long as two
months.
The fact that a strike is in
the offing is conceded among
steel men. and most Of the
discussion now relates to how
long it will last. Some say a
month and others say two
months. and there are some
observers familiar with the
inside of the negotiations who
would not be surprised at an
even longer strike.
At the moment the possible
impact of the steel controversy
on the country as a whole is
not generally realized. Because
most of the big disputes have
been settled by negotiation, it
is being taken for granted by
the public that this one will
be adjusted before the dead
line of June 80.
But the summary way the
industry's offer was rejected
in the last few days is regarded
as a sign that David Mac
Donald. president of the Steel
workers Union, thinks he can
get better terms by holding
out. It is true, of course, that
in negotiations Of this kind
neither side shows its hand
till the very last minute. There
is some expectation of a modi-
fication of positions on both
sides, but it may not be
enough to avert the strike.
Basically, the steel industry
is in a position where it cannot
give the concessions it is prom
Using in its latest offer with
out advancing steel prices.
When prices start upward in
such a fundamental segment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20
YugosIovio Listed as Siding With Reds
Against u. S. on Major u. N. Issues

But Tito and his govern
ment have never shown any
real gratitude to the United
States for saving him and his
regime. In all major inter-
national matters before the
United Nations in which
Yugoslavia had a chance to
repay our generosity she sided
with the anti-Western bloc.
Dulles hriefing paper
reaches a conclusion which
many Senators describe as
strange when he explains the
reasons for Tito'S visit to
Moscow. The Secretary adj
mits, of course. that the Yugo-
slav regime is a Communist
one. 1T is understandable"
he then adds, that its lead
ers now look hopefully to the
Kremlin to rescue the USSR
and the worldwide reputation
of communism from the dis
repute to which the totali-
tartan system perfected by
Stain brought it. In that
sense, the United States can
not overlook the tendencies in
Yugoslavia toward a rap
prochement with the Soviet
Union, induced both by ide-
ology and the memories of
long Communist Party col
liberation prior to l948."
The Secretary of State or
those who prepared this re-
markable policy paper seem
to have forgotten their his
tory. YugoSlavia (not Tito and
his cohorts who were raised
in Moscow and educated by
the MVD long before the out
break of World War I'D got
into the Kremlin camp off,
cially only in 1914. Hence, the
assistance and support from
Moscow-which includes the
organization of the present
Yugoslav secret police-lasted
only about four years. Tito
and Yugoslavia have received
Americas unstinting military
and economic aid amounting
to we'll over 81 billion for twice
as long a time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20
Critics Who Called Her Testimonial
Cheap Flag Waving Get on Answer

I do not speak of "democ-
racy," or other distractions.
Nobody loves an abstraction.
American democracy, to me, is
not best expressed in the law
books, but In the mien Of our
people as individuals: in their
expectation Of being taken for
what they are and granting
the same in return; in their
love Of conversation, which
they will open with a total
stranger; in their recognition
of natural superiorities in per-
sons, without any obsequious-
ness toward classes. There is
a free give and take here
which just does not exist any
where else.
Why is it "flag-waving" to
assert a peculiar attachment?
I do not wish my country to
rule over other countries, or
strive to export its way of
life" which elsewhere may
prove intolerable. Because I
love my country. I respect the
attachment Of others to theirs.
Patriotism does not divide
mankind. 1t is a feeling all
men share.
We feel a peculiar attach
ment to our families in full
recognition Of their flaws. To
love "in spite Of" is the only
way any Of us can love or be
loved.
Love expresses itself in the
assumption Of responsibilities.
My responsibilities toward
other nations are limited by
inherent circumstances. It is
largely a negative responsible
ity-not to NEEDLE and not to
harm. My responsibilities for
my own country embrace all
the obligations Of citizenship
and more.
A vague sort Of internation-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20

The repercusSionS from one
Of Edward r. Murrow's Per
son to Person" television shows
have been, I think, significant.
On May 20, Murrow took his
audience into our home in
New York and there he, my
husband and myself had
something under IL minutes
Of conversation, about which
I am still hearing.
These shows are largely con-
cerned with personal questions
about how one lives, works,
etc. The program has no
script. Murrow suggests sub
jects, but one has no advance
knowledge of exactly what
questions he may ask.
In the course of our brief
conversation, he remarked
that I, having lived much
abroad, must feel at home in
many countries. I replied that
] had paid prolonged visits to
many countries and had lived
several wears on end in two;
that I had never visited a
country without finding things
to admire. Yet, I said, l had
always been homesick, and /
tried to explain what / had
missed. and why I loved my
homeland above all others.
I cannot now repeat ex-
actly what I spontaneously
said. I spoke, I remember. of
the beauty and variety Of its
landscape, Of its vast breadth
and stir. and Of our people
their utter lack of servility,
their generosity toward stran-
gers--and perhaps of some
other things I cannot now
recall.
What Is interesting is not
what I said but the public
reaction. Letters poured in,
the great majority Of them
expressing Joy that I had 80
spoken of America.
But others took me to task
because I had not pointed out
our flaws. and still others said
] had INDUCED in cheap flag
waving, obviously knowing
what would "go over with the
audience"
All this puzzles me.
Is there anything extraordi-
nary in publicly avowing love
of country? Do the flaws and
shortcomings of our society
change the fact Of that love?
is It not a cause for gratitude
that our land is bountiful,
beautiful, wide and free? And
why the notion that anyone
who speaks or writes is calcu-
latin the effect2