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Hazard Due TO Increase

President Eisenhower had
quoted from q report by the
Estiorsi Academy OF Science II
said the present levels Of stron-
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DORIS FLEEs0N
The Farm Issue SimpIified: Cash

creasing faster than the wage
earner's is increasing"
This KanSan figured his in
come had fallen off Al per cent
in three years. A recent Iowa
State College survey based on
records kept by Iowa farmers
showed that their average
profit per acre had dropped
so per cent in the last year.
Every type of farm operation
showed a loss. the survey dis
closed.
Bill Bork, farm editor of
the Hutchinson News-Herald,
spoke for his neighbors when
he said of President Eisen-
hower's veto of the farm bill:
THE administration does
not realize the plight of the
farmer. He needs help now,
not next year."
They are starting to tell
us We ought to leave our
FARMS" one farmer COM
planned. How can you leave
a place where all you have is
invested? Some of us have
$4,000 and more in our farms
we couldn't realize on if we
went to work in a factory,
even if we could get a decent
wage starting there at middle
age or older"
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POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Ike in Gettysburg in the Pennsylvania primary
toric He be the farmer Republican
this year.
Kefauver joins Stevenson tests This
Democratic candidates long for fashioned
paign. Less hydrogen-and more oxygen
Chairman Hall G. o. P. Grand Opportunity
Party Yup The party Of grand opportunities-not all of
which they missed
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Alaska primaries
The purpose of the Democratic primaries year
arae sheep from the goats Then the
the Sheppard sacrifice the goat.
KhruShchev Russia is building H-bomb guided
se At long last mankind to be the brink of
cure-all for the common cold
One hundred advise Government experts how to
build the house of the future The architects
What the modern wants in home less ktcen-and
mink.
Secretary of State Dulles union of the Western
allies The things going in Iowa Minnesota
publicans could some votes from England France
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Leaders See Victory Hope in G. OPS
Defensive Stand on Two Vital Issues

ministration is on the defen-
Sive.
Even before Democrats got
to town toward the end of last
week, their opposite numbers,
Republican leaders from all
over the country. were put on
the defensive in their own ses-
sions at the first of the week
by their manifest anxiety over
the Presidents veto of the
farm bill. The veto hit them
smack in the face as they sat
down to count their blessings.
How the administration has
been forced on the defensive
on foreign policy was exhibited
when President Eisenhower
saw fit. after his formal adj
dress to the American Society
Of Newspaper Editors Saturday
night, to take another half
hour to speak informally, and
off the cuff. in defense of the
administrators handling of
foreign policy That was
clearly in answer to the critical
speech made by Adlai Steven
son to the same body at a
luncheon the same day. Like
wise. Secretary of State Dulles
seemed to be addressing him.
self, in the speech he made
yesterday at the annual Asso-
ciated Press luncheon in New
York, to the reasoned case
built up by Adlai Stevenson in
his speeches in recent weeks,
which he summed UP in his
ASNE speech here.
That in itself showed that
it is Adlai Stevenson's voice
to which the Eisenhower adj
ministration pays heed.
Indeed. what gave Demo-
Gratis as much Of a lift as any,
thing else in their week end
here, particularly Stevenson
supporters, was the oppor-
tunity it gave them to see the
President and the 1852 Demo-
cratic candidate pitted against
each other and to be reas-
sured that Adlai Stevenson is
IN every way a worthy chal-
lenger Of the President. More
than anything else, that
helped to ease the qualms
about Eisenhower invincibility
Once again it was apparent
why Republicans fear Adlai
Stevenson most as the Demo-
cratic nominee against the
President, with his demonstra-
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The main effort of the So
Wet leaders these days is di-
rected at squeezing out the
United States from the posi-
ton of world leadership which
was thrust upon us after the
last war. And Messrs. Bull
ganin and Khrushchev and Co.
are doing a good job of it.
The loss of our illusory lead
ership would not be a severe
blow in itself if it did not
jeopardize our security.
Unlike the Western powers
in past centuries, which be-
came world powers for profit
through colonialism and ex-
ploitation of the lesser nations,
America has conceived it's new
world position as a job in
which it assumed obligations
without compensation. We
spent the taxpayers money
chasing that will-o'-the-wisp,
lasting peace, without asking
anything for ourselves.
Our leaders of both parties
believed in the gratitude of the
countries which received our
bonanza. They thought that
by spending tax dollars indis-
criminately they would secure
such good will from the re-
cipientS that the free world
would help create a strong
barrier against the rising tide
of Communist imperialism.
There were some White
House advisers during the war
who conceived the idea of a
millennium through economic
leveling between the "haves"
and the have nots." This
was expressed by one of the
brain trusters at an informal
dinner at the Polish Embassy
in Washington which this re-
porter attended, as follows:
THE world peace will have
to be assured by America. We
shall have to siphon our
wealth across both oceans in
such volume that there shall
be leveling off between our
prosperity and the European
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Growers Fear Seen as Output Drops,
Costs Go Up and Income Down

the farmer just admit he
wants a subsidy?"
But the history of drought
and depression, failure and
foreclosures is deep in the
blood of Midwesterners. They
are not all hurting yet, but the
fear of what might result is
there. Besides, these are their
neighbors and friends.
Even with above-average
property, the story is the
same. One farmers fury was
prompted by the fact that
years of labor had won for
him an acreage on which he
ought to succeed by any
standards he was brought up
to recognize.
He described his position
this way:
Forty per cent of my wheat
land is out of production by
now, and every year for the
past three years the price has
been going down. Everything
1 buy is up; everything I sell
is down. My income is de-
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DAVID LAWRENCE
Confusion Over H-Bonb Tests

"These people who are taken
in by some of the things that
are going on should have their
heads examined"
At 500 pm, Senator Ke-
fauver said he doesn't believe
this country should halt test
ing Of hydrogen bombs unless
Russia does. He added: II
think that anything we do
along that line should be re-
ciprocal. I wouldn't want this
country to stop testing if they
(the Russians) are going to
keep on testing"
Then what's all the shout
ing about? Why propose, as
Stevenson did, that America
take the initiative in banning
nuclear tests? Stevenson says
he took his cue from Thomas
E. Murray of the Atomic
Energy Commission. But a
careful reading of Murray's
statement of April IL doesn't
show that the latter wants to
stop the tests without refer
ence to what Russia may do.
He said:
1--WE must beware of the false
idealism lurking in the Soviet
slogan, Ban the Bomb. In the
discussions and negotiations
looking to disarmament, it
would be sheer folly to be ma
neuvered into making a
blanket remuneration of the
use of all types Of nuclear
weapons"
At the end of the day, this
correspondent saw at 4:44 pm,
an item on the news ticker
which read:
Singapore = Four British
destroyers and a frigate will
take part in British atomic
tests scheduled to be held soon
off Australia's Monte Bello
Island"
Also, just a few weeks ago
Sir Anthony Eden told Parlia-
ment he saw no reason why
Britain should stop testing
Superbombs.
It's curious, but just before
America prepares for a big
test-there's one coming soon
in the Paciflc-the propaganda
to ban the bomb always spreads
throughout the world, and
many well-meaning and loyal
Americans take up the cry.
It's a bit confusing.
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DORIS FLEEsON

UTCHIN SON, Kans.-
When one hits the bread
basket country, the farm issue
becomes simplified. 1t almost
boils down to one word-cash.
In an administration with
prosperity as half its campaign
slogan. the individual farmer
is steadily getting less money
for all the work he does. The
only farm philosophy he cares
about is one that will put him
back into the family of pros
porous Americans.
A few conversations are
enough to show the depth of
farmer resentment over the
fact that while everyone else
is going forward he and his
family are sliding back in
well-being. If labor's weapon,
the strike. were available to
him in some realistic form, he
would grab at it.
Generally. there is deep
sympathy for him here. A
. few are cynical. one putting
the question: why doesn't
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Stadium Site Bill
Offered in Senate

representative Thompson,
Democrat of New Jersey, intro
duced a bill yesterday to hold the
property of the National Train
ing School for Boys, of Bladens-
burg road Me-. as a possible site
for a natioial memorial sta
dium.
This is a companion to a bill
introduced in the Senate by
Senator Case, Republican OF
South Dakota, at the request OF
members Of the Washington
Board Of Trade.
One purpose of the bill would
be to defer the plan Of the Jus
tice Department TO offer the
training school site for sale as
surplus Government property.
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CONSTANTINE BROWN
Red Coins and American Loss of Friends
Despite Monetary Aid Are Compared

and Asian lack of it. When
sufficient American substance
has been transferred across
the oceans we will have less
and they will have more. In
this manner there will be an
economic equality between all
peoples which will insure the
world free of wars and strife"
Whether this theory, ex-
pounded by one of the fore
most brain trusters of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, was espoused
by his successors is difficult to
say. But we are now contin-
uing the policy of siphoning
across the oceans American
dollars and goods without re-
gard for where they go.
Yet we have not reached the
millennium the brain truster
expected from this leveling of
OF economic disparity. Far
from it. We are now faced
with an international situa-
ton that only inveterate wish
full thinkers would describe as
favorable to peace.
The French are looking to
Russia to help them out of
their ticklish position in North
Africa. Premier Mollet and
Foreign Minister Pineau start
their pilgrimage to Moscow on
May IA. The main purpose is
to ask the Kremlin's price
for friendly intervention in
Frances behalf with the
Arabs.
The West German republic
has begun discreet negotia-
tons with the Muscovites look
ing toward German unity. In
the Middle East the Russian
drive to substitute themselves
for the United States is NOV
ing rapidly toward successful
accomplishment.
This reporter, just returned
from a trip to Turkey and
Greece. can say that our posi-
ton in Turkey is becoming
precarious. while in Greece the
American-supported Tito is
taking advantage of the
Cyprus and is driving for a
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Chance for the Democrats?

ton of his wealth Of knowl-
edge and understanding of our
foreign and domestic prob
lems-in both of which he has
had long practical experience
and in his ability to express
his views and convictions with
clarity and force.
Another cheering aspect of
their situation which Demo-
Gratis discovered in their ex-
change of ideas and Informal
ton here was the fine spirit
in the party organization at
the grass roots, which is not
too hard to explain if you total
up the successive victories in
regular and special elections
in the last three years. Party
workers are on their toes for
this campaign.
Also encouraging was the
indication that the party may
be spared a revolt in the South
other than a minority, bitter
ender split-off; nor is the latter
sure by any means. Certainly
no responsible Southern leaders
are in any mood for rebellion.
The great effort being made
right now to keep the party
as united as possible is a meas
ure of the growing belief that
the party can win if it can
fight with a united front and
will take the battle directly to
the President himself, as the
party's Senator leader-Sena-
tor Lyndon johnson of Texas
did in his Nationwide radio
speech last night discuss
ing the Presidents veto of the
farm bill.
This was the signal of the
switch in Democratic strategy
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Soviet Squeeze Play PeriIs u. S.

Greek British controversy over
new political constellation
the Belgrade Athens Cairo
axis. The fact that Tito's
heart belongs to the daddies
in Moscow land since Stains
death and dedeification he is
closer to the Kremlin than be-
fore) does not keep us from
pouring tens of millions into
his treasury. The argument
of our bureaucrats is: IF we
don't help him, the Russians
will soon have bases on the
shores of the Adriatic."
We were. according to state
mentS from the highest in the
land, on the brink of war in
the Middle East until the Rus
slams told the Arabs last week:
Go easy boys for the time be-
ing" Only then did fears Of
an early outbreak subside.
Communism is gaining in
the Far East. Only a hand
full of weak countries still
stand by us. The PakiStanis
still are loyal but have become
uncertain about our intentions
toward them. In the mean
time. the Russians are making
important inroads in the coun-
try and are preparing to in
crease their support of the
republic.
There is an uneasy armistice
in Korea. Since it was signed
in 1858, the Communists have
strengthened their military po-
sition far beyond what it was
before the truce.
The ridiculous exchanges OF
views" between American Am
bassador johnson and Com
munist Ambassador Wang
which have been going on at
Geneva since last August are
interpreted by the free Asiatics
as marking time to pave the
way for a conference between
Secretary Dulles and Red
Premier Chou En-lai.
Only professional optimistS
can maintain that we are not
being squeezed out of our po-
sition of leadership in the free
world. And this Communist
squeeze is a definite threat to
our national security.
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THOMAS [. STOKES

Sometimes at the end of a
national political campaign,
and after the election, expert
enced practical politicians can
look back and put their finger
on the point where the balance
shifted one way or the other,
for one reason or another. or
maybe for no particular rea-
son at all.
1t would be foolhardy at this
time. with the 1856 campaign
hardly under way, to claim
that any such point has been
reached. Especially with indi-
cations that this political year
may be full Of more surprises
than any in a long time, that
is, judging from what we've
seen already.
The biggest surprise of all.
of course. would be if in the
election itself President Eisen-
hover should be defeated.
Which brings us back to
where we started about turn
ing points in campaigns. Dem
ocrats have not yet reached
the point-if they ever do
where they would lay bets in
cold cash that they could beat
the President. But some of
them, as a result OF an ex-
change of ideas during last
week ends meeting of leaders
here from all over the country,
have reached the point where
they believe President Eisen-
hover can be defeated If the
Democratic Party handles it
self wisely. OF that last,
naturally, there is never any
guarantee.
So there has been a turning
point of a sort, which is the
dispelling Of Eisenhower in
vincibility in the minds of
many Democrats. Psychology
ically, that is a necessary pre-
lude to eventual success-in
politics as in the boxing ring
or on the baseball diamond or
the football field.
Contributing most TO the
renewed confidence is a fac
tor that the President himself.
as a military man, would APP
preciate. This is that the
Democrats now have the
Eisenhower administration on
the defensive and trying to
explain itself. That became
plain over last week end. In
two fields-aericultural policy
and foreign policy-the adj
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This is an expression OF
deepest sympathy for the
average reader Of the news
dispatches in American news
papers. Small wonder he is
bewildered and can't tell some
times when he is being fed
propaganda that delights the
Communists. For some public
men are apparently duped into
doing exactly what the Soviets
want America to do.
For several months Moscow.
through its agents and stooges
throughout the world, has been
urging a ban on tests of H
bombs and A-bombs. Some
scientists, impressed by what
they thought was a danger Of
"fall-out," conscientiously ar
gued for such a prohibition.
Other scientists said there was
no danger of "fall-out" from
the tests thus far made and
that it's dangerous only when
big bombs actually are ex-
ploded-and these usually have
been tried out in midocean.
But, while Soviet Russia has
been urging other countries to
abandon nuclear tests, she has
been doing a lot of testing her
self. 1t is admitted that some
chicken-hearted and timid
scientists high up in Govern
ment during the Truman re-
gime actually delayed the de-
velopment of the H-bomb for
many years and thereby Soviet
Russia was given a chance to
catch up. Why they delayed
still is a matter of controversy,
and there is no proof that
anything disloyal happened
it was a case Of emotionalism
rather than military reason
ing. A delay in tests while the
enemy carries on its expert
mentation could be fatal to
America.
Last Saturday Adlai Steven
son made a speech before the
American Society of News
paper Editors in which he
tackled this delicate subject
headon. He said:
Il believe we should give
prompt and earnest considera-
ton to stopping further tests
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Proposals to Ban Further Explosions
Seen Just What Moscow Wants

of the hydrogen bomb, as
Commissioner Murray Of the
Atomic Energy Commission re-
Gently proposed. AS a layman,
I question the sense in multi
plying and enlarging weapons
of a destructive power already
almost incomprehensible. OF
course, I would call upon
other nations to follow our
lead. and if they don't, and
persist in further tests, we will
know about it and we can re-
consider our policy"
Stevenson does not say how
many precious months he
would wait, if he were Presi-
dent, before he would let our
scientists and our manufac-
turers of H-bombs go ahead
again. His argument is that
America should stop. and then
wait and see. There is some
doubt whether any system of
veriflcation of what the enemy
would be doing while America
held off would be foolproof.
President Eisenhower has been
trying for months to get the
SovietS to agree to a mutually
acceptable air-inspection plan
but to no avail.
So, to take a look at the
news ticker of Monday:
At 9:26 am, the Communist
Party boss, Khrushchev. told
British businessmen that the
Soviet Union is building a
guided missile with an H-bomb
war head.
At 1908 am, Senator Ke-
fauver said he saw no par
ticular good in having further
H-bomb tests"
At 1928 pm, Stevenson was
asked if he believed Soviet
Russia would go along with his
suggestion that both sides stop
testing deadly atomic weapons.
They've given every indica-
ton of it." he said.
At 1928 pm. the Senate got
into a debate on the subject,
and Senator Kuchel, Republic
can of California, said that
some of the people who are
proposing an end to the
United States tests are good,
but mistaken" Senator
Bridges, Republican, said:
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up In discussions Of the Repub-
Ilican ticket this year. There are
people who would like to see him
as the vice presidential candidate
III Mr.. Eisenhower runs.
Reasoning on Dewey
The reasoning goes like this:
"a lot Of people are going to be
afraid Eisenhower can't go the
full four years. So. they'll be
looking past him at the vice
presidential candidate. This year.
that part of the ticket will be
more important than ever before
i'm history"
Is Mr.. Dewey available?
Friends say he told them, 1.-THE
ticket will be Eisenhower and
Nixon again. Nixon's done a
grand job, and they won't dump
him"
Somebody asked him what he
would do II Mr.. Eisenhower
should ask him, personally, to
be his running mate. Mr.. Dewey
is quoted as having replied. THAT
would be the toughest decision
I've ever had to make"
Why the talk of dumping"
Mr.. Nixon?
You hear a variety of reasons
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-10

his age Che was IS last month";
the possible effect Of Democratic
attacks which have been conferred
on him ever since the Presidents
illness. the possibility that he
alienated some independent votes
by his tough talk about the DEM
ocrats In the 1854 elections, etc.
Kn0wland Disagrees
Mr.. Eisenhower's physical
ability to campaign is a big con-
sheraton with Republican lead
ers. Some say he would not need
to travel and speak as much as
he did in 1852. He covered some
IS, 1000 miles in three jam packed
months then.
But Senator Knowland doesn't
agree.
You can't do it with one or
two TV broadcasts from the
White House." he said. If you
do it that way, a lot Of Repub-
lican candidates for Governor,
Senator and the House would
fall by the wayside."
So the many questions.
Washington awaits the an
swers with mounting impatience.
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primaries. 'BIH wants to test
his strength, and he may have
a lot"
Gov. Christian Herter of Mas
sachusetts. He would run very
strongly in the industrial East
where it's getting tougher all the
time for the Republicans"
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey. "A very able man.
and a businessman who would
appeal to businessmen. But there
is no way to figure how he would
do as a campaigner."
Former New York Gov. Thomas
E. Dewey. 1T may sound in
credible. but don't be surprised
if"
Twice Mr.. Dewey was the Re-
publican presidential candidate.
In 1854, he left public office to
practice law. He is now the
senior partner in large New
York City firm. Party leaders
consult him frequently.
Mr.. Dewy doesn't give inter-
views any more. Nor would he
tell White House correspondents
what he discussed with the Pres
ident here last week.
His own name keeps popping
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5 Chemists Appointed
Publications Advisers

Five leading chemists have
been appointed to the advisory
board of Industrial and Engi-
neering Chemistry. monthly pub
LEGATION Of the American Chemi-
cal Society.
They are DR.. Arno c. Fieldner,
authority on coal and related
fuels, formerly with the Bureau
of Mines here; Leo Friend,
chemical engineer with the NJ
w. Kellogg Co.. New York; DR..
Wayne E. Kuhn, manager Of the
research department of the Texas
Co. in New York: Prof. Max S.
Peters of the University of Hi
nois, and Earl P. Stevenson,
president of Arthur D. Little,
Inc. Cambridge, Mass.