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Stossen's Boner

Some, wag has described Harold
StaSSen'S attempt to put the SkidS under
Vice President Nixon as an "unteamly"
thing for him to do. And that seems to
be about the size of it.
When Mr.. Stassen told the President
last week that he planned to make the
statement, Mr.. Eisenhower informed him
that he had every right to do so as an
individual but that it was obvious he
could not make such statement as
a member of the Presidents official
family" Mr.. StaSsen was among those
present to greet the President at the air
port when he returned this morning from
his trip to Panama. But all he got, rela-
lively speaking, was a bruSh-off. Mr..
EiSenhower'S warm attentions were re-
served for the Vice President, also a
member of the welcome home delegation.
All of which leaves the question of
why Mr.. StaSSen chose to climb so far
out on this particular limb. He said that
he was motivated by loyalty to Presi-
dent Eisenhower" that he had the sup
port of a group of unidentified Repub-
lican leaders, and that private polls had
convinced him that the G. o. P. ticket
would be weakened by at least per cent
with Mr.. Nixon in the No. 2 spot.
These motives are understandable.
But there are several things wrong with
the conclusion to which Mr.. StaSsen was
led by them. In the first place, his in
lection of the loyalty" angle, especially
in view of the Presidents past comments
on Mr.. Nixon, implies that Mr.. EiSen-
hover did not quite know what he was
doing, and that Mr.. Stassen, therefore,
felt impelled to light the way for him.
In the second place, Mr.. Stassen'S COM
ment reflects very low grade of po-
litical judgment. Massachusetts, Gov
ernor Herter, the StaSSen candidate, is
a fine man and would make an excellent
Vice President. But at this late stage of
the game his chances Of getting the nom
nation are virtually nil. His only hope
would be for the President to pull the
rug from under Mr.. Nixon. This is some
thing which the President evidently does
not intend to do, even though the Stas-
sen statement suggests that he might
do it.
Finally, Mr.. Stassen'S proposal was
bound to create diSsenSion in Republican
ranks and furnish the Democrats with
ammunition for campaign uses. Mr.. Stas-
sen should have known this. He would be
well-adviSed to withdraw from his self
imposed role as king maker and stick to
his job-if he is able to keep it-aS the
Presidents assistant in charge of disarm-
ament negotiations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-24
Panama PROPOSAL

Nothing spectacular or concrete has
been accomplished at the Panama con-
ference of the Presidents of the American
republics. But hemisphere good neigh
borlineSS has been reaffirmed and
strengthened, and new emphasis has been
placed on cooperation of kind that
vanceS in the health and economic and
social well-being of all the participating
nations.
The call for such cooperation has
been sounded by President Eisenhower in
his brief but eloquent address to the Pan
ANA gathering. AS he put it, our inter-
American system has achieved great and
unparalleled solidarity in the political
and military Spheres particularly as re-
CARDS preserving peace and coping with
the threat of Communist subversion and
external aggression. But more is needed
now, and SO he has urged that prompt
action be taken to form special hemi-
spheric commission charged with the task
of helping the Americas to work out plans
to increase the effectiveness of common
measures in behalf of human welfare
measures designed to accelerate progress
in the economic, financial, social and
technical fields
To illustrate what he has in mind,
the President has made point of sug-
costing that zone useful avenue of effort"
beckonS the Americas to "give early
thought to ways in which we could hasten
the beneficial use of nuclear forces
throughout the hemisphere, both in in
dustry and in combating disease. The
coming years will bring to mankind limit
less ways in which this new science can
advance human welfare. Let us progress
together, as one family, in achieving for
all peoples these results" The plea is
not likely to fall on deaf ears Our neigh
borS to the south are intensely eager for
just such cooperation, atomic and nom
atomic alike, because they are well aware
of what it can do to ease their heavy
burden of economic and other problems.
These problems have been present in
our hemisphere for long time. Up to
now, however, there has been no or
gained cooperative effort, on major
scale, to find solutions for them. 1t is to
meet this lack that Mr.. Eisenhower has
proposed the formation of new commits
Sion-with brother Milton as one of the
memberS-to do something specific about
the matter. The proposal is an altogether
sound and timely one. If it is put into
force with genuine effectiveness all the
Americas will have good cause to antici-
pate significant benefits from it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-24
Carrot for East Germany

The agreements just signed in Mos
COW by the Soviet Union and its puppet
East German regime-which f1opS pathet-
ically when it tries to look genuinely
independent-seem significant chiefly for
their emphasis on economic aid and SEQ
operation" In that respect, they have
all the earmarkS of being designed pri-
marily to hold out the promise of pie
in the sky, by-and-by, to the FESTIVE
Germans living under Communist domi-
nation.
Thus, although repeating the Krem-
Inns hackneyed propaganda about such
political things as the puppet regimes
demand for direct negotiations with Bonn
on the issue of reunif1cation, the agree
ments place major emphasis on the idea
of raising the material well-being" Of
the people of East Germany. And to
that end the Russians have decided to
relieve the latter Of half the financial
burden heretofore imposed on them for
the maintenance of Soviet troops in their
partitioned country. In addition, Moscow
has committed itSelf-though vaguely
to increase trade with them, grant them
generous longterm loans, ship big add
tional resources" for the development Of
their national economy, and be lavish in
helping them build a 100000
atomic power plant.
All this seems particularly interesting
when read in connection with continuing
reports of hard times for the great mass
Of people in East Germany. Compared
to that of the West Germans, their living
standards are miserably low, and their
industrial and agricultural production is
markedly inferior. Indeed, judging from
stories in some Of their own Communist
newspapers, their food supply is exceed
ingly unsatisfactory, and "those who want
to see their daily bread on the table
throughout the year" will have to volun-
teer to help with the fall harvests, which
apparently have suffered from "a number
of shortcomings and errors" If this
means anything at all, it certainly means
that the situation is an unhappy one
conducive to mass discomfort of kind
that could be explosive.
So 1t may we'll be that the Soviet
Union, having in mind the recent Polish
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-24
Youth at Its Best

Not the least interesting of Wash
ingtonS current visitors are the SO teen
ayers taking part in the American
Legion's 18th annual Boys Nation. Rep
reSenting AT States and the Panama
Canal Zone, they have come here to learn
all that they can about the Federal Gov
eminent and the duties and responsible
ties of citizenship. They have been Sc
lected to do this from among 10000
youngsters who participated some weeks
ago in the Legion'S similar Statewide
programs. They have already established
themselves as popular and outstanding
students in their schools back home. And
one Of these days when they are mature
men, more than a few of them may re-
turn to this Capital City to play, in real
life, the executive, judicial or legislative
roles that they are Stimulating now for
educational purposes.
In any event, these young men, aver
aging II years in age, have the stuff that
makes for good citizenship and good pub
lie service. Certainly, with their mixture
Of youthful bounce and serious-minded-
ness, they are refreshing and reasSuring
to contemplate at time when juvenile
delinquency is in the news to depreSS-
ing and perhaps even alarming degree.
The American Legion deserves commen-
dation for its annual effort-through the
Boys Nation programme bring out and
encourage such teen-agers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-24
Political Diagnosis

Events subsequent to the
election of Warren D. Quen-
stedt in the recent Virginia
primary illustrate we'll the
tragic condition of the Demo-
cratic Party in the last six
years, not only in Northern
Virginia but elsewhere in the
Nation. There have been too
many party splits on basis Of
bigotry by independent, con-
sentative Democrats" to pre-
serve even a semblance Of par
ty unity. When, in addition,
leaders Of the party publicly
indorse the Republican candi-
date for the presidency it is
difficult even for a follower
with indiscriminate blind faith
in the party to decide where
to follow. The intelligent voter
has no choice but to turn to the
other party or to decline to
vote / view Mr.. Quenstedt
with hopeful expectation. The
sick Democratic Party of
Northern Virginia badly needs
new blood. I pray fervently
that this first vigorous trans
fusion paves the way for
others.
Roland Bieren, MD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-24
Hoffman Confirmation

1t is surprising that % Senators voted
against the confirmation of Paul G. Hoff-
man as an American delegate to the
United Nations General Assembly.
Prior to the vote, Senator Knowland,
the minority leader, read letter from
Mr.. Hoffman in which the latter stated
that he is opposed to the admission of
Red China to the U. N. This was not new,
Mr. Hoffman having declared himself to
the same effect on previous occasions.
But if there was any doubt about his
stand on this question in the mind of any
Senator, it was important to remove it.
The statement did not satisfy the OPP
position, however. Led by Republican
Senators Jenner, Bridges and Mccarthy,
the opponents hammered away at the
nomination over a two-day period. 1t
was pretty frothy stuff, ranging from
Senator McCarthy's insinuation that Mr..
Hoffman hadn't told the truth to accuSa-
tons that he was a reckless spender when
in charge of the Marshall Plan operations
Apparently, any man, and especially any
Republican, who has ever had liberal
impulse is anathema to them.
Our belief is that Mr. Hoffman, who
has done good job in the past, will also
do good job at the U. N. And if there
are those who really believe that he might
sell the United States down the river,
they can take comfort from the fact that
Mr.. Hoffman is only one member of a
five-member delegation. One of the
other members is Senator Knowland, and
he is not going to let Mr.. Hoffman, or
anyone else, slip Red China into the U. N
in the dark of the night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-24
Success Story

The Community Chest Fed
Grafton exceeded its record $4-
million goal in the campaign
last October and November
The total amount raised, as
recently revealed by the Off
cial fiscal year report of June
80, 1856, was $4,067, 660.37.
representing 101.69 per cent
of quota. In round terms this
sum topped that raised the
previous year by a quarter-of-
ambition dollars.
Through the pages of The
Star, / hope l may reach and
thank each of the nearly 3d.
900 volunteers, to whose spirit
and plain hard work credit for
this outstanding result is due.
The success of this CAM
paign, and the success of the
splendid over-the-top Red
Cross campaign of this spring,
have paved the way for that.
which a vast majority of citi-
zens have wanted for years
and which is now a reality
the United Givers Fund of the
National Capital Area, Inc.
E. X. Morris,
General Campaign Chairman,
Community Chest Federation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-24
THE POLITICAL MILL
Civil Rights Fight Hurts Democrats
By GOULD LINCOLN

AS the date of the Demo-
cratic National Convention in
Chicago approaches-it is now
less than three weeks away
prophesies of Democratic unity
increase. Their credibility,
however, is rudely jolted by
the continued incidents over
the volatile issue of civil rights,
highlighted by the controversy
over public school desegrega-
ton. Indeed, these optimistic
predictions sound very much
like whistling in the dark.
Take a look at the situation
as reported in one days news.
The State legislatures of Flor
ida and North Carolina are
meeting this week to deal with
the segregation iSSue-and the
steps taken will be definitely in
opposition to the enforcement
of desegregation of the schools.
Almost at the same time, SIS
Negro Democratic leaders from
II States, meeting in Chi
cago, are going through with
a civil rights program, which
if adopted by the Democratic
National Convention would
split the Southern and North
ern Democrats and either as
sure a general walkout Of
Southern delegations or the
loss of a number Of Southern
States in the general election
in November.
Democrats to Feel Impact
While the demands of the
SIS Negro leaders may be called
demands of extremists on one
side of the civil rights issue,
they may have an impact Of
considerable proportion on the
already worried Democratic
leaders in some of the Northern
and Western States, where the
Negro vote is material and per-
haps holds the balance of
power. They must take a
stand when the resolutions
committee of the national con-
vention starts drafting the ma
tional platform and in the
convention when the platform
is presented.
Not only are the Negroes
demands concerned with with
holding Federal funds for
schools from States which have
not fully enforced desegrega-
ton. They also insist that
the President act to enforce
the Supreme Courts decree;
that Congress pass special leg
islation. if necessary, for that
enforcement; that the Federal
Government must aSsufe per-
sonal security of individuals
in matters concerning their
civil rights; that the Federal
Government must prevent the
citizen from being deprived Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-24

his right to vote; that all
branches of the Government
must press for a compulsory
Federal FEPC, and that the
rules of the Senate must be
revised SO as to have majority
rule in combating a "f1li-
buster"
It's quite a mouthful for the
SouthernerS to swallow. It
proposes special police powers
for the Federal Government
in all the States.
The strong feeling in the
South against any such pro-
gram (indeed, against any
part of it, shows up in the
proposed action for the State
legislatures which will be in
session this week. In Florida,
Gov. Collins has called the
Legislature to put through a
four-point program designed
to delay mass racial integral
ton in the State. North Caro-
lina's Legislature is asked to
submit to the voters a plan to
have the State pay tuition for
private school education Of
those who object to attending
school with Negroes and an
other that would authorize q
community to close its public
schools If indignation were
threatened. In Virginia, the
Democratic State Convention
is meeting Friday to name the
delegates to the party's ma
tional convention. It is ex-
pected to adopt a strong anti
indignation statement.
Final Blow for Rights Bill
On the national scene, the
Southern Democrats in the
Senate are expected to give the
final stroke to the administra-
tons civil rights bill. This
measure was so delayed as to
make action by the Senate i'm
possible before adjournment.
With leaders pressing for an
end Of the session certainly by
August l. opponents will have
little difficulty in preventing
the measure from coming to
a vote, simply by talking and
engaging in the parliamentary
maneuvers of a fllibuster.
Probably nothing indicates
the extent of the feeling in the
South against desegregation to
a greater extent than the
recently enacted law in Loui-
siana banning mixed athletic
contests. This is only one of
a dozen segregation measures
to get through the Legislature,
but it has attracted Nation
wide attention. 1t is in such
an atmosphere the Democratic
platform will be drafted, and
anything can happen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-24
Parable on Strikes

The Star recently published
a letter captioned Aftermath
of Strikes" in which the writer
said: 1T is a good thing to
have sufficient sense not to kill
the goose that lays the golden
eggs," which recalls the legend
of the thinking COW.
There was once a COW who
thought her farmer was max
ing too much profit on her
milk. He provided a comfort
able stall and a generous supply
of hay and grain but she
wanted more and one day held
back her milk. While painful,
she was determined to have
her rights. After the farmer
increased her rations she again
gave her milk, but no more
than before. Payment for the
added feed was the farmers
worry. Having tasted power
the COW soon again went on
strike. In desperation, the
farmer again increased her
feed. Still no increase in milk.
Now practically every cent he
received for milk was going
into feed so that nothing re-
manned for repairs to the barn
roof and new dairy equipment.
The COW now decided to use
her power at regular intervals
and would have demanded
fringe benefits" if she could
have thought Of any. Finally,
the milk would no longer pay
the feed bill, so that the
farmer. discouraged and dis
guSted, converted the COW into
hamburger and went into an
other business.
Old ReactiOnary,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-24
Twists Donkey's Tail

If these political ambulance
chasers don't quit talking
about Ike'S health and let the
Democrats get down to some
real honest issues, this election
is going to the G. o. P. almost
by default. The average voter
is getting the impression that
nobody is running against
Eisenhower except Ileitis, and
that the only debatable ques-
ton is whether the Presidents
innards are up to par.
The positive and construct
i've approach of the Democrats
to this election is getting to
be about as big a mystery as
who put the Mickey Finn in
Mrs. Luce'S minestrone. What
the Democrats need is more
faith in themselves, and a
good old fashioned give-'em-
you-know-what campaign, Ike
or no Ike, sick or well.
Trumanite.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-24
Khrushchev Uneasy?

Your editorial, "Khrushchev
on Freedom" July 19), COM
ments on Khrushchev's Or
wellian eye that sees all thing
upside down." and the free
world" as not really free but
in the grip of "monopolies.
You are right in hailing
Khrushchev as an expert on
monopolies," but there is a
question of whether he him
self is in control of the mo
nopoly of the Soviet Com
munist Party"
The story that Khruschev
got drunk, insulted his guests
and was told to shut up by
Bulganin, has been denied. 1t
has been said that one should
not believe anything until it
has been officially denied three
times.
Maybe Khrushchev drinks
because he does not have the
monopoly of power in the
Soviet Union, and is, there
fore, unhappy.
He was supposed to have
said at this party that he
liked President Eisenhower but
disliked the men around him. !"
We can meet his Orwellian
eve with a Freudian eye. The
men around whom does he dis
like? The men around Presi-
dent Eisenhower don't bother
him much; perhaps it is the
men around himself who have
got him scared stiff.
An article by Franz Borke-
nau. called Can Khrushchev
Survive?" appearing original
ly in the N. Y. New Leader
and reprinted in a symposium
put out by the House Com
mittee on Un-American Activi-
ties), shows how the current
drive against Stalinism may
represent a threat to Khrush-
chev who "of all the members
of the Presidium. was closet
to Stain in the days of the
notorious doctors plot. :"
Not enough publicity has
been given to the way Khrush-
chev has been dragging his
heels on Discrimination. Ac-
cording to Borkenau. this was
forced upon him in the first
place.
1t is true that Khrushchev
has disposed Of enemies. to
the point of execution. in some
cases, faster than Stain did
when he first took hold. But
Malenkov and Molotov are
still around, and maybe they
know some tricks. too.
Ansel E. Talbert. N. Y.
Herald-Tribune military and
aviation editor, noted with in
terest in Moscow from con-
siderable personal observation
that although Marshall zhu-
kov may have nursed a dis
like for Stain he does not
appear to enjoy or be amused
by some Of the FOSTERING an
tics and remarks Of Khrush-
chev in the presence Of foreign
visitors. At the now famous
welcoming party for Gen.
Twining the Soviet Marshall
was openly uncomfortable.
How significant this may be
only time can tell.
Khrushchev does not have
to travel far to find men to
dislike" and If he took his
feelings out on some foreign
guests they should understand
and forgive since he may have
to contend with those around
himself who may understand
and not forgive.
Sidney Koretz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-24
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

Here's a listener who doesn't
like the present brand of popu-
lar song. and wonders what
has become of the sort he
used to like.
He writes:
1T must be quite a few
years, I am sure, since some
song appeared which struck
the popular imagination and
which everybody sang and
danced to.
THE song that keeps to the
beat, and is on everybody's
lips. for a time at least.
1T is a commercial business
entirely, now, as I understand
it. to produce on records those
sickly : sentimental whining,
sloshy songs that the artists
sing and that only the artists
can sing.
THE last song I can re-
member that came into popu-
lar favor was one called
Cruising Down the River and
I am certain this must be five
years Old"
Here we have the common
plant of the oldSter.
Something has gone out OF
life, and he thinks 1t must
be the songs!
Every age, 1t may be be-
lieved, has its own peculiar
type of popular ditty.
Think back to Sweet Nelly
Gray" of the Civil War period.
A good tune, but what lu-
gubrious sentiments!
The young blades of that
day, with all their whiskers,
sang it day and night.
Then came the '90s, and
their own songs: Rufus
Rastus, Jackson-Brown. what
you gonna do when the rent
comes round" etc.
Then the period of taking
themes from great popular
classics, such as the sympho-
mics of the Russian whose
name we never can spell.
Today's popular songs seem
pretty dull, indeed, with their
rock-and-roll, and so on, es-
pecially when some leather
lunged teenager sings to his
own guitar.
We have run full steam
ahead from the plainly senti-
mental Down by the Old
Apple Tree" and the slightly
archaic Naughty Little Bird
on Nellie's Hat" to the slick
themes Of today.
What We are witnessing is
eternal change, and there is
not much any OF us can do
about it.
The sure thing is that the
youngsters of today know a
good tune when they hear 1t.
that is why they always revive
the oldies.
Their beat may be changed.
but the tune is there, II you
listen for it.
1t may be believed that a
popular song Of the real type.
as our correspondent calls it,
springs right out Of the heart
OF nature, and that is why
there will never be too many
of them.
The good ones last for ages.
They keep coming back,
changed, but essentially the
same.
Give My Regards to Broad
way"
TITS a Grand Old Flag"
Mary is a Grand Old
Name"
"Over There"
George M. Cohan knew a