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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-21
LETTERS TO THE STAR

measures designed to effec-
lively deal with big-time gam
bling. More than 20 bills stem
ming from the Kefauver
committee which were born of
experience and insight into
the problem have been per-
mitted to languish in various
committees.
DOwney Rice,
Former Associate Counsel,
Kefauver Crime Committee.
Editors note: The Star
erred in saying that the Ke-
fauver com mittee recon-
mended the Gambling Tax
Act. However, the legislation
was encouraged by that COM
mittee's findings as to the enor-
nous profits from gambling.
And the Kefauver committee
in its third interim report of
April II, 1851. said: 1T be-
comes absolutely vital for the
Federal Government to enact
new legislation and to modify
and strengthen existing al
ministrative procedures and
regulations so that gangSters,
racketeers, gamblers and other
persons engaged in illegitimate
enterprises shall be compelled
to turn over as much of their
lll-gotten gains as possible to
the Government in the form
OF income taXes.~
X
The author of the editorial,
Gambling Tax Flop" ex-
hibits an amazing stupidity.
In one breath he indicates an
understanding that the gam
bling tax law is soundly based
on the valid purposes of gain
ing control over big time"
gamblers and adding to the
Federal tax revenue. On the
other hand, the author pre-
tends that, due to the lack Of
enforcement agents, the law
cannot be upheld. and so it
should be repealed. A more
infantile viewpoint is hard to
imagine. 1t just so happens
that in our city a good num-
Der of citizens are murdered,
raped and robbed each year.
Inasmuch as these laws that
prohibit murder. rape and
robbery are not being en-
forced. your author will no
doubt soon suggest that they
be repealed.
Karl Ruediger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-21
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Democrats throng Washington for Woodrow Wilson
dinner Many Democrats think Adla Stevenson has lot in
with Woodrow MISUNDERSTANDING his chances Of being
elected in November.
The Eisenhower team stands firm principles the
farm The first principle that Government subsidy
bad The second principle is that being reelected
House committee votes $110 million for United States
propaganda The idea to ourselves to the world in
the possible lght-so foreigners won't quit taking
money
Democrats pick House Speaker Rayburn their
ton chairman He's the you'll TV heroicay de-
mandng that the delegates clear the aeSo the waiter
bring him ham sandwich.
poll of the Nations top editors shows they think Ike will
The thing that Democrats do with regularity
than winning elections is losing polls
House committee okayS $51 billion for highway building
This bipartisan Each party trusts the other
will find way to pay for it.
Chairman Butler Democratic leaders their party
This the threat that Democrats have to stay
TV-and them into again out Of
gratitude.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-21
HOMAS L. STOKES
Brokers Other Amendment

cooperation issue to support
Bricker, including the party
leader-Senator Knowland Of
California - who, it may be
recalled, also supported the
Bricker constitutional amend
ment. The 43-to-40 vote di-
vided thus: 35 Republicans for
the lilo amendment. eight
against; Democrats support
ing the amendment, eight with
80 against it. Casting his eyes
over the tabulation, Senator
Douglas, Democrat of Illinois.
said the vote shows that in
the case of vital questions
dealing with foreign policy the
President finds his chief sup
port on this side of the aisle.
rather than on the Republican
side of the aisle"
The vote was disappointing
also in revealing an immatu-
rity and lack of confidence in
ourselves on the world stage
which was commented on in
the Senate debate, perhaps
most aptly by Senator Hum
phrey, Democrat of Mime
sofa, who said
Are we saying that a dele
gate of a free trade union in
the United States or a free
delegate from an industrial
establishment in the United
States is incapable of dealing
with or arguing with delegates
from the Soviet bloc? -. Very
frankly, I should hate to think
that we in America were less
confident of our position than.
let us say. Great Britain or
any one of the other so coun-
tries.
Il personally feel that any
time We have an opportunity
to join issue on any matter of
politics. economics. culture or
social welfare with delegates
from the Soviet bloc countries,
we should accept it not only
as challenge but as an OPP
portunity. We have never lost
an argument in the United
Nations. When it came to ar
gument with the Soviets we
won the argument with votes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-21
NEWS OF MUSIC
Recital by FIeisher
Confirms Reputation

characteristic groups, which in
cluded a trio from the 11-year-
old composers Apollo and Hya-
cinth," and little known pieces
from 10 Sposo Deluso" and
"Zaide" as we'll as such old fa-
vorites as the "Ah, tact linguistic
core" from Don Giovanni" and
the "Papageno. Papagena" duet
from The Magic Flute"
The Trio's readings seemed to
be genteel rather than full
bloooed. but. with the exception
of Miss Merediths somewhat
edgy voice. they are pleasant to
hear. The soprano does not
appear TO be the artistic OF vocal
equal of Messrs. Collins and
Yard, and their accompanlst
made matters still more difficult
with an under-par job-some-
thing one does not do lightly
with Mozart.
Also heard playing the clubs
quite magnificent Bosendorfer
piano. an instrument with aston
ishing tonal variety and versa
tility. was Charlotte Shear, who
gave the audience the Beethoven
Opus 70 sonata and smaller
pieces by Poulenc. Debussy and
AlbenlZ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-21
Dulles Tells Staff Abroad
To Stoy Out Of Campaign

Secretary of State Dulles has
warned American diplomats
abroad to stay out of the coming
political campaign in the United
States. State Department Off
Gals said today.
In a letter to each American
diplomatic mission overseas, Mr..
Dulles said that it was the wish
of President Eisenhower and
himself that the Presidents rep
resentatives abroad refrain from
becoming delegates to a national
political convention or otherwise
participating in the campaign.
Mr.. Dulles said that American
foreign policy should be con-
Quoted on a nonpartisan basis.
Henry Cabot Lodge. jr., the
permanent American representa-
tive at the United Nations. has
been picked as a delegate-at-
large from Massachusetts, to the
Republican National Convention
He has the title of Ambassador
State Department officials
said, however. that Mr.. Lodge
has the rank Of a cabinet officer
Mr.. Dulles, therefore, did not
send the letter to Mr.. Lodge, who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-21
Yes, in Military Sense, Europeans Say
French Would Make 1t an Economic Bloc

ested in donning an uninspir-
ing uniform and shouldering
rifles while there is full and
well-paid employment in the
Federal Republic. The army
has been deglamorized. There
are no smart uniforms which
appealed to the frauleins in
the past, no snappy salutes and
no heel-clicking to which the
Germans have been accus-
toned for centuries.
Last october the border po-
lice, a tough volunteer corps
of some 10000 men, asked for
10000 recruits. Up to April l.,
only $500 answered the call.
And the Grenzpolizei draw
better pay than was planned
for members of the new NATO
contingents.
Thus the Socialist members
of the Parliament. with ex-
pected support of a number of
right-wingers, will vote to pro-
vide money for a new army
but kill the draft law and leave
it to German youth to decide
whether it wants to join. Ger
many would still be living UP
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-21
Ohioon's Move to Curb u. S. Role in ITO
Smocks of His Earlier Proposal

Bricker thus took into Con-
gress a somewhat modified
version of a crusade started by
William L. McGrath. Cincin-
natl manufacturer. who before
he retired recently as United
States employer representative
in ITO appealed to President
Eisenhower to withdraw our
Nation from ILO completely.
McGrath was chosen. as our
employer representatives are
regularly, by the United States
Chamber of Commerce and the
National Association Of Manu-
facturers. In picking a sue
cessor 35-year-old Charles H.
Smith, jr., Cleveland manu-
facturer, the two business or
CARNATIONS agreed to continue
their support only on a one
year basis.
Secretary of Labor Mitchell
and Assistant Secretary Will
kins, who is in charge of in
ternational affairs. recognize
the validity of McGraths con-
tention that under the Soviet
system employer and labor rep
resentatives are not independ-
ent of the government as they
are supposed to be in ITO.
Consequently, our delegates
supported HOS action in pre-
venting Russia S employer and
employe representatives from
voting on committees. They
can only speak. But the adj
ministration sees no way to
bar Russia from ITO and, as
for our Withdrawing. feels that
would be a grave mistake as it
would remove our influence
and leave Russia to operate
freely without the check that
we provide, a view that was
echoed in Senate debate on the
Bricker amendment.
The Senate's action was dis.
couraging.
For one thing, most Repub-
licans deserted the admin
istration on this international
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-21

remains free to campaign for Mr.
Eisenhower.
State Department employees in
Washington, as we'll as the For
eign Service officers abroad. are
under injunction against engag-
ing In public political activity.
The Hatch Act bars activity
for some The others probbaly
come under Mr.. Dulles own wish
announced at a news conference
some weeks ago, that the State
Department be nonpartisan.
The latest letter to diplomats
stationed abroad apparently
widened the edict to include
Presidentially disappointed diplo.
mats who might not otherwise
be responsive to Mr.. Dulles
orally-expressed views.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-21
NEWS OF MUSIC
BY DAY THORPE


Leon Fleisher. piano. At St Johns
College, Annapolis All-Schuoert pro-
gram. Wanderer Fantasy, OPUS );
Laendler; Sonata in A, Opus 40;
Sonata in B fiat. Opus post.
There are few pianists who
have never played in Washing
ton who have such reputation
here as does Leon Fleisher. In
any gathering where there is
speculation on who is the out
standing young American pi-
anist, one may hear several
names given in answer, but his
is invariably one. So when st.
Johns College in Annapolis
called me yesterday to say that
Mr.. FleiSher was giving a re-
cital there last night. Who
had never heard him-was not
reluctant to go.
He is, in fact. a phenomenal
pianist. He plays Schubert like
Schnabel, 1 thought. but de-
cided he was too young to have
been a pupil of Schnabel He
was. though. from the age of 9
to 10 years. and l would say
that the master has not left us
a more memorable likeness. He
has a brilliant. solid and COM
Ipletely dependable technique, an
astonishing insight into the mu-
sic he plays. and a variety of
dynamics and of orchestral color
that one seldom experiences.
In a chord his every finger
speaks, making not merely a
single compound sound but a
group of related tones. In the
series of Schubert waltzes. fas-
cinating miniatures of a har-
monte and rhythmic range not
found in many more pretentious
pieces, every voice counted, every
infection the pianist could find
in the music was made clear.
In the big B fiat sonata, one
OF the grandest pieces ever
written for the piano. nothing
was lost of the splendor and
overwhelming cumulative ten
sion Of the first movement, but
all the light and shadow of the
fantastic development was never
obScured. The other movements.
and also the other sonatas. were
no less a revelation.
Having heard Mr.. Fleisher
only IN Schubert. l am. it may
be said, in no position to say
that he is very great pianist.
/ / do say it. however, as l would
say a man is a great actor whom
i had heard only in superlative
performances of Shakespeare,
for Schubert is a composer who
is life size and complete. and
the tombstone of any musician.
If there is a Washington i'm
presario looking for something
new and rewarding for next
season, I point out to him Leon
FlelSher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-21
Murgurito Zombrono
Beautiful and Gifted
BY FRANK c. CAMPBELL

Msrsarita zambrana. soprano AZ
Psn Hmef lssI, Unioii PEosrsln Ar
be ioco. Narcotic. An die Muslk. I'm
Aocndrot, FTqh.lhgssiaubc, Die Post.
Se!hpoeFt Altpa potts; from Mf6ilS-
koWsKy; My Native Land, Gretchani-
noff; A Slumber Song OF the Madonna,
Head; Sea Moods, Tyson: ,Iriste, Ginss-
terra: Chacareras. Ginastera. La quiz
tara sin prima Obradors: Dos cam
tares populares. Obradors; Fl vito,
Ob-adors.
Cuban soprano Margarita
Zambrana. who sang last night
at the Pan American Union. is
a strikingly beautiful young ar
fist, with vocal and musical gifts
that should lead her to a sue
cessful career.
There is still some evidence Of
inexperience and lack of de-
veloped style, but her instincts
seem to point in a direction OF
mature. sensitive artistry; and
most promising of all is voice
we'll worth any effort she may
spend on it.
From a rich middle register
through her highest tones. the
sound is clear and of a warm.
ivory evenness, with ample power
that never seems forced. Her
lower range. though still pleas
ant to hear. lacks clarity, aid
her pianissimo singing. even if
sometimes exquisitely expressive.
is not yet completely at her
command.
Even in the Hall of the Amer
icas, hardly ideal acoustically.
Miss Zambranas words were
usually distinct. whether Italian.
German. English or her native
Spanish. The final group Of
Spanish songs of Ginastera and
Obradors brought the finest sing
ing of the evening. especially in
Ginastera's ecstatic "Triste' and
the lovely "Cantares populares'
of Obradors.
Appeallngly sung were the
Italian songs of her first group
and an aria from Boito's "Mefis-
tofele." There was hardly pol
ished lied style in the four Schu-
bert songs. but the singing was
constantly hampered here by as
crude accompanying as l have
ever heard in a professional re-
cital. 1t was not merely a ques-
ton of overload playing. which
spoiled at least one song in every
group. but there was not trace
of the matching of tone quail
ties. an essential especially in
accompanying a singer. and the
pianist seemed to have not the
slightest clue as to differences
in style among the composers
he was performing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-21
Friday Music Club
Hears Mozart Trio
n, VDNVA,<, VnV,r~c
BY IRVING LOWENS

Friday Morning Music Club Guest
artists The Mozart THO lee Mere
dith, soprano; Joseph Collins. John
Yard. haritoneS Gertrude Smallwood
Mockbee. piano. Charlotte Srear,
piano. In Co mos Club Assemble Hall.
program. La partcnza. X. i3G. Mozart.
Che ACCIDENT. from Lo SpoSo Deluso,
<. $50. Mozart; Piu non 81 trovanu,
3 o4a. Mozart; All taci ineiusto core.
from Don Giovanni, X 80 Mozart
sonata Opus rs. Beethoven In
provisation In A minor, Poucnc;
Improvisation In B cat minor. Pou-
lenc; Les sons al les parfumS tonrnent
dams air du soir, Debussy Seguidlla
Apollo and Hyacinth, X 3s. mozart
Flute X go, Mozart, o seliEe
Das Banded, K AL. Mozart
Guest artists at the regular
weekly meeting Of the Friday
Morning Music Club were bari.
tones Joseph Collins and Johr
Yard, and soprano Lee Meridith
who, as the Mozart Trio, have
achieved an international repu.
tation for their Interpretation,
of vocal ensembles from the end
less treasure house Of Mozart.
Yesterday. they offered two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-21

residence on Park avenue. He
refused.
Young Solovyev. who spoke
through an interpreter, said he
was convinced that two Of his
colleagues who went home
wanted to stay in the United
States. They we're Valentin
Loukashkov, 25, and Alexander
Snirin. 26.
The witness said he had nc
fear that Soviet agents would
come for him again, but added
L would like to have a gun"
Jan Van Hoogstraten, an Off
cial of the World Church Serv-
ice. an agency of the National
Council of Churches. testified
that his organization. at the re-
quest of the State Department
was looking after the welfare OF
the nine seamen.
Among Group of 20
He said he Went to the arr
port, but was barred from talk
ing to the five who were going
home. He said he did not be-
lieve the United States Govern
ment would let 1t happen. but
added that no effort was made
to delay the departure Of the
seamen, although he believed
that American agents were there
who knew what was going on
The Seamen were among g
group of 20 who refused to re-
turn to Russia after their ship
the tanker Tuaspe, was seized by
the Chinese Nationalist in 1854
The vessel was on its way to Red
China with load of jet aircraft
fuel. Eleven still on Formosa
want to come to the United
States. The other % and the
captain returned to the Soviet
Union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-21
Presidential Yordstick

1t is my suggestion and plea
for the voters of the United
States to choose the man who
is not afraid to say what he is
for or what he is against, who
cannot be bought by any Or
ganiZation and who will not be
bossed by a political party. 1
believe We should nominate
and elect a man of great cour-
age and sound judgment; one
who does not play politics in
order to get votes. There are
many qualified men like that.
Such men, as a rule. do not
seek office. 1 think it is up to
the political parties to pick
the best man for our country
instead of trying to find one
who might win because he
plays his politics the way his
party wants him to in order
for his party to win.
Daniel r. EPlker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-21

To paraphrase a current
popular song:
What Bricker wants.
Bricker gets"
Though it may be piecemeal.
We refer. of course. to Sem
ator John w. Bricker, Repub-
lican of Ohio. 1t was he. you
will recall, who failed by only
a single vote in the last Con-
2ress to get Senate approval
of his proposed constitutional
amendment to curb the pow
ers of the President in direc-
ton Of foreign policy.
But he's making progress in
the same direction. He got the
Senate to approve a measure
which will affect our partici-
patton in the scope the Presi-
dent wants it in an interna-
tional organization with which
we have been working since
1884. This is the International
Labor Office. an adjunct of the
United Nations which sur
vived from the old League of
Nations. Its aim is to improve
the condition of labor all over
the world and improve rela-
tons between employees and
employee.
The Ohio Senator check
mated the Presidents request
to increase our contribution
to the ITO budget from SITS
million. which it has been, to
SO million in line with plans
for a general expansion of that
agency's work.
What the "Bricker amend
ment" to the lilo appropriation
bill does is to limit the United
States contribution to Sl.175.-
900 unless the ILO bars Soviet
employer and employee repre-
Sentatives from that body.
which it is hardly likely to do,
since Russia as a U. N. men,
Der has as much right as do
we or any other member ma
ton to be in ITO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-21

Just before they took of, the
sailors had a brief meeting with
an American immigration official
They were accompanied by q
Russian lawyer.
Spirited Away"
Senator Welker. Republican Of
Idaho. the acting chairman. saio
late YESTERDAY the evidence was
quite conclusive" that the young
men were spirited away He
made it clear he wanted to know
how such a thing was allowed
to happen on American soil.
This case raises a very
important question" he said
People will think twice before
seeking asylum here. Our duty
is to see that it will never hap
pen again"
There were reports that Mai
Gen. William wild Bib Dono-
van. chief of the wartime OSS
would be the first witness when
the hearings resume next week
Gen. Donovan now heads a citi-
zans' committee interested in
hating Soviet attempts to force
Russian dcfectors to return
home.
Earlier. the subcommittee
heard testimony from one of the
Seamen who stayed - the 20
iyear-old Victor Solovyev. He
asserted that Soviet agents tried
ito pressure him into returning
home by showing him a letter
from his mother and photo
graphs of her. an aunt, and sew
eral girl friends - all of whom
are still living in the USSR.
Refused to See UN Man
The agents, he continued,
wanted him to talk with Arkady
A. Sobolev, chief Soviet delegate
to the United Nations, at his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-21
Nufer Acceptable
AS Ambassador

MANILA. April 81 (Pl.-The
Philippine government today for
mally advised the United States
Embassy of its acceptance OF AL
bert S. Nufer as the new Amer
can Ambassador to the Philip.
pines.
Mr.. Nufer, former United
States Ambassador to Argentina
succeeds former Republican Sen.
ator Homer Ferguson of Michi.
gan. Mr.. Ferguson recently wa,
named a judge Of the United
States Court Of Military Appeals
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-21
Gambling Tax Flop

In The Star of April IA
there was an editorial entitled
Gambling Tax Flop" in
which the 1851 Internal Rev
enue Act requiring gamblers
to buy a Federal tax stamp
for $50 and to pay a 10 per
cent excise tax was criticized
for number of reasons and
its repeal was advocated.
The editorial stated: THE
gambling tax law was recon-
mended by the Kefauver Crime
Investigating Committee. 1t
was frankly aimed at the big
time gambling racketeers. with
the idea of driving many of
them out of business" l am
not sure what this measure
was aimed at, but ! am sure
that the Kefauver Crime In
vestigating Committee did not
recommend it. To set the rec
ord straight. the measure was
advocated by the Committee
on Ways and Means of the
House in its Report No. $50.
issued June 10. 1851, in con-
nectlon with the Revenue Act
of 1851. The Kefauver COM
mittees recommendations APP
pear in its third report, issued
in April, 1851. and final report.
issued August 81, 1851. and
these are silent as to this
method of attacking the multi
billion dollar gambling prob
lem then and now, although
the committee was aware of
the advocacy of the House
committee of this measure.
On the contrary, the COM
mittee men. bers, staff, and
Chairman Kefauver land I
have heard him many times
express himself on the subject
concluded that the approach
of the House measure was i'm
practical. unrealistic and not
calculated to bring in the $500
million per annum revenue
that the House committee re-
port estimated would be pro-
duced.
Those of us familiar with
the operations and malevo-
lcnce of the scum of the I'M
derworld who control the
gambling knew 1t was idle to
conceive Of these hoodlums
voluntarily registering and
submitting for review and tax
ing the full amount of their
ill-gotten gains. The New York
Herald Tribune survey and a
survey made by a Chicago
crime committee last year
prove that the Kefauver COM
mittee's misgivings we're well
founded.
1t seems to me that The
Star might render a service by
correcting the editorial mis-
statement and by going a step
further and publicly reviewing
the major recommendations
for legislation aimed at the
heart OF the problem Of at
lacking organized crime, such
as measures to prohibit the
use OF interstate facilities for
transmission Of gambling infor.
nation and wagers, and taS