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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-19
A Fabulous Dream Slowly Began

tered from its hundreds Of prisms.
was struck again BY the magnifi-
cence and intensity Of the colors.
Everything was resplendently rich.
! had never imagined such beauty.
On q shelf near the door to the ball.
rooms stood a tiny pair Of elegant
miniature china figures dressed in.
eighteenth-century ball gowns. Look
ing closely ! saw they were my sister
and myself. We were dancing the
minuet, too.
From a distance I heard my daueh-
ter Masha say impatiently. "Oh,
Father. I'm having too good q time
TO bother talking to you'll"
A Towering CrueiiIx
But was aloof. I was now alone in
the splendor Of q Spanish church.
The dark woodwork was deliberately
carved. The stained glass windows
were showering radiant light. Before
me was a towering crucifix. | tilted
my head back to see the top but It
stretched away into the sky. Ii was 50
high | couldn't see the upper part Of
the figure on the cross. said aloud,
Am unworthy to see Himf" Yet
doubt and anxiety never crossed my
mind. Everything was crystal clear
and exquisite.
At q quarter 70 five 90 minutes
after swallowing the mushrooms =
my pulse was S. but still steady. My
temperature was 1913. I had no feel
ing Of sadness, yet tears rolled from
my eyes. My husband recorded that
my pupils were extremely dilated and
failed to respond to the beam Of his
fiashlight.
Masha and both heard the call 10
supper but said impatiently that we
didn't wish to be bothered. was now
sitting in a snowy box at the Metro
politan Opera House, watching
performance Of the ballet, LES SyI-
phides." At the end Of the program
I took of into the skies with several
Of the dancers. Then ! was bending
over a huge. deep blue Chinese vase,
inspecting several handsome gold
dragons crawling around at the bot
tom. was not afraid. II was much,
much too - Continued on page 20
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-19

TINS WEEK Mess.In.f Mey u. 1857
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-22
Defense Question for NATO

the proposed establishment
by NATO Of intermediate
bases for missiles--that it
would be natural for the
Americans to retaliate imme-
diately. The United States
Government is assuming it
can take the retaliatory ac-
ton anyhow and depend on
the good faith of its allies
to ratify the steps when once
taken.
Up to now. on the other
hand. there has been a de-
pendence on the Strategic
Air Command in the United
States. which it has been
supposed would retaliate di-
rectly with intercontinental
bombers. It wasn't SO i'm
portant heretofore whether
any retaliatory steps were
taken first from overseas
bases. as it was assumed that,
once the intercontinental
mbers operating from
American soil went into ac-
ton. all the military forces
stationed in Europe, both of
the United States and its
allies, would be Immediately
plunged into a state Of war,
anyhow,
With the threat. however, /,
Of the intercontinentai missile
which might come from
Russia at a speed of thou
sands Of miles per hour, the
United States finds it more
than ever necessary to use
shorter-range missiles operat-
ing from NATO bases over
seas. This opens anew the
question of authority to func-
ton from such bases. 1t will
not be enough to leave the
matter hanging in the air,
as in past conferences on the
subject, with the vague as
surance that the civilian par
liaments will act in due time.
Realism requires that this
critical issue be faced squarely
at the NATO conference to
be attended by President
Eisenhower in Paris next
month.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-22
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Polls show Ike popularity has dropped since sputnk one
Republican says he feels like mountaineer making SLOW
windswept descent from Ike's Peak.
Labor Secretary Mitchell says unemployment will increase
kes lament First hear that little Red moon-and my
prophets of gloom and DOOM"
Democrats Adai Stevenson President again
on the slogan IF he's good enough for Ike good enough
for u.s."
Treasury Secretary Anderson says the $275 billion debt
limit have to be raised This great great country In
grandchildren.
Former President Hoover bames high school system
for the shortage of engineers The kids school and
learned what happens to engineers who President
New rocket glossary High altitude research-A dental
college student doing DEBTORS thesis the moars Of
giraffe.
Internal Revenues order itemizng expense ac-
counts would have angered old Chicago newspaperman
After three month trip. his read: zone
Cuba revolution, 81 98738"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-22
CONSTANTINE BROWN
Democrats Popularity Abroad Viewed
AS Big Aid in Seeking Allied Unity

launching Of the Sputniks,
may not be the success we
have been hoping for. We see
eye to eye-or almost So
with Britain on the measures
to be taken to Offset the
Sputnik propaganda. But the
other western European
members Of the NATO-ex-
cept for Italy-are in q state
of near rebellion, according
to reports received early this
week.
France continues to be
miffed over sales by the
United States and Britain Of
an insignificant number Of
rifles to Tunisia. Foreign
Minister Pineau. who has just
left Washington, asked the
American Government for full
support in the Algerian situ-
alton as balm for hurt feel
ings. This. it is said. was the
price for Frances co-opera-
ton at the top-level Paris
meeting. The other mem
bers have indicated they
want guided missiles and
atomic warheads stocked in
their own countries with COM
plete control over them.
The lack of confidence of
the allies across the Allan
tic, caused by our setback at
the hands of the Russians,
will admittedly be difficult
to overcome at the top level
gathering in Paris. There
are a number of personal
advisers Of President EiSen-
hover who believe that If
complete harmony and col
Elaboration between the
NATO nations cannot be
established, the next step
to keep peace in our time
might be another summit
conference attempt with
Comrade Khrushchev and
his phalanx.
Mr.. Khrushchev has re-
peatedly stated he was anx-
ious to meet the heads of
state Of the principal Western
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-22

The actual role Of Adlai
Stevenson at the forthcom-
ing meeting Of the heads Of
the North Atlantic Treaty
states has not been clarified
yet. For the time being. he
is described in the inner
circles Of the administration
as q hardworking apprentice
whose popularity among the
peoples Of Western Europe
makes up for his lack Of
diplomatic experience.
Mr.. Stevenson's popularity
is important in the minds
Of some Of the White House
advisers because in the event
the Paris meeting fizzles out
they have in mindsa summit
meeting with Comrade Khru-
shchev. although they have
not yet sold this idea TO
Mr.. Eisenhower.
Few personalities in Amer
lean politics are more quail
fled than Mr.. Stevenson to
become a good will ambassa-
dor abroad. He was on rec.
ord during his political cam
paigns as favoring a modus
vivendi with the Kremlin and
is far less adamant about
eventual recognition Of Com
. munist China than any other
prominent American political
figure.
During the presidential
campaigns Of 1852 and 1856
the vast. majority Of the press
in Britain, France, Italy and
other NATO countries was
overwhelmingly. for Mr.. Ste
venson, He has maintained
this popularity, despite his
two defeats. He speaks their
language. Under these cir
cumstances, he may become
an important asset for the
administration in the event
Of a breakdown of the Paris
conference.
The indications at present
are that the much advertised
Paris meeting. prompted by
the panic caused by the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-22
DORIS FLEEsoN
The TideIonds Oil Issue Returns

A deal with Senator Russell
Long, Louisiana Democrat.
got it to the floor. Senator
Long agreed to help Senator
Gordon bottle up the Hells
Canyon legislation in COM
mittee so that Western Re-
publicans would not be en-
barrassed by having to vote
against it. Senator Gordon
in turn provided Western Re-
publican votes for tidelands.
A year later Senator Cor
don was beaten by Democrat
Richard Neuberger. largely
on the cry Of "giveaway" of
natural resources, including
the tidelands. Now Senator
Neuberger has Senator Cor
don'S seat in the Interior
Committee where he has been
Joined by liberal Democrats
Carroll and Church. A lib
eral Montana Senator, James
Murray, is now committee
chairman.
Senator Long has moved
to the Finance Committee
and the only tidelands Sena-
tor left on Interior is the
only m o d erately effective
Senator Kuchel of Califor-
mia. No part of the South is
represented there.
The Sputniks. too, play
their part in today's altered
mood. Senator Lister Hill,
Alabama Democrat, fought
originally for a tidelands
compromise that would de-
vote offshore oil revenues to
education. With expensive
crash programs now being
demanded for education to
overmatch the Russians, a
new Hill bill dedicatine con-
tinental shelf oil to educa-
tiop might be better received.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-22
DORIS FLEEsoN
Some Changes Seen as Court Orders
Gulf States to Reply to u. S. Claim

A bitter controversy of the
late Truman and early Ell
senhower years - tidelands
oil - has been returned to
the congressional arena I'M
der extremely provocative
circumstances.
Almost the last act of
Herbert Brownell as Attorney
General was to file a Gov
eminent claim to all under
seas land more than three
miles from shore in the Gulf
of Mexico. This is where the
black gold really is.
The Supreme Court re-
sponded this week by order
ing all five States on the
Gulf, including Texas, to
make a joint answer to the
Government. They are re-
acting with their customary
cry that they are being
robbed, plus a new conten-
ton that President Eisen-
hover has betrayed them.
Texas has always claimed
It's historic boundary is ten
and-a-half miles at sea, not
three. and in 1852, cam
paigning in the State, the
President specifically sup
ported that claim. Now his
Justice Department is TAX
ing the opposite view
Officially the Justice De-
partment declines comment
on the political significance
OF this l80-degree turn. I'm
officially, it suggests that it
is up to Congress to define
what 1t meant when it wrote
the phrase historic bound.
airy" into the 1853 Submerged
Land Act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-22
Decision for U. S. to Attock Aggressor
Quickly From Foreign Bases Held Vital

treaty. in effect. says that
an attack on any member
of NATO is an attack against
the United States. Under the
Constitution, the President
has the power to use the
military forces at once to
repel any attack against the
United States. BY constituting
the interests of the United
States as the same thing as
the territory Of the United
States. Congress, in ratify-
ing the NATO treaty in l949.
consented to the instant ex-
ercise of the war power by
the Executive. Presumably,
any military operations there
after would result in q reso-'
luton by Congress ratifying
a state Of war" This hap
pened in the case Of Pearl
Harbor. when the Executive
ordered counterattacks and
then received confirming au-
thority from Congress a few
days later.
But this is not the kind
of setup which prevails to-
day in the parliamentary
bodies abroad. No advance
authorization has been given
by either the British or
French Parliament to allow
American commanders at
bases in those countries to
use their weapons in retalia-
ton. The Communists have
relied on this gap. and mill
tary men here have been un-
easy about it. despite assur-
ances from London and Paris
that in an emergency of this
sort there wouldn't be any
question about granting the
necessary authority.
1t will be noted that Sec
rotary Dulles in his remarks
at Chicago says the forces Of
the United States stationed
abroad are so intermingled
with allied forces already
and presumably would be in
tegrated even more under
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Steyenson's Role at NATO

powers to establish cock
istence between the socialist
and capitalist countries.
But in recent weeks he app
pears to have adopted Q
tougher attitude - while
still insisting that only such
q meeting could save the
world from destruction.
In q recent interview with
American Correspondent
Henry Shapiro. Communist
Party Boss Khrushchev
stated: 1.-THE more such Q
meeting is opposed and re-
sisted - and the meeting We
suggest is not merely for tea
drinking and pleasant chit
chat - the worse it will be
for peace. To hold such q
meeting would mean to
achieve agreement proceed
ing from actual situations.
The socialist countries
stand like granite. We re-
ject beforehand any and al
political conditions, such as
the solution of the German
question on Western terms
or q discussion. as Mr.. Dull
les puts 1t. on the question Of
Eastern Europe"
All in all, Mr.. Khrushchev's
mood since our bungling Of
the ICBM and earth satel.
lite program has become far
more defiant than in the
past. He is beginning to be-
lieve-as so many allies and
Americans-his own propa-
ganda of the Communist in
VlnclDlllty.
Whether Gov. Stevenson
accompanies President Eisen-
hover to Paris or not is Of
little Importance. What is
important. however. Is the
probability that in the event
of an admitted or concealed
failure of the meeting. the
distinguished State Depart
ment consultant will be
given the job of testing the
waters of coexistence. He
believes that the alternative
means either the continue
of the cold war or even Q
shooting war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-22

reporting, recounted the dis
turbing signs in one indus
try after another. The latest
dealt with the situation in
the Pacific Coast aircraft in
dustry which has reacted
back to a host Of smaller sub
contracting industries among
which there have been lay
offs and wage cuts.
Cancellations of prime con-
tracts and the stretchout on
payments by the Government
imposed by the Treasury De-
partment to keep under the
national debt ceiling are re-
sponsible for the slowing
down Of the aircraft indus
try that has ramified back
into subcontractors who
make airplane land missile
parts.
Nor can this slump in the
smaller subcontracting in
dustries be quickly remedied,
even with the acceleration OF
spending now proposed by the
Eisenhower administration. It
takes about six months for
this business to get back to
the subcontractors when new
orders come in.
Interestingly enough, and 1t
often happens. the economic
situation in the aircraft in
dustry was telegraphed by
the political grapevine here
several weeks ago. Politi-
clans necessarily keep close
watch on economies. for
economies affects votes. Re-
publican leaders In California
were sending the word back
here that they we're being
hurt by the slack in aircraft
and were warning Of Demo-
cratic gains which they pro-
jected, naturally, into next
years important State and
congressional elections.
The political effects are
important, not only as re-
CARDS a State which now,
with Pennsylvania. ranks sec
ond in electoral votes to New
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That act reversed q Su-
preme Court decision hold
ing that the Federal Govern
ment had paramount rights
in all submerged offshore
lands beyond the low water
mark. 1t granted those
rights to each State up to its
historic boundary"
The President may merely
want to put on Congress re-
sponsibility for the actual
handing over to five States
the oil riches on the CONT
mental shelf. No opportunity
has yet been afforded the
press to question him since
the Supreme Court acted.
Nevertheless, even If he in
sists he lis only taking tech
nical precautions proper to a
government of divided pow
ers, he is not out of the woods
on the issue. Much depends
on timing when such contro-
versies arise. And the pres
ent time finds many things
different than they were in
the halcyon Eisenhower days
of 1858.
The Little Rock affair has
taken the shine of the cry
Of States rights. Many North
erners will think twice now
before voting with the South
on such grounds, even on q
non-civil-rights question.
In 1858, too. Republicans
controlled Congress, with a
staunch conservative, Guy
Gordon Of Oregon, as chair
man Of the Interior and In
sular Affairs Committee. He
led the fight to enact the
Presidents bill, a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-22
Some Good in the Sputniks

York but also as regards two
top Republicans. One is Vice
President Nixon. who is run
ming for the 1860 Republican
presidential nomination. The
other is the party's Senate
leader, Senator William F.
Knowland. who already is
campaigning for the COVER
norship of California to be
decided in next years cleo
ton, a milestone he hopes
to reach on his way to the
party's presidential nominal
ton.
California is just one illus
tration Of what is going on
in the economy and what is
going on in politics as a re-
suit. Indeed. political consid-
erations as well as Russian
Sputniks are factors in push
ing party leaders into action
on the economic front.
From the course of events
now, 1t seems clear that meas
ures to loosen up credit and
stimulate production and
check the downturn will be
required other than the con-
templated increase in defense
spending and the recent cut
in the Federal Reserve re-
discount rate from ga to 3
per cent.
Arthur Burns, who had so
much Of a part in checking
the l953-54 recession as the
Presidents chief economic
adviser, explains that this
one is different in several
particulars. Among them is
that industry then was run
ming to capacity but has
over-capacity now. that
there is an incipient recess
sion in Europe which was not
the ease then. and that the
business community is gloom
Ter than it was three and
four years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-22
THOMAS L. STOKES
Soviet Move Seen AIerting u S. to Own
Program and Squirting Sogginq Economy

II 1t were not so serious a
situation, the old quip might
De hauled out about every
cloud having a silver lining.
1t is true, however, that
the Russian Sputniks that
caused such great consterna-
ton among our people, and
so great a blow to our ma
tional pride. have a potential
double-barreled good effect.
They alerted us and our
Government to get going in
the rocket and missile field
and the extra spending on
defense should help, among
other necessary measures, to
revive our sagging economy
and avert deep recession.
AS Of now. Secretary of
Defense Neil McElroy sees a
need for about a 81 billion
increase in defense spending
to boost the total figure to
around $40 billion in the
Forthcoming budget to be
proposed to Congress. It
could be fortuitous cir
cumstance If the extra spend
ing helps to check the slow
down which is manifest in
tagging orders and lay-offs
that are causing unemploy-
ment and other injurious
effects. These led George
Meany, AFL-CIO president,
to warn that they add UP
Ito potential danger" and to
say:
Unless America acts now,
1t means suffering for work.
ers' families and widespread
trouble for the entire econ
omy."
Until very lately, when
economists such as DR.. Ar
thur Burns. formerly chief
economic adviser to President
Eisenhower, began to tell the
truth and call what we are in
q recession there had been
q noticeable hush-hush ex-
cept from such avenues as
the Wall Street Journal. In
recent weeks II has, in the
nne tradition Of Its factual
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-22
DAVID LAWRENCE

Realism is still rare here
IN the appraisal Of policies
that must prevail If America
Is to defend herself promptly
against sudden attack by mis-
siles or nuclear weapons Of
any kind. For the big issue
When exactly can the order
be given for retaliatory ac-
ton against attack?-has
never been resolved.
Secretary of State Dulles,
answering a question at a
news conference at Chi
cago. said that retaliation
from bases abroad would be
instantaneous If there were
another attack like Pearl
Harbor." But behind that
statement are many unan-
swered questions such as
these:
l. While the United States,
itself. is committed to instant
retaliation If an attack occurs
against any member country
Of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization. is it necessary
to get the permission of an
allied nation before American
forces can fire weapons from
overseas bases?
2. If permission must be
obtained from local civilian
authorities. does this mean
that the British or French
Parliaments, for example,
must give their consent, and
how long a delay would this
occasion while New York or
Chicago was being bombed?
These two points have long
been argued, and military
men usually have answered
positively that there would
be no delay. They have been
assuming instant co-opera-
ton from parliamentary
bodies.
In the North Atlantic
treaty. Congress already has
authorized the President to
use American military forces
to resist any attack. The
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1.-THE Kingdom Beyond Caste"
by DR.. Liston Pope at a / pm.
luncheon tomorrow in the Will
lard Hotel. DR.. Pope is dean
OF the Yale University School
of Religion.
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Inter-RociuI Luncheon

The Inter-racial Activities
Committee of the National
Baptist Convention, District of
Columbia Chapter, will discuss
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Your gift through UGF
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1913 81. NV. Chws. account. invited Thurs. 0 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07
VIOLET Faulkner SAYS
Flair for Unusual
Food Their Forte

The outstanding ground rule for entertaining
in the Dubyk household is :. teamwork.
On the day dinner party is planned Comdr.
William Dubyk takes their three children
Kathy 8; Stephen. 5, and Michael 3 . to the
Zoo while wife Ann gets things going in the
kitchen.
Il couldn't entertain without him beamed brown-eyed
petite Ann Il don't have outside help and Bill is really
wonderful taking the children on jaunt while start
things their way