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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20
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some lumber for His Majesty's use"
An American skipper named O'Brien
(redheaded, and of Scotch-IriSh an
cestry) was not in the mood to deliver
the lumber, however He sailed his
schooner under full canvas straight
for the British warships, and his crew
picked off the redcoats one by one
with musket fire.
The British craft, admittedly UNI
prepared for this odd type Of naval
battle strategy, ran for il and
Americas first sea engagement was
a complete victory any way you
looked at il.
Americas beSt-knoWn steamboat
race, says Frank Braynard. pitted the
RObi. E. Lee against the N0ichez in
the year 1870. Ten thousand people
lined the levees of New Orleans as the
two ships headed up the Mississippi,
smoke billowing from their stacks.
The Lee won, reaching St. Louis in
three days 10 hours and Is minutes.
as the rouStabouts on deck sang:
''ShOO fy, don't bOdder me-!
You kain'f kefch up wifi de
R0bi. E. Lee"
Reverting to the United States, she
has steamed over half million miles
without once slowing down because
of mechanical defect. She can COM
fortably average IS knots, and can be
transformed into an effective unit of
the US. Navy in short order. She's
a Navy ship through and through"
says one officer. but no passenger is
aware Of it."
The last straw. 1t is an officer
Of the United States, | am afraid,
who first told me the story of a brew
cry struck by lightning. 1t turned
out that the beer, instead of being
spoiled, actually was improved in
quality by the event. This is the
first case on record" insisted the
officer, ''Of a storm actually brew
ing!" BENNETT CERT
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07
THOMAS L. STOKES
The Changing Vice Presidency

Second World War agency,
the Board of Economic War
fare. at which he worked
earnestly. but he also went
on mission to China for
President Roosevelt.
The other sort of role was
that filled by the veteran John
N. Garner when he was Vice
Presid ent in Franklin D.
Roosevelt's first two terms. He
was liaison with Congress and
most effective because of shis
wide acquaintance and previ-
Gus experience as Democratic
Party, leader and Speaker of
the House. which gave him
tremendous influence. This he
used effectively for President
Roosevelt during the early
New Deal battles, but later.
during the second term. he be-
gan to throw his. influence
against the President when he
felt New Deal tendencies had
gone too far. He helped to
shelve the Supreme Court
packing bill espoused by
President Roosevelt and also
helped organize the now famil-
lar coalition OF Southern con-
sentative Democrats and Re-
publicans that checked New
Deal measures. For that. Pres
ident Roosevelt jettisoned him
at the end Of his second term
and picked Henry Wallace as
Vice President for his third
term.
The latter, who had never
had any experience in legis-
lative body, and moreover was
not the ready, affable political
mixer. had none of the influ-
ence at the Capitol that Jack
Garner had enjoyed. and well
coined the administrative as
signments by President Roose-
welt. Nor does Vice President
Nixon have much influence at
the Capitol because of the open
antagonism OF most Democrats
and the lukeWarm attitude of
many Republicans. He is often
away from there, whether it is
accurate or not that he has
presided over the Senate less
than any other Vice President,
as former Vice President Gar
nef says in al interview in
U. S. News and World Report.
The 88-year-old Texan said he
did not believe that President
Eisenhower could make Mr..
Nixon great" but based this
largely on the little time he
gives to presiding over the
Senate.
II is the other - and new
roles--upon which DICK Nixon
Punts. 1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07

Staunch advocates of sound
fiscal policies and genuine, not
make-believe economy, such
as Senators Styles Bridges and
Harry Byrd. are somewhat
downcast. They see no real
chance of bringing the adj
ministration's fiscal concepts
down to earth and fear that
Congress, so economy-minded
during the last election, may
be reluctant to plug some holes
in the dam over which billions
OF taxpayers monies are pour
ing out wastefully at home and
abroad. They and like-minded
legislators in both houses feel
that only very loud outcries
from the taxpayers may en-
able the present Congress to
cut down the greatest peace
time budget in American his
tory to a more realistic size.
There has been some aWak-
ening in the country at what
seems to be an unending
draining Of the resources of
the American citizens. This
was illustrated during the re-
cent debates over the Eisen-
hover doctrine. when tens of
thousands of letters were re-
ceived by members of Con-
gress, supporting Senator Rus
sells amendment which pro-
vided no blank check for the
Chief Executive over the al
ready appropriated 5000 mil
lion for the Middle Eastern
area. The amendment was de-
feated substantially. mainly
because it did not involve any
new expenditures. But at least
one Senator expressed his
sentiments clearly. Ii was SEN
ator Prescott Bush of Con-
necticut, who, when pleading
for the defeat of the Russell
amendment. stated that THE
purpose Of the resolution to
approve the Eisenhower doc
trine is not to win the affec-
lions of the American people
but that of the people in the
Middle East"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07
CONSTANTINE BROWN
Fear Felt by Some That Congress
Won't Cut Flood of Expenditures

And apparently the only
device Of the administration
to win the observation-disclosures
ship may be a more appro-
pirate word-of our present
and potential allies as well as
OF the uncommitted and neu-
tralist nations is to adopt the
slogans used by some chari-
table organizations at home:
Give until it hurts"
This is the tenor of the
special advisory committee
headed by Benjamin Fairless,
former chairman of the board
OF the United States Steel
Corp. which was appointed by
President Eisenhower last year
TO report about foreign aid and
collective security programs.
The findings of this committee,
submitted to President Eisen-
hover earlier this week, place
the current annual level of
foreign assistance of all kinds
at So billion. The Fairless COM
mittee has found that the
present programs ARE proving
their worth and we should hold
firmly to them" The report
said further; The United
States must resolve to stay the
course and must abandon the
false hope that collective secu-
rity costs are temporary"
These findings of the seven
man private citizen group are
in full harmony with Secretary
Dulles statement last year at
a Senate Foreign Relations
Committee hearing that the
foreign aid expenditures are
here TO stay and represent a
good insurance policy for
American security. What wor-
ries some of the lawmakers on
both sides Of the Hill is that the
calls for further American
economic and financial support
are likely to increase instead of
remaining stationary. AS new
countries are created from the
remains of the old British and
French Empires. they need
help to permit them to grow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07
DAVID LAWRENCE
On White House Invitations

United States on the Progress
Sive Party ticket in 1924 and
polled nearly 5 million votes,
which is more than Theodore
Roosevelt got when he ran on
the Progressive ticket in 1912.
Even as late as November,
1856. the Republican voters of
Wisconsin gave a combined
majority to two Republicans
who opposed Senator Wiley in
his successful contest for re-
nomination. The two who
actually polled together a
majority of the votes in the
primary were generally favor
able to Senator McCarthy's
position on public questions,
and it was widely assumed
that the denomination of SEN
ator Wiley was desired by the
White House.
So it is not easy to predict
what the Wisconsin voters in
the Republican Party may do
IN the next primary, nor is it
easy to foretell how many
Democratic voters who side
with Senator Mccarthy may
cross over into the Republic
can Party and help him win
both the nomination and the
election.
AS long as Congress appro-
PIRATES money for public func-
tions like the official reception
given to members of Congress
by the President. it is arguable
that the President must in
vite all members of both
houses. But Eisenhower has
rightly decided that there is
nothing in the law or the
Constitution which forces him
to associate with anybody in
Congress at any official func-
ton unless he feels so inclined.
In modern politics, however.
many a candidate or holder of
high Office has won public
esteem by smothering his
opponent with dignity and
courtesy even in the face of
vituperation.
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Some Believe He Should Go South,
But Eisenhower Holds off

ing list has been noticeably
brief.
The President received with
Mrs. Eisenhower Tuesday night
at the big congressional recep-
ton, the closing social event
OF the White House season. But
the women reporters who sell
dom see him thought he had
changed: they put it that he
seemed tired and finely drawn.
Several experienced almost a
sense Of relief when he left
the receiving line.
The President may feel self
conscious about a vacation now
because he has two trips to
milder climes coming up soon.
He will fly to Bermuda March
20 for a four-day conference
with British Prime Minister
Harold Macmillan. April 8 he
goes again to his favorite
vacation spot, the Augusta
Golf Club, where he really is
isolated from presidential
pressure.
The last Eisenhower vacation
was not an entire success. His
host. Treasury Secretary Hum
phrey, has a delightful shoot
ing place, Milestone Plantation
in South Georgia. but Hum
phrey had no control over the
Egypt-Israel crisis which kept
the telephone ringing and Wis
itors coming. Then the ground
was dry and the President
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07
DORIS FLEEsON

For reasons not clearly ap-
parent, President Eisenhower
late Wednesday was still re-
fusing to take the vacation this
Capital believes he really
needs.
The President acknowledged
in his telecast on the Middle
East crisis that a cough was
bothering him. He apologized
for it in advance. though it
did not then appear.
He has had this cough since
Inauguration Day-January 81
last which was cold and
windy. The doctors at Walter
Reed have checked him
thoroughly and find no chest
or lung problem. 1t is now as
cribed to tracheitis. Because
there was so much discussion
Of it. the White House found it
necessary to deny that it was
the so-called cardiac cough to
which heart patients are some
times prone.
But there Is more to the
story than the cough. The
press will hold Thursday its
first conference in some weeks
with the President. but his
callers - private and congress
sional - have privately con-
fessed their misgivings about
his appearance. He did not
attend the Gridiron dinner
last week end, and his call
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07
DORIS FLEESON
President Needs a Vacation

found the dust irritated his
throat.
Also. this President is in
ordinately sensitive to what
people think of him. Without
doubt. 1t hurt when the leaders
OF Congress declined to fly TO
Georgia to confer on the Mid
die East. instead making it
plain they thought he should
be in the White House during
emergencies.
1t may be that the presi-
dent is reluctant to leave until
he is sure Egypt will follow
Israel's lead and yield free
passage of the Suez. There is
plenty of apprehension AT the
State Department about Dlcta-
tor Nasser'S future course.
The situation is attracting
unusual attention because Ell
senhoyer has been by all odds
the most vacationing presi-
dent in history. even before his
heart attack and ileitis surgery.
Nor does anyone in his i'm
mediate circle ever cross him:
If he wanted to leave town.
there is not a single devils
advocate among the palace
guard TO suggest it might be
unwise.
The extraordinary mobility
Of the Presidents face makes
speculation about his appear
ance a gamble. He can look
drawn and tired on one day
and the next day seem to De
in the pink. This time. how
ever. a vacation seems clearly
warranted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07
Economy Proponents Downcost

from infancy to adolescence.
Some are too proud to ask for
help from their former rulers
and prefer to dip into Uncle
Sans pockets.
The recent crises in the Mid
die East and North Africa have
thrown the British and French
economies into a tailspin, and
it is more than likely that
when a new foreign aid pro-
gram is established for the
next fiscal year economic as
sistance in one form or another
will have to be increased for
our main allies in Europe.
The economy-minded Sena-
tors and Representatives are
beginning to wonder how long
this dance of billions can con-
tinue without eventually i'm
pairing our own social and
economic fabric. But there is
little they can do at present
without the loud support Of
their fellow citizens.
What is even more i'm.
portant is the fact that the
White House. through the
voice of the President him
self, is definitely and formally
opposed to any cuts in foreign
spending and fayors only a
very limited and relatively in
significant reduction of the
domestic expenditure. It
seems to some of these legis-
lators that the national budget
is established nowadays, not
in keeping with the strictly
limited needs of the Nation.
but in accordance with how
much the Treasury estimates
the "take-in" will be in the
course of the fiscal year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07
Presidents Right to Choose Guests,
Despite Political Risks, Is Admitted

less felt he had ample provo
cation because of the bitter at
tackS made on him and his ad-
ministration by Mccarthy, the
question arises as to whether
it was wise for the President
to snub also those people of
the State of Wisconsin who
voted for and elected Senator
Mccarthy and who agree with
his criticisms. If it Is intended
to begin a purge" of Nc
earthly in connection with his
bid for denomination in the
Republican primaries in 1858,
this kind of thing can BOOM
erang and benefit the Senator
just as it turned out in almost
every case of an attempted
purge" by Democratic Presi-
dents Roosevelt and Truman.
In politics, when you make
a martyr. often votes are made
for the underdog. This was the
case when the elder Robert La
Toilette. Senator from Wis
consin and a progressive Re-
publican. was bitterly con-
demned from one end of the
country to the other during
World War I for his speeches
denouncing his own Govern
ment at a time when young
men were being drafted to go
to war. He was accused of OBJ
Structing the war effort.
Senator La Toilette refused
to testify before a congress
sional committee as to his
conduct. No action was taken
to punish him. although the
Senate was petitioned by both
houses of the Wisconsin Leg
islature and by the Republic
can State Central Committee
to expel him. Just three years
late he was overwhelmingly
reelected Senator from Wis
consin by a larger vote than
he had received before. He
ran for the presidency of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07

President Eisenhower has
every right to invite to official
receptions at the White House
whomever he pleases, even
though such social functions
are paid for with taxpayers
money.
The South will rejoice at the
acceptance by the President
of the principle that there
need not be any forced as
ISOLATION" where public funds
or facilities are involved.
Congress annually appro-
PIRATES for the use of the PreSi-
dent a fund to cover enter
tainment expenses. and usually
there are several state dinners
and receptions-for the dip
lomatic corps. the judiciary,
the Vice President. the Speak
err of the House, members of
Congress. and Government Of
ficials.
Invitations are issued in the
name of the President of the
United States, and when a
reception for members of Con-
greSs is held the assumption
is that it includes all members,
irrespective OF party. To dis
criminate against any member
of Congress. either because of
his public speeches or because
he has offended the White
House in some other way, may
be wise or unwise politically.
but it is legally and socially
correct.
Senator Joseph r. Mccarthy
Of Wisconsin, it has just been
confirmed by the White House
itself. was not invited to the
reception for members of Con-
gress either this year or in
1855. There was no such re-
ception in 1856, due to the
Presidents illness.
While the President doubt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07
Koreans Bog Tiger

SEOUL, Mar. 7 (P1.-A fright
ened Korean ran into a police
station. pointed at a nearby hill,
and shouted Tiger! Tiger!" A
dozen police rushed to the hill
and riddled the tiger with their
carbines. The beast did not
finch. Police are still trying to
find out who put that stuffed
Liper there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07
ETC Approves
Curb
BY the Associated Press

Chairman John w. Gwynne
said today the Federal Trade
Commission favors pending leg
islation TO require advance noti-
fication to the Government of
large-scale business merger plans
! Mr.. Gwynne's testimony was
prepared for the House Antitrust
Subcommittee.
| He said he considered it lex
Itremely important" for Congress
to provide that Federal courts
may issue temporary restraining
orders to hold up mergers con-
sidered to violate the antitrust
laws.
Mr.. Gwynne said ETC has
been turned down by courts in
such circumstances on the ground
that present laws do not provide
for such orders.
Bills before the subcommittee
provide that advance notice
must be giveneF'TC and the Jus
tice Department of mergers that
would bring together corporation
capital of $40 million or more.
Mr. Gwynne said such a law
would make mo merger or acqui-
Isition unlawful which was prev
Iiously lawful" and would give
ETC mo authority to prohibit
anv mergers.
But. he said. the agency would
have reasonable time to act II it
considered the proposed merger
would violate existing law against
reducing competition or creating
monopolies.
The subcommittee has heard
proposals for As. so and 80 days
as the notice period. Mr.. Gwynne
said. I'VE prefer 80 days"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Secretary Of State Dulles flies Must give the
Australians an feeling that their next crisis
is rushing toward them at $50 miles hour
Congress to Middle East doctrine Pasha
insurance firm protect the entire
bad debts. - ~
witness at the Senate investigation of Transfers
Union takes lie detector test was they could find
machine in Washington that hadn't under the strain
years
Ike and Mamie refuse to invite Senator Joe Mccarthy to
the Wte House Republicans to be the only people who
take what they say about each other seriously.
Top Republicans vow TO cut kes budget hopes to
sasn 10 opons-and use the ribbons to tie Federal
project for his district
Israel wthdraws troops from the strip Democrats
are alarmed Things peaceful in the Middle East as
Republicans claimed they were before the election.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-07

Vice President Nixon's pres
ent mission to Africa. an Incl
dent that occurred there, and
some observations by a past
Vice President-John NJ. Gar
ner of Texas - help us to
clear up certain misconceptions
about the Nixon role as Vice
President and get it better in
to focus.
The familiar generalization
that the vice presidency has
assumed more importance un-
der Nixon's occupancy, which
seems to be commonly ac-
cepted, needs some reserva-
tions. He has. it is true, been
given more TO do that shows.
so to speak, more assignments
that keep him in the public
eye.
Without minimizing the i'm
portance Of his role, what is
chiefly significant is that IL
is different from his predeces-
sors in at least three ways.
For one thing. Nixon has be-
come a stand-in for the Presi-
dent in a manner not seen be-
fore. This is due TO circum-
stances. President Eiscnhow-
er. as we all know, has a
natural dissemination for pub
lie appearances in the number
and of the sort TO which most
Presidents subject themselves.
This natural instinct now has
been reinforced by restrictions
necessary for his health. This
ceremonial aspect of his office,
as We might call IL. now has
been taken over partly by Vice
President Nixon.
For another thing. Vice Pres
ident Nixon has become a sort
OF buffer, politically, upon
whom are shunted matters in
which the President does not
wish to become involved di-
rectly. And, for another thing.
the Vice President is getting
the limelight as part OF the
promotion of him as the Eisen-
hover successor, or at least
promotion to get him the nom
ination so that he can get a
chance at being the Presidents
successor.
None Of these roles. including
that Of Crown Prince. has been
occupied by Vice Presidents IN
modern times. unless il be the
ceremonial assignment TO a de-
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Nixon Seen in 3 New Roles-Stond-In,
Buffer and Successor to the President

gree. Most Vice Presidents get
some of that, not In the same
stand-in role as Richard Nixon,
but to represent the President
in engagements felt to be
politically helpful to an ad-
ministration or party.
In the Vice Presidents cur
rent African tour. we see these
three roles exemplified. He
clearly is a stand-in for the
President; as well. of course,
as eyes and ears to learn all
he can for the Presidents
guidance.
He was more or less dragged
into the buffer role by an in
cident at Accra, during the
celebration of Ghana's indie
pendence. Turning UP there
also, as guest Of the Prime
Minister. was Rev. Martin
Luther King of Montgomery,
Ala, who told at a news con-
ference how President Essen
hover had refused an invita-
ton to go South and make
a ms or antidiscrimination
speech there, and how Vice
President Nixon then had
ignored two invitations TO go
South and make a racial dis
elimination survey similar to
the survey he had gone TO
Hungary to make. He reiter-
ated his desire TO have the
Vice President come TO the
South.
Soon thereafter the Vice
President and the Negro leader
Of the bus indignation move
ment ran into each other,
whereupon, in the course of a
friendly chat, the Vice Presi-
dent invited the Rev. King to
come to Washington later and
confer with him. This takes
the burden of the President
who has very carefully side
stepped any involvement what
ever in Southern indignation
problems.
Other Vice Presidents before
Nixon have had important
places in the administration
IN which they served, which
were one Of two sorts. In an
active role Of administration,
such as Vice President Nixon
has had. was Vice President
Henry Wallace. In his one
tenn as Vice President IN
Franklin ID. Roosevelt's third
term. he not only was chair
pan Of a very important
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Heads EIon COLLEGE,

ELON COLLEGE. N. c., Mar. Z
.H1.--Dr. James Earl Danieley
81. a native of Alamance County.
will become president of Elon
College on July /. succeeding DR.
L. E. Smith. who will retire. DR..
Danieley's election and DR..
Smiths retirement were an
nounced yesterday.