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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-23
WHO LIKES IKE BEsTY
Congressional Quarterly Arouses 6. O.P.

To determine this, says Mr.,
Schroth. CO analyses all presiden-
tial messages, press conference
statements and other public state
ments Of the President. An opinion
OF anyone else in the administra-
ton, for instance q cabinet mem
Der who says he Is speaking for the
President, doesn't count.
Clients on Both Sides
Mr.. Schroth says that CO cannot
AFFORD to distort its analyses, for
1t would soon 60 out Of business.
He explains that CO gets most Of
It's revenue from newspaper clients
whose editorial policy extends from
lar left to far right. Some examples
ne points to: The ultra-liberal New
York Post and the uncompromis-
ingly conservative Chicago Tribune.
Mr.. Schroth also asserts that the
Republican truth squad Of the
1856 campaign often made good
use Of the figures. and that only
recently. Senate Republican Leader
knowland, appearing IN q television
panei, said. a.. according to Con-
gressional Quarterly, ! stand among
the six highest Republicans, per-
centage wise. in support Of the
Presidents program"
Democrats. too, have expressed
displeasureI with some Of the con-
illusions reached by CO. For
instance. last April Q, several Demo-
Gratis complained. though not
strenuously. over a CO release that
began:
Despite the Democratic talk
about the need for economy In
government. it's the Republicans
who WELD the shears when budget
pruning time comes around"
But CO editors concede that most
OF the complaints come from Re-
publicans, and they say - while
stoutly maintaining their impair
tiality-that they wish they'd hear
q few more Democratic gripes.
Ownership an Issue
Occasionally when a Republican
member Of Congress arises to cues
ton q CO conclusion, he injects
the name Of its owner, Nelson
POINTER, who often has been iden-
tined with liberal causes.
Mr.. Poynter also publishes the
st. Petersburg (Fla.) Times, which
Is In Representative Cramer's dis
trict. Although the Times has sup
ported such noted Democrats as
former Senator Claude Pepper. Il
also supported Mr.. Cramer. a
Republican. and Florida Senator
spessard Holland has credited the
Times with helping 10 bring the
two-party system to that part Of
his State.
Mr.. Cramer Is quick to point
out that the Times Endorsement was
not solicited. He d Aims that n
was "backhanded" and hardly the
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votes included an item Of $50. 900
and another Of $50 million, they all
weighed equally In the CO COM
pilation.
Also. complained Mr.. Cramer, CO
had failed to include some Inn
portant votes on which the Presi-
dents position was well known.
For instance: House Resolution
100. which would have requested
President Eisenhower to send O
new budget to Congress. There
could be no question, said Mr..
Cramer. as to how the President
stood on this Democratic INSPIRED
move which obviously was q slap
at Mr.. Eisenhower. Yet CO failed
to include this vote In It's report
on presidential support.
Other angry Republicans Joined
In the attack. Representative Mel
vim Laird Of Wisconsin, charges
that CO lis recognized as a New
Deal mouthpiece. And Represents
eNA'S OAoAN AAOAAAHu Vi MlCLllRHn
wants CO barred from the mails.
Portisonship Dened
Thomas N. Schroth, executive
editor Of CO, who came to his
present position from the manage
ing editorship Of the defunct
Brooklyn Eagle, denies that CO is
partisan In any way. As to the
complaints that 1t is unfair In its
presidential support-opposition re-
ports. he explains the ground rules
for the CO analysis.
In the FIRST place. only roll call
votes can be considered. That auto
matically eliminates the votes on
many crucial issues. Secondly, the
legislation In question must Il be a
matter on which the President has
expressed his wishes unmistakably.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-23

political philosophy. It Is true that
he comes to Washington with Inn
peccably conservative credentials.
But after his experiences with Chief
Justice Warren and Justices Bren-
nan and Harlan the President will
probably not be too astounded II
Justice Whitaker. too. turns out
to be something Of q maverick.
Spoke for LiberoIs
The fruit Of these appointments
is the fact that the most significant
OF recent liberal opinions have been
written BY Eisenhower appointees:
. Justice Brennan delivered the
opinion In the Jencks case, in which
the Court held that II Government
witnesses have given statements to
the Federal Bureau Of Investiga-
ton In q criminal case, the prose-
cution must show these reports to
the defendants or the case win be
dismissed.
. Justice Harlan wrote the opinion
IN the Yates case. freeing I'VE COM
munists who had been convicted
under the Smith Act and ordering
a new trial for nine others. He also
announced the Courts decision that
former Secretary of State Dean
Acheson had acted illegally In dis
charging John Stewart. Service on
loyalty grounds.
. Chief Justice Warren admins
tered the coup de grace with his
opinions IN the Watkins and Sweezy
cases. In the former, he reversed
the conviction Of q labor leader
who had defied the House I'm
American Activities Committee
when It demanded that he inform
on associates who had been Com
munist Party members. In the
Sweezy case. he upheld q Socialist
editor who had refused to tell a
one-man committee Of the New
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kind Of backing q politician would
welcome.
Newspapers are not COS only
customers. Two hundred members
Of Congress subscribe. as do the
National Committees Of both par
ties. The White House is down for
six subscriptions.
CO editors maintain that their
service has not lost any revenue
as q result Of the recurring attacks.
They believe that most Of their
clients subscribe to an observation
made last year by the Harrisburg
(Pa.) Patriot:
ut all depends upon whose politi-
cal OK Is gored by q particular CO
report Of voting or It's breakdown
Of that voting"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-23
WHO LIKES IKE BEsT?'
~ DAVID KOONCK

The question who likes IKE the
most?" has set on an intermittent
but somewhat acrimonious debate
among members OF the House. In
the firing line is Congressional
Quarterly, an independent reporting
service whose editors claim that its
impartiality keeps 1t in business.
Congressional Quarterly, in opera
ton since 1915, has 210 newspaper
clients In ~ States to which it pro-
vides neatly compiled information
that IL dificult, II not almost Inn
possible. to get otherwise. Included
are the record votes Of every mem
Der Of Congress. box scores showing
the progress In Congress Of the
administration's program, including
it, budget. and general interpretive
articles covering the broad field of
Federal politics. A stan Of so does
the required statistical work, re-
search and writing.
One Of its most popular and pub
licized features Is its periodic report
on each legislators support Of the
Presidents program. It's most re-
cent such report brought loud cries
OF anguish from several Republic
cans.
The offending report began this
way:
Congressional Republicans have
opposed President Eisenhower's
legislative program more often than
they have supported It so far in
the Democratic-controlled s5th
Congress.
The opposition Democrats not
only have supported the President
more than members Of his own
party, but also have supported him
more than they did in the past
Two Congresses Of his administra-
ton ="
The CO Fact Sheet" attached
to the report then listed each MEM
ber's percentage Of support and
opposition Of the President as COM
piled BY the CO stan. It claimed.
among other things, that while six
House Democrats. including Ma
tortty Leader John w. Mccormack.
supported the President 95 per cent
OF the time. only one Republican
had such Q record.
Object to Ground Rules
The primary complaint OF the
Republicans concerned the ground
rules used BY CO to reach It's figures
Of support and opposition. The
standard used. they said. was un-
fair and biased.
Representative Cramer. Republic
can Of Florida, had some specific
objections. One Of them was that
~ mad figured into rs report IL
lo.es from one appropriation Ill
saone' and that although these
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Hampshire legislature about an
academic lecture he had delivered
at the State university.
It Is faith in democracy and the
Bill Of Rights rather than any sym.
pathy with radicalism which under
lies the libertarian stand of the
Eisenhower Justices. Their theory
Is that. although there would un-
doubtedly be less crime II Q police
man were stationed In every home,
the sacrifice Of privacy and other
values would make the bargain Q
bad one. They are generally will
ing to take their chances on the
side Of freedom.
They appear to share this senti-
ment expressed by Justice Black
on Monday:
THE First Amendment provides
the only kind Of security system
that can preserve q free govern
ment-one that leaves the way open
for people to favor. discuss, advo-
cate or tncite causes and doctrines,
however obnoxious and antagonistic
such views may be to the rest Of
u.s."
Clark Is Dissehter
The justice who has been most
offended by the courts rising lib
eralism Is Tom Clark, Attorney
General under President Truman.
Justice Clark was the author Of the
Attorney Generals list Of subver-
sive organizations. He usually feels
that security considerations are
more important than the constitu-
tional rights which citizens invoke.
During the past two months, his
disagreement with the new court
majority has become more apparent
with every decision day:
. On April 20. the court held that
the Government may not question
an alien awaiting expulsion except
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-23
THE CONSERVATIVE LOOK
Conodo's Change Affects Us

. Commonwealth trade and eco.
nomic conference.
This Immediately affects the
United States. Canada, Americas
best customer, last year bought
81, 290, 000, 900 more from the United
States In goods and services than it
sold to the United States. Mr..
Diefenbaker called this "a fright.
ening and perilous adverse balance
OF trade" He wants to increase
Canadian trade with Common
wealth countries. especially Britain,
and thus reduce Canadian depend
ence on the uncertain" American
market.
In the realm of speculation, It
would appear that Canadian policy
on the recognition of Communist
China Is likely to swing more into
line with present American policy.
With the former Liberal govern.
ment, recognition had seemed
mainly a matter Of timing. But Mr..
Diefenbaker is on record in Par.
lament with the statement:
$50 long as Communist China
remains an undischarged bankrupt
In the field Of diplomacy and in
the field Of aggression, there can
be no justification for the legal rec
ignition Of that country"
The change in government is not
expected to make any difference in
Canada's wholehearted alignment
with the United States in the NATO
alliance and In defense co-opera-
ton. But Canada is now more apt
to lean toward the British view
when London and Washington dis
agree on policy. During the Suez
crisis, for example, the Conserva-
tives in Parliament argued that
United States policies were "un-
realistic"
Open Skies Hangs Fire
The new government has not
committed itself on the plan for
open skies inspection Of the Ca
madam Arctic by the Russians, and
the whole plan will have to hang
fire until 1t does. The government
is not likely to make a decision
without long and careful study.
However. 1t is in the field of
economic relations between the two
countries that the change Of adj
ministration may have its most
far-reaching effect. One Of the
main planks in the Conservatives
election platform was what Mr..
Diefenbaker called economic con-
troll Of our own destiny" He said
his party welcomes foreign invest
ment." but that such investment
must be directed to the maximum
benefit for Canada"
The implementation of the gov
ernment's prediction economic
plans would greatly affect Ameri-
cans. who have invested well over
Sill billion in Canada. There is no
talk OF appropriation. But the
government is pledged to encourage
the processing Of more Canadian
minerals and timber products in
Can da. An export tax on raw
materials might achieve this, and
result in fewer jobs for Americans
In certain processing industries,
and more for Canadians.
Mr.. Diefenbaker also wants to
require American companies to sell
prt OF the stock Of their Canadian
subsidiaries TO Canadian invest6rs,
and to employ Canadians in the
top jobs in such subsidiaries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-23
MoAEN1ous CHANGE
The Supreme Courts New Liberal Swing
MOMENTOUs CHANGE
d. DANIEL II. nERMAN


The Supreme Court. except for
the Girard case hearing set for
July 8, Is closing down its regular
season tomorrow. As far as vocal
elements In Congress and the adj
minstration are concerned, the re-
cess is coming not q moment too
soon. A few more Decision Days like
the last would be hard to take.
In . series Of momentous actions
on Monday. the Court put its sis
ter branches Of government on
notice that their days Of freewheel-
ing subversive- hunting are over.
Congressional committees. the De-
partment Of Justice. and the vari-
Gus State. legislatures came IN for
severe tongue lashings as . new
liberal majority on the Court as
serted its strength.
Until recently. the liberal Jus
tees were in . distinct minority.
Readers Of Supreme Court opinions
were accustomed to q weekly re-
frain: Mr.. Justice Black and Mr..
Justice Douglas. dissenting" Hugo
L. Black and William o. Douglas,
two Of President Roosevelt's ap-
pointees, had found themselves in
creasingly isolated as their fellow
Rooseveltians moved to the right
and Is President Truman placed
conservatives like Fred M. Vinson.
Tom CLARK, Harold II. Burton and
Sherman Minton on the Court.
But today Justices Black and
Douglas md that their years in the
wilderness are over. Overnight the
situation has changed, and they
now constitute the nucleus Of q
new liberal alignment on the Ma
tons highest court. Their aston
ishment ct this turn Of events must
be particularly great because their
liberal allies have been selected by q
Republican President-Dwight d.
Eisenhower.
Eisenhower Picked Four
During his years in ONCE. Mr..
Eisenhower has named four Justices
to the Supreme Court-one short
Of Q majority. His f1rst appointee
was Earl Warren, Q former COVER
nor Of California and the 1o4S
Republican vice presidential candi-
date, Nominated to succeed Chief
Justice Vinson. who had been
chosen by President Truman, Chief
Justice Warren discovered that his
constitutional views were not far
from those Of Justices Black and
Douglas.
President Eisenhower's second
Supreme Court appointment went
to John Marshall Harlan, grandson
Of . famous Justice who had dis
sentad vigorously when the Court
upheld racial segregation In 1896.
On some issues, Justice Harlan
seemed considerably to the right of
his Chief Justice. Numerous eye
brows were raised. however. when he
wrote the 1856 opinion holding that
President Eisenhower had acted
Illegally In extending the loyalty
security program 70 non-Sen0ttve
Government departments.
Two more vacancies have been
filed BY the President within the
past year. The iirst, created By
the retirement Of conservative
Justice Minton. went to William J.
Brennan. jr., Of the New Jersey
Supreme Court. The conserve
tiyes' loss was the liberals gain.
for it soon became apparent that
Justice Brennan was an Intellectual
ally Of the new Blaek-D Douglas
Warren bloc.
The Presidents most recent ap-
pointment went to Charles Evans
Whitaker Of Kansas City. Justice
Whitaker has not been on the
Court long enough to betray his
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was to represent this country at
the meeting Of Commonwealth
Prime, Ministers, which will open
In London June 26. He will fly to
London on Monday. with the
avowed intention Of pressing for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-28
Mammal Exhibit
Opens Tuesday

A newly-modernized exhibition
hall Of large North American
mammals will be opened Tues
day night at the United States
National Museum Of the Smith
sonian Institution Natural His
tory Building. Tenth street and
Constitution avenue NV.
DR.. Leonard Carmichael. ex-
ecutlve secretary Of the Smith
sonian. will speak at the OPEN
sing ceremonies at 8:45 pm.
along with DR.. ming to n
Kellogg. museum director. On
Exhibit will be replicas Of the
large animals Of North America
that were Of Importance to the
early settlers.
The animals are shown In
elaborate. natural-looking habi-
tat groups, much as they ap-
lpeared to the pioneers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-28
Miss AIbuno Wins
Heurn Award for
SociuI Work

Miss Josephine Albano Of the
Pan American Union staff yes
terday was presented with the
annual Hearn Award Of the New
York School Of Social Work Of
Columbia University.
The award was made at the
annual meeting of the alumni
association Of the school in New
York. Miss Albano is chief of
the social service section in the
Division Of Labor and Social
Affairs at the Pan American
Union.
The award was given Miss
Albano for her pioneer work
in developing various social serv-
ices in a number Of South Amer
lean countries and for promoting
social and labor legislation in
several countries. especially
Brazil.
The Hearn Award is made
each year to graduate Of the
New York School of Social Work.
Miss Albano was graduated in
1912.
The award cites Miss Albano
for her distinguished contribu-
ton to the unity Of the Americas
in the interest Of all their people;
by her counsel and her example.
in a time Of industrial change.
she has encouraged competence
and cooperation in meeting
human need In the spirit OF
democracy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-28

Ger magazine. His subject was
Compensation and Pensions for
Veterans and Their Dependent
Survivors"
Capt. Willie NIB u c h err COM
mented on the organization s
call for a boost in widows PEN
sions from $50 to SIS a month.
you wish to have. the $50, 40
per month pension raised !.
to $75 regardless Of the In
come of the individual and also
regardless Of what the widow
might have in the way of Fed
eral Social Security entitlement
or State old-age pension entitle-
ment." he asked.
"A tpension) bill In the 84th
Congress failed to pass pri-
marily because the recommended
ton was not based upon the es-
sential need Of the widows to
whom the increased benefit
would be payable. :.
II am sure that you would
want your program to be guided
by an informed leadership and
geared to q realistic program"
he said. ITO have any other type
would be inconsistent with the
developing policies Of our coun-
try, and its continuing stability
and security"
At this mornings session the
group passed q resolution urging
a pension boost and another
which would raise the amount Of
money . widow can earn each
year and still be eligible for a
pension. At present, the ceiling
Is 1.400 for q widow without
children, $2.700 for one with
children. The resolution called
for boosting this to $2,70O and
$4,000 respectively.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-28
Parker Joins
2O-Yeur Club

Andrew Parker, president of
Woodward & Lothrop. was one
of IS persons initiated into the
company's Twenty Year Club at
a banquet last night at the Stat
Ter Hotel.
More than 900 members at
tended the affair. which has
peen held annually since 1913.
Among those present were six
of the 50-year group who are
charter members Of the Twenty
Year Club They are William T.
Brady. Miss M. Dora Collins,
Darwin B. Lee. william j. Nc.
IMahon. John F. Pyle and Leon
ard H. B. Robinette. Miss Mary
IL. Cleary. James w. s. Harley
Frank p. Scott. Clarence A.
Venerable and w. George Wild
ing completed the 50-year roster.
Newly elected club officers. In
stalled at the meeting. were:
President Walter Granger. Vice
President Esther K. Marks. Sec
iretary Louise Gore and Treas
lurer George Lindsay.
Following the banquet the As
new members presented a hui
Imorous two-act play entitled 1T
Happened In Texas" written BY
Brad w. Holmes.
The new members initiated into the
club. we're: Mrs. Mar A. Adams; Mrs
ketheryn Amerson, Mrs. Qutnta c.
Bailey. Steven Balcarowicx. Harry C.
Boysen. Preston n Campbell Mrs Selma
Z. Grouse Mrs Julia = Croy. James Z
Ooodson. Mrs. Lucille n 0raham.. Rob-
ert w. 0rifith. Mrs. Louise b. Harris.
Wesley O. Harris. Winston o. Hill.
Mrs. Alice Z. Hinton. Mrs. Naomi X.
Holmes. Mrs. Edna W Jarnaain. Mrs
sa J,1ssn Ralph pm. y 'S NI:
Mildred A.. Kirehner. Mrs. Edna 8
Lswrenee. Mrs Rebecea r Leach Mrs
Mildred A. Nam Mrs. Mildred r. Mayo.
Andrew Parker, Mrs, Helen v. Phillips.
Mira Doris B Prenxi. Harold L. Price.
John G. Parl0n. Mrs. Mae z. r. Reamy
saymond r Rippon; Mrs. Mary Z
shriver Irwin A. smith. Mrs Mildred I.
,.! JOIN H.,.G s,sloss 1si T.
Thaddenia West Miss q. Pauline wit.
shire, Mrs. Jane X. Worthlngton. and
Frank W. WriHht.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-28
Women in Law
Remember IA
Suffrage March

About 140 members and guests
of the Women's Bar Association
of the District recalled old times
last night at the organizations
40th anniversary dinner in the
Shoreham Hotel.
A suffrage parade on the eve
of Woodrow wilson inaugural
ton in March. 1918. in which
10000 women marched. provided
the spark which inspired the for
nation Of the group. Assistant
United States Attorney Helena
D. Reed said at the associations
annual dinner honoring the
judiciary Of the District.
Four years later. meeting to
honor four men who had carried
the banners for the parade's con-
tingent Of women lawyers, the
idea for the women's bar group.
was born. Mrs. Reed said. She
explained that the District Bar
Association did not admit women
at that time.
The organization was founded
on May 10. 1917. by 81 women
lawyers and was Incorporated
the following November. Since
that time. Mrs. Reed said. the
group has grown to q member
ship Of nearly 400 and has seen
10 Of its members appointed to
judgeships.
Looking ahead. Mrs. Reed
warned the group against COM
placency. She pointed out that
only five Of the 43 judgeships in
the District are held by women
ALI nine judges on both the Su-
preme Court and the United
States Court of Appeals for the
District are men. she said.
Honored guests at last nights
meeting were Miss Laura Ber-
rien. one Of the groups charter
members. and William Clark
Taylor. one of the four men who
carried the lawyer suffragettes'
banners A years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-28
Truffic Safety Leaders
Favor Driving School

RICHMOND. April 81 (R.-
Virginia traffic safety leaders
yesterday suggested legislation
permitting Virginia judges to
send traffic violators to driving
school.
A resolution asking the Gov
ernor's Highway Safety Commit
tee to study the feasibility of
recommending such a statute to
the 1858 General Assembly was
unanimously passed by the COM
mittee's Citizens Advisory Com
mittee at a meeting in the State
Highway Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-28
IDr. Stephen Wright
Gets Fisk u. Post

NASHVILLE. Tenn. April q
|@.-Fisk University announced
Yesterday the selection Of DR.
Stephen =. Wright. as. Bluefield
w. Va. as president Of the 90
year-old Negro institution.
DR.. Wright. president Of Blue
field State College. succeeds the
late DR.. Charles Spurgeon john
son. ofiicials said he becomes
the second Negro to head Fisk
University. established in the
early Reconstruction days after
the Civil War.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-28

Press Secretary James Q. Has-
|erty said the President "hopes
that every American who can do
SO will send additional contribu-
lions TO- the Red Cross to permit
them to have the money they
need this year to carry out the
very worthwhile services that the
American Red Gross performs
for the American people,"