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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-10
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riguez killed Mrs. Mildren Hos
mer. AZ, in a Springfield rooming
house more than three years ago.
Poets pleaded guilty to man
slaughter last Friday and was
sentenced to 10 to 20 years in
prison.
A Superior Court jury in
Springfield convicted Mr.. Rodri-
guez, one-time busboy, after a
confession" he signed was read
into the court record.
On his release last night, Mr..
Rodriguez said Of the statement
he signed: II wrote down every
thing they tell me to write. The
police pushed me around, pushed
me against a steam pipe and hit
me a few times"
Police denied all of Mr.. Rod
riguez's dissertations Of brutality.
The young Puerto Rican said
he was mot angry" at the State
for imprisoning him. They're
all human beings" he said re-
ferring to those who prosecuted
him.
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"
The Puerto Rican restaurant
colony at Norfolk last night
wearing a new suit the State
gave him and with $50 in cash
he had earned in prison.
With a wide grin. he said: II
give nay thanks to God and the
people who helped. All my
prayers be answered one by one.
Il hope God bless all the people
that help me in this case, this
case that was my life"
He learned his English in
prison.
Gov. Foster Furcolo and his
Executive Council skirted a State
law to give Mr.. Rodriguez quick
freedom.
A pardon normally cannot be
granted within a minimum of
two weeks after a petition has
been filed, but Mr.. Rodriguez
was freed within minutes. How
ever, as a formality, the Execu-
tive Council again will act in
two weeks.
The State acted after Lucien
Poets, "a. of Springfield, con-
fessed that he and not Mr.. Rod
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LITER Pordoned by Stote
In SIoying He Didn't Do

BOSTON. April 10 -Santo Rodriguez g. was free man
today after the State of rec the
which ne was sentenced to life in prison for
commit.
He had served az years.
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worker walked out Of the prison
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-30

Unless our statesmen try to
repair the oriental vase shat
tered last Friday in Taipei
with more than Scotch tape
and mucilage, fears are ex-
pressed in some military and
congressional quarters that in
the near future our efforts to
contain communism in the Far
East may be endangered.
Our policymakers have en-
deavored recently to make
Japan the key to our Far
Eastern policies. This stems
from the fact that Japan is
industrially far more advanced
than the rest of our allies in
that area: South Korea, Free
China. the Philippines, South
Wet Nam and Thailand. It
has a Woodworking popula-
ton which exceeds the total
Of all other American Far
Eastern allies. To show that
we regard our former foe as
a completely free and sover-
eign country we signed a Sta
tus of Forces agreement with
the Tokyo government which
subjects American military
personnel stationed in the
japanese islands to Japanese
jurisdiction. We have not
signed--and are not likely to
sign for some time-similar
agreements with Formosa, the
Philippines and the Republic
Of Korea. In the latter re-
public we have a substantially
larger military force than in
all the other Far Eastern allied
countries combined.
Japan Is following a strictly
national policy. That is TO say.
she is not particularly inter-
ested in the theological strug-
gle going on in the world. Her
long and short range objective
is to develop a policy Of ex-
pediency for her best interest.
The fact that Japan's lead
ers want to do what is best for
Japan, regardless of the exist
ing theological blocs, is logical
from Tokyo's own point of
view. Some American observ-
ers point out, however. that
while respecting our friends
freedom of action, we should
not be trapped into giving an
About support to a country
which may at a critical mo-
ment throw its support either
passively or actively to the en-
emies Of the free world.
The japanese government
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Mr.. Garfield was the only House
member voting against the bill
on the final roll call for passage
The 1913 million figure was a
composite Of sums which the
Republican leadership tried un-
successfully to restore in test
votes yesterday and last Tues
day. The separate moves would
have added $50 million to the
$3.2 billion for Army main
tenance and operations; So mil
lion to the 1892 million for Army
research and development; $50
million to the SIS billion for
Navy aircraft and related pro-
curement. and SITS million to
the $50 billion for Air Force
aircraft and related procure
ment.
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proval by Congress. The table

The net effect is to make
1t difficult to gauge the spend
ing from year to year. Many
people do not know that, when
contracts are let and firm COM
mitments are made. the full
fillment Of the projects extends
beyond IL months. This carry
over Of unspent funds. held in
reserve to pay for uncompleted
work. cannot be utilized unless
the work in process is dis
carded altogether, with huge
losses Of the initial expendi-
lures.
The division today between
the executive and legislative
branches Of the United States
Government is unparalleled in
the world. There is no way to
Ak responsibility here in either
party. If a war broke out in
the near future-whether a
local war or a big war-the
Executive would have to fight
the war with the inadequate
tools and insufficient man.
power voted by the Congress.
If the same party were in con-
trail of both branches Of the
Government, there would be
little opportunity for playing
politics with national defense.
The disSenters in both parties
would Offset one another.
The failure of the voters to
elect in November 1856 a
single party to control both
Congress and the Executive
may yet prove the most costly
blunder in American history.
For the military program is
being disarranged and delayed
at a time of crisis in world
affairs while a vote Of lack Of
confidence in the Executive is
broadcast to the world. includ-
ing the enemies OF the United
States.
tReproduetion Rishts Reserved
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With Armed Conflict Frozen and Issues
Unesolved, Settlement Believed Remote

open act Of war. designed to
destroy the Egyptian army and
President Nasser's regime.
I, myself, see no prospect
of Egypt and other Arab
states giving way on either the
canal issue or the Gulf of
Aqaba until the various ar
mistices are consolidated in
peace. But although the Arab
states show a disposition to-
ward peace, 1t is not on terms
Israel would accept. for 1t
would certainly involve terri
torial concessions.
The role Of the United States
is open TO criticism. We acted
to stop the war-much to the
advantage Of Egypt-while
making promises to Israel
that we would support her
case at least regarding access
to Aqaba in return for with
drawal. Promised" Of course,
is too strong q word. We made
no positive commitments. but
we certainly gave the Israelis
to understand that we consid-
cred their case legally sound.
But we qualify everything by
outlawing force.
Yet what does support"
mean II 1t involves no possible
use Of force? There are situa-
tions in the world that can
be changed only by force. To
support" what requires force
to enforce, is really blufiing.
However. the concept OF
world peace" forbids nations
from fighting anything out, in
GLIDING the issue of their own
survival. The United Nations
takes actions-such as that
Of partitioning Palestine and
creating Israel-without as
Stunning any responsibility for
the new state or It's victims,
beyond subsistence relief.
Wars start and end in in
conclusive armistices. violating
both reason and justice and
/, requiring perpetual policing.
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that the bill will eventually
reach the White House without
major changes.
/ Some believed the Senate not
only would refuse to provide
anything like the SIP billion
minimum restoration urged by
Mr.. Eisenhower. but might even
knock out or decrease a $2l.5
million additional item inserted
by the House.
! That sum was written into the
bill before final passage late
yesterday. Il represented a sum
stricken earlier this year from
the Commerce Department ap-
preparation bills provision for q
Civil Aeronautics Administra-
ton navigation control-system.
Neither Democratic nor Repub-
lican leaders were especially
enthusiastic about putting it in
the Defense Department. But
they agreed. temporarily at
least. that 1t belonged there
rather than in the Commerce
Department.
Vote on Bill Is 39l-l
AS the bill went through the
House on a roll call vote Of 1874
to / late yesterday, 1t provided
$33. 562. 725, 900 for the armed
services in the fiscal year begin
ming July /.
President Eisenhower had re-
quested $50. ,000.0 900. The
House Appropriations Committee
had trimmed 1t to $33 Sal .225 900
The bills overall total is about
Sill billion below the appropria-
tons for the current fiscal year
The Army would receive APP
proximately $7.2 billion, a cut
of $l.2 billion from the original
request.
The Navy would get sos bill
lion, a slash Of $685. million. The
Air Force was given $l5.8 bill
lion. a reduction Of S6o9 million
Pentagon spokesman this week
have been urging a Senate Ap-
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preparations Subcommittee Il
reverse most II not all Of the
House cuts.
The key House vote yester.
day came on a last-ditch at.
tempt by Republicans to salvage
q total Of 1913 million from the
$2.6 billion in overall cuts. This
issue was presented by Repre-
sentative Canfield, Republican Of
New Jersey, in the form of q
motion to return the bill to COM
mittee with instructions to re.
port 1t out again with the extra
1913 million.
Defeated In Roll Call
The Garfield motion was de-
feated on a roll cali vote Of 242
to Isl. Only IL Democrats Joined
l40 Republicans in favor Of the
proposed reservations, while 80
Republicans sided with 20a
Democrats to retain the cuts re-
commended by the committee
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DAVID LAWRENCE
Playing Politics With the Budget
Democratic Attempt to Emborross
President Charged in Defense Vote

The roll-call vote they took
in the House Of Representa-
tives yesterday was a most
telltale affair. pointing up how
capricious are the wiles of
modern politicians.
For it reveals the deliberate
strategy Of the Democratic
Party in Congress to play poll
tics with the national defense
budget in the hope Of embar-
RAISING the Eisenhower adj
ministration at the polls in
the 1858 congressional cleo
tionS.
There were 203 Democrats
who voted against the Presi-
dents request to restore GER
! tain items that he felt were
necessary for the military es-
Enlistment. Only IL Demo-
Gratis went along with the
President. Even If the 80 Re-
publicans who didn't vote with
the President had joined with
the 140 Republicans who sup
ported his proposals. the total
vote would have been only
ITO. Adding the II Democrats
would have made the total 100
still not enough to overcome
the solid bloc Of 203 Demo-
cratic votes against the Presi-
dent.
It is most unusual to find on
military matters such a unity
in any political party. The
80 Republicans who differed
with the administration for q
variety of reasons constitute
a minority of the Republican
Party. and it is rare indeed
for the party in power or the
opposition party to command
complete support from its re-
spective membership.
What is significant is that
this time there we're only II
Democrats who dissented from
party discipline and went along
with the request to sustain
the military planning of the
President. Why did 203 'ig-
more the request Of a Presi-
dent who is himself a military
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Japan as Key to the Far East

rescind the trade embargo i'm
posed after the Chinese Com
munists entered the Korean
War, must demand at least
part payment in cash, Japan
can trade her wares entirely
on the barter system. The fact
that extensive trade with the
Communists on the mainland
must be followed not only
by diplomatic recognition but
also by sharing. the Commu-
mist policies seems to impress
the Japanese political and in
dustrial leaders only a little.
They are giving us assurances
that this will not be the case.
although they must know that
this is inevitable.
Suggestions made that the
Communist Party in Japan be
outlawed, as is the case with
our other allies in the Far East,
are being brushed aside for
two reasons:
/. The number of active
Communists in that country is
so small that it is not worth
Identifying the party by passing
such a measure in the Diet.
2. The Communist Party Is
not outlawed in the United
States. Hence how could We
ask that the new Japanese
democracy take a step which
the leader Of the world democ-
racies herself has rejected as
.'undemocratic"?
The recent developments in
Formosa have given food for
thought to a number of policy
makers in Washington, not
only because of what they
showed on the surface, but also
because the Taipei government
strongly favored the State De-
partment's views to make
Japan the pivot of our policies
against the Red menace In
the Far East. For the time
being, nobody either here or
in Formosa knows whether or
to what extent Chiang's posi-
ton has suffered. Will his
opponents rely in the future
on Japan, which is not likely
to go into the Communist
camp voluntarily, but may
slide into it slowly by the
pressure Of events?
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DORIS FLEEsON
A Look at Humphreys Record

dramattzed the secretary S
economic Waterloo. He has
done some things he started
out to do. The record shows
that for a few years he did
cut spending and bring the
budget into balance. He
achieved one tax cut. But he
barely made a start at reduce
ing the Governments more ex-
pensive short term debt and
putting it into long term
securities.
Then he ran into a crisis Of
public confidence which finds
Americans, who are piling UP
their greatest savings in his
tory, cashing more Govern
ment bonds than they are buy
ing. The situation is the more
acute because billions Of dol
lars of the big debt must be
refinanced. starting in August.
This tide has not been STEM
med by the Treasury paying a
higher interest rate which will
cost the taxpayer billions an
nually.
1t is this situation which
the arch-conservative Senator
Harry Byrd of Virginia has
felt impelled to allow the Sem
ate Finance Committee. Of
which he is chairman. to in
vestigate. Humphrey will be
his first witness.
To q degree the attack on
Humphrey policies may be
blunted by his retirement. But
1t is more probable that he
will not run from it. The de-
gree to which he can justify
his debt management and the
continued inflationary spiral
may represent the permanent
judgment Of his career as a
principal cabinet ofhcer in the
Eisenhower administration.
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man and whose recommended
tions are based on the best
Judgment of military advisers
dedicated to the Army. the
Navy and the Air Force and
who are not themselves in
volved in partisan politics?
One reason for the curious
lineup in which the Demo-
Gratis recorded 203 votes
against the President is that
1t seemed to most Of them a
clever way to put Mr.. Eisen-
hover at a political dis
advantage before the country
to discredit his leadership,
If possible.
But actually. it will be asked.
will the vote hurt the mill
tary program seriously? The
answer is that nobody knows
what international emergency
at any moment may catch us
short of equipment and man
power, as happened when the
Korean War broke out. The
Democrats who voted to cut
the appropriations for the
military services were assured
by their leaders that no real
damage was being done be-
cause the cut is largely a
bookkeeping" matter. Thus,
out of the $2.5 billion which
the headlines will announce as
having been cut from the
Presidents request for funds
for the next fiscal year. more
than half, it is conceded. rep
resents transfers or postpone
ments Of projects. Later on in
the next fiscal year, the usual
deficiency or supplemental
bills will be offered and a large
part of the cuts may be re-
stored. That's been the prac-
tice in the past but. mean
while, the "cut" makes a good
showing. politically, and the
Democrats feel they will gain
votes by their performance.
Actually the record of the
last eight years is that the
final appropriations in every
fiscal year were in excess Of
the amounts first given ap-
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Secretary Was Immensely Popular,
But Leaves Office q Defeated Man

and history too by admitting
that the ideas he came here
with had been altered by the
conditions he met. At all times
the Humphreys showed flexi-
bility and a kindly approach.
declining to divide Washing
ton into friends and foes.
At the same time the, de-
parting Secretary cannot
claim either political or eco
nomic triumphs.
Others less dedicated to
budget-cutting and reduction
in big Government have won
the battle of ideas with Presi-
dent Eisenhower. The record
budget signalized Humphreys
defeat, which he all but
acknowledged In his famous
hair curling depression" press
conference.
incidentally it is sometimes
argued that he did not refer
to that budget but to continued
high spending. Technically.
this is true. but like juries. re-
porters are entitled to take
into consideration the de-
meanor Of the witness. No one
who actually questioned the
Secretary, formally or infor-
mally, at that conferenc e
doubted that he had tried and
failed to cut the budget and
that he viewed it with alarm.
The Republican right wing
knows that Humphreys fail
ure with the budget represents
a party defeat for 1t. 1t is try
ing to remedy that on the floor
Of Congress and doing rather
well at it.
The public debt crisis has
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DORIS FLEEsoN

Its ablest, best-liked and
most prestigious right wing
Republican leaves the Eisen-
hover administration with the
retirement of Treasury Secre-
tary George Humphrey. The
news had been widely forecast
and so had his succession by
former Deputy Secretary OF
Defense Robert B. Anderson.
The formal announcement
that Humphrey would depart
at a date to be set by the
President had several pur-
poses.
1t was designed to quiet
speculation about the change.
The White House hopes it will
stifle Old Guard grumbling
about the choice Of Anderson.
The new Secretary is an
Eisenhower Democrat, which
is a form of euphemism for a
m odern Republican. Both
labels are offensive to the Old
Guard, which hates to see
patronage 60 to any version of
a Democrat and regards mod
ern" as applied to a Republic
can as a bad word. The White
House also wanted to give An
derson official status now so he
could start work on the really
terrifying problems at the
Treasury.
UnqueStionably both the
Secretary and Mrs. Humphrey
are the greatest personal sue
cesses among Eisenhower ON
cial families. They are gra-
cious, genuine and good, the
kind Of people everybody
wants for a next-door neigh
Dor.
The Secretary made friends
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CONSTANTINE BROWN
Country's Policy of Expediency, Ignoring
Ideologies, Viewed as Risky for u. S.


tells us that although it shares
our point of view regarding
the Communist threat, it can
not survive unless trade with
Communist China is resumed
on a scale even larger than
existed before 1887. The adj
n1inistration accepts this the
sis as plausible. Japan's eco
nomic policy is to put the ac-
cent on the more remunerative
heavy industrial production.
Her best outlet. we are being
informed, is the Communist
Chinese mainland.
It has been pointed out to
the Japanese leaders that, in
contrast to the past, China
desperately needs at present
m ach inc tools, electric and
electronic equipm emit, and
other such products of heavy
industry which her Soviet
ally cannot provide for her in
anywhere near sufficient guam
titles. We regard these as stra-
tegic material.
We are warning Japan,
without much effect, that only
after China has fulfilled her
Reconsideration plans will
she be able to afford to have
an up-tozdate military estab-
lishment. Moreover, we are
endeavoring to warn the Jap
anese that once this is
achieved, Japan herself will
face a strong competition
from the Chinese mainland.
This competition will be ruth
lessly backed by the Commu-
mist military power which
Japan cannot hope to match
at any time. But all these
arguments. presented to Tokyo
in the mildest diplomatic
form, have made no dent in
Japan's determination to re-
sumo full economic relations
with Peiping.
Her industrial leaders feel
that they can have a field day
for themselves in China. While
Britain. France. Germany and
other Western European coun-
tries which insist that we
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DOROTHY THOMPSON
The Continuing Crisis in Suez

The interests Of great states
are fiouted By the weakest and
most miserable. States which
have no interest at all In an
area or conflict can outvote
those who have the most
weighty interests.
Interventionism Is thus uni