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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-24

sentative business and fiscal
interests which have so warm
ly supported him. These groups
have thoroughly approved his
above the battle" stance
which has irked the politicians;
up to now they have seen no
flaw in him.
They apparently are shaken
by the size Of the budget and
their misgivings have been
dramatized by the open OPP
position to it of their cabinet
champion, Secretary of the
Treasury George Humphrey.
They can expect no help from
most Republican politicians.
The only congressional out
cries have come from Wash
ington's tiniest minority-the
economy bloc.
Yet. Enthusiastically the heavy
White House spending in the
midst Of prosperity is the road
to initiation. 1t is not only
Democrats who are darkly
muttering that Eisenhower
intends to "spend and spend,
tax and tax. elect and elect.
This was the famous wisecrack
attributed to the late Harry
Hopkins during the Roosevelt
years.
The Presidents position on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-24
Eisenhower's Statement of Drive
For Understanding Is Praised

The sequence is especially
significant. The President be-
lieves that priority must be
given now to the necessity Of
strengthening the friendships
and alliances of free nations.
This means the further devel-
opment of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization. the Mid
die East agreements. the
Southeast Asia pacts. the in
ter-American UNDERSTANDINGS
and, in fact, the molding of
a partnership Of the whole
free world.
AS this is being achieved in
diplomacy, concurrently comes
the building up of their eco
nomic strength as we'll as their
military potentially. When all
this is accomplished, then. and
only then, can there be an "un-
derstanding" with the Rus
sian government" The Pres
ident doesn't say what kind Of
government this would be. but
he does speak Of agreements
in which we could all trust
them"
This means, Of course, that
only a free government-one
chosen by the people Of So
Wet Russia in a free election
and responsive to the wishes
of the people-would make the
kind of agreements that the
rest of the world could trust.
For, as Eisenhower said in
answering another question at
the same press conference
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-24
DAVID LAWRENCE

Sometimes q spontaneous
answer to a searching question
tells more than a President Of
the United States can say in
all the addresses and state
ments he may have carefully
prepared for public utterance.
And this is exactly what hap
pened at the press conference
yesterday when President Eli
senhower gave, in a nutshell.
what might be called Americas
world policy.
The question asked was
whether Eisenhower would care
to name three or four things
he hoped to accomplish in his
second administration. This
was the reply:
Look, everything else fades
to unimportance beside this
one: That we do make prog
reSs toward better world un-
Observation-Disclosures, I would
say. in several steps.
First, q better understand
ing among the free nations Of
the world. that is, better and
stronger confidence among
them:
THE certainty that their
economic'and military strength
is equal to- the test:
And. after that, particu-
iarly better understanding with
the Russians - the Russian
government;
And. finally, agreements in
which we could all trust them"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-24

Members of the Senate For
eign Relations and Armed
Services Committees hope the
chairman of the Joint Chiefs
Of Staff, Admiral Arthur Rad
ford. will be able to pinpoint
more effectively than did Sec
rotary of State Dulles the COM
mitments we are about to I'M
dertake in the Middle East.
Dulles has been purposely
vague about where and how we
might apply military and eco
nomic force because, he init
mated. there is no point in
"telegraphing our punches" to
the enemy. He believes. as do
his advisers in the State De-
partment. that the more the
MoScow-Peiping axis is kept
guessing about our plans. the
better it will be for our politi-
cal-military strategy.
Many members of the two
committees do not share this
point of view. 1t is very clear,
they say, that the Middle East
already is divided into two
segments. The northern tier.
composed of only one Arab
country-Iraq-and three Mos
lem states-Turkey, Iran and
Pakistan-looks anxiously to
us. The southern tier Of Egypt,
Syria and Jordan looks the
other way. Lebanon is too weak
and small to matter, while
Saudi Arabia is playing a wait
and-see game.
The northern tier belongs to
the Baghdad pact and is deter
mined to oppose with every
means at its disposal Com
munist infiltrations and domi-
nation. The southern section
is partly under Soviet control.
Saudi Arabia supports most
of the policies and aims of
Egypt's dictator Nasser. The
pending visit of King Saud to
Washington raises the hopes
of our diplomats that this
monarch. whose decisions are
law to his subjects, might be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-24
DORIS FLEESON
Eisenhower and Initiation

Secretary Humphreys budget
views is contradictory. Re-
porters were assured by Eisen-
hover that there was no real
difference between the two:
the President said he had read
and approved Humphreys
budget statement. In that
statement, however, Hum
phrey said fatty the budgets
trend toward more spending
and more Federal employees
should promptly be stopped. /"
This hassle over an eco
nomic issue shows up one of
President Eisenhower's great
weaknesses, which is his tend
ency to feel that his views are
self-executing. He is against
imitation, he talks strongly
about it, he would lose his
celebrated temper over any
suggestion tnat ne was not
sincere.
Yet in economic matters,
consequences inexorably follow
acts. A Senator Mccarthy
may fade away if one looks
long enough in the opposite
direction, but two and two
always equal four. This fact
not even the Eisenhower luck
can alter: it is the reason why,
as his new budget comes under
congressional scrutiny, there is
unrest in quarters otherwise
wholly committed to the ad-
ministration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-24

U.S.. World Policy in a Nutshell

about the oft-discussed pro-
posal for a negotiation to bring
about a withdrawal by both
sides Of the troops stationed in
Central Europe. this could be
accomplished only under mu-
tual agreements in which we
both, again, had some means
of knowing they were being
carried out"
At another point, the Presi-
dent was asked whether his
proposals for disarmament and
control of guided missiles
might affect long-term spend
ing for military purposes and
especially for research pro-
grams. This was Eisenhower's
reply:
'"Well. they are not going to
affect them at all until we
have some certainty that we
have reached agreements that
are enforceable; that is, where
there is good faith on both
sides demonstrated good
faith. Now. after that hap
pens, then I would expect
long-range programs such as
you talk about and expendi-
lures to come down markedly.
But until the world can feel
safer. I can think of nothing
more foolish than to weaken
our defensive structure"
The Woodrow Wilson slogan
Of 40 years ago still stands
1.-THE world must be made safe
for democracy" It has not
been and never will be safe
as long as autocratic govern
ments remain in power that
can make war instantly with
out consulting the people.
Reproduction Rights Resetved)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-24
Stossen Delighted
ByAIcorn Election
BY the Associated Press

Harold Stassen says he was
delighted" by the election OF
H. Meade Alcorn, jr., Of Con-
necticut as Republican national
chairman.
Mr.. Stassen. special assistant
to President Eisenhower on dis
armament matters, added In a
statement yesterday:
II am particularly pleased that
the senders of the fake kilograms
did not succeed in disrupting his
election"
Last week, some members of
the Republican National Com
mittee received kilograms signed
with Mr.. StasSen's name urging
election of Mr.. Alcorn as a
liberal" who would "save the
country" from such Republicans
as Senator Knowland of Cali
fornia and Vice President Nixon.
Mr.. Stassen said the messages
were fraudulent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-24
Poles 10 Push
For U. 5. Aid

WARSAW. Jan. "a R.-A
Polish economic delegation is ex-
pected to leave for the United
States within two weeks for talks
on long-term credits.
The talks are expected to pave
the way for the United States
administration to put some
Polish aid proposals before Con-
gress.
The possibility OF American
aid to Poland was first opened
last October in a speech by
President Eisenhower. Since
then, there has been some dis
appointment among Poles that
progress has not been faster.
Ignorant Of Procedure
Few Poles realize the compli-
Gated procedures involved as a
result OF United States legisla-
ton and restrictions on ship
ment Of strategic commodities to
Communicative countries. The
man in the street apparently
does not appreciate the role OF
Congress in deciding United
States fiscal matters.
Poland's dollar needs for long
term development have been
estimated in the neighborhood
OF $500 million-to expand and
modernize the coal industry, de-
Ivelop electric power and exploit
newly found deposits Of sulphur,
copper and iron ore.
Communist circles believe
that the result of Sundays
ISingle-list election is likely to
help them in their quest for
credits. They characterize the
"a per cent turnout for the vot-
ing as a sign that Poland's dis
Iturbed political situation now
can be stabilized and that the
communism without tyranny
policies proclaimed by the new
leadership of the United Work.
ers (Communist) Party have the
support of the great majority
of the nation.
I No Surprise
Final official returns said SO
per cent of those voting gave
their votes for candidates OF
the national front of unity"
This was no surprise since all
candidates were from the ma
tional front made up of the
Communists, two fellow-travel-
ing parties and independents
acceptable to the Reds.
All but one of the 458 parlia-
mentary seats went to the can
didates the national front
picked to win. those whose
names headed the ballot. But
the final returns confirmed a
trend, noted earlier, for voters
to cross out Communist candi-
dates rather than those stand
ling as independents or from the
United Peasant and Democratic
parties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-24
CONSTANTINE BROWN
Senators Want Rodford to Be Specific
On Possible Use Of Military in Area

convinced that q close CO.
operation with the American
Government and at least a
partial acceptance Of the Ell
Senhower doctrine might serve
his own interests better than
about commitments to Mos
cows puppet Nasser.
Since the Middle East is
now split politically, it is prin-
cipally in its northern portion
that our main responsibilities
will lie. For if by proxy or
otherwise we succeed in pre-
venting the Russians from
entering Iran, the weakest link
in the Baghdad pact. two
thirds of the battle will have
been won.
The fundamental detectives
of the Kremlin to dominate
the world have never changed.
Its tactics have varied. as for
instance when the Commu-
nists cajoled us into a summit
conference at Geneva, where
we were fed the coeXistence
hash in large portions. When
the Kremlin's own acts belied
its words, the West realized
that it had been deceived and
made timely retreat from
the trap into which it almost
fell.
At the very time when Com
rades Bulganin. Khrushchev
and Zhukov were shaking the
hands and slapping the backs
of the leaders Of America,
France. and Britain, their
strategy to penetrate the
Middle East physically was in
progress. They had found in
the ambitious Egyptian dicta-
tor a willing tool, ready to
sell his soul for a mess of
pottage. When Dulles asked
Khrushchev about the reports
Of large quantities of arms
going to Egypt from Czecho-
slovakia. he shrugged and
said, Just a minor business
transaction"
The Russians are not in
terested in making the Middle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-24
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Ike with Treasury Humphrey that Congress
should cut spending Ike and Humphrey remind you
too fat.
Definition of modern Democrat" fellow has taken
hiking to Vice President Nxon-and gudge against
himself for doing it.
It's baby girl at the Grace Kelys former Grace
Kelly OF Philadelphia now married to Mr.. Grace Kelly
Monaco.
unless H. Meade Alcorn jr, the new Republican chair
man pnes some OF the front and ubbery of his name
ne Il nnd that mighty jokes from little Alcorns grow
Democrats threaten to turn into the party OF economy
After ALL liberal nothing native-born
VINO happens to get hold of somebody eses money
Israel Egypt get the GAIA strip Under the
Eisenhower doctrine Iraes Arabs are allowed to hold
war on this mater-provided they sign non-Comrnunst
afhdavitS.
Inat stray dog In Ike inaugural parade repeatedly was
poocn named Thomas Jefferson 1t pedigreed
Democrat still searching for bone pick with Eisenhower
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-24
On u. S. Plans for the Middle East

Eastern countries into satellites
in the meaning Of those in
Central and Eastern Europe,
or to create Soviet military
bases. Their plan is more far
reaching than mere subjuga-
ton of those people. They
want to deny the Middle East.
ern oil to Western Europe, thus
weakening its economy to such
an extent that it could be
taken over by phone"
Because of the military blum
ders of France and Britain,
the Suez Canal crisis has only
hampered the transportation
OF the precious fluid. Whether
Col. NaSSer opens the canal
again to the vessels of all the
free nations is now of little
consequence. The building Of
the new $1,000 to 100000 ton
tankers which is now being
rushed in every available ship
yard throughout the world will
reduce within the next 18
months the Importance of the
Suez waterway.
The Kremlin aims to DENY
the Middle Eastern oil at the
source. In order to achieve this
goal. the Russians must use
political terrorism and force
the naturalization of the oil
resources as they did four
years ago in Iran when Pre-
mier MoSsadegh became their
tool. 1t is once more Iran
which has become their main
target.
With the elimination of
Britain's influence in the Mid
die East. the Baghdad pact
must rely principally on the
military power of Turkey. The
Iranians have never been
known as fighting soldiers.
Pakistan has a great military
potential. But it has only q
small force because we have
been reluctant to provide it
with sufficient hardware lest
Prime Minister Nehru of India
be offended. There is a military
vacuum in that area which the
administration is determined
to I'LL as soon as Congress has
voted its approval.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-24

first Of those levels embraces
members Of Congress.
Now it has only a token
membership in Congress from
the South - seven Republican
members in the House.
In attempting to increase
this the Republican Party en-
counters a real obstacle. Many
Democrats. chiefly in business,
industry and finance, conserva-
tive in their thinking and
natural Republicans in their
philosophy, see 1t to their best
interest to vote for Democrats
for House and Senate, and will
continue to do so, though they
voted for President Eisenhower
and might continue to vote
Republican for President.
The reason is simple and
obvious. 1t is because Southern
Democrats control most of the
posts Of power in Congress and
thus are in a position to be
most helpful to their business,
industrial and financial con-
stituents, who likewise are
powerful in politics so far as
helping members of Congress
back into Office. Southerners
get their ascendancy in Con-
gress because the South is
virtually a one-party section.
Since they can be elected and
reelected regularly. they slow
ly rise through the seniority
system to committee chairman
ships and posts Of leadership.
Consequently it is to the adj
vantage of powerful Southern
economic interests to MAIN
tain this one-party system SO
far as Congress is concerned.
II they should replace these
top-ranking Democrats with
Republicans. 1t would take the
latter a long time to move up
the ladder where they could
become equally useful. Also
there are plenty of Southern
ers well placed on the ladder
always, ready to move into the
top spots. That gives the
Southern industrialist, BUSH
nessman and financier a sort
of perpetual motion system
working for his interests or,
to use another smile, an ever
normal granary.
For another thing - all
Southerners hostile to civil
rights legislation and integra-
tion--and that seems to be a
great many--see in Southern
Democrats and their authority
in Congress the most effective
instrument to strangle or de-
lay civil rights measures and
indignation.
In seeking to increase Re-
publican members Of Congress
from the South, the new Re-
publican chairman will find q
lack Of sympathy within his
own party concentrated in its
more conservative wing which
Is most strongly entrenched in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-24
AIcorn's Southern Objective

the Middle West. These con-
sentative Republicans have
long had an alliance in Con-
gress with Southern conserva-
tive Democrats to whom they
are obliged for defeat or mod
ification Of measures in the
social welfare field which were
distasteful also to Southern
interests. In exchange, Re-
publicans have quietly helped
to sidetrack civil rights legis-
lation. This coalition is a
party in itself and. at times,
has proved itself the major
party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-24
THOMAS [. STOKES
New G. o. P. Chief Hopes to Capitalize
On Porty's Gains in Two Elections

Among other detectives, the
Republican -Party's new ma
tional chairman-Hugh Meade
Alcorn, jr., of Connecticut
lists high that of capitalizing
upon Republican Party inroads
in the South in the last two
presidential elections, to i'm
prove its position there.
Those gains, We recognize,
were due largely to two
factors.
The first is personal, en-
bodied in Ike" For tradition
al. bred-i i-the-bone Democrats
it was I. irly easy to vote for
this war hero. who was not
a politician and had no pre-
vious identity with the ira
ditional type Republican, but
was, in a sense, above party.
This personal factor was eff
fective both in 1852 and 1856.
1t won't be four years from
now. of course, since the Presi-
dent can't run again.
The second factor in Repub-
lican gains in the South in
the 1856 election materialized
in the switch Of a multitude of
Negroes to the President in the
last November 6 election. This
was because the Democratic
Party had become branded
with its Southern Democratic
wing which fought civil rights
legislation in Congress and is
leading resistance to integra-
ton. In the 1856 election,
when President Eisenhower
boosted the number Of South
ern States in his column from
four to five, Negroes provided
the margin in two-Tennessee
and Louisiana.
This second influence in the
South is important for the
long range. Southerners will
continue to be dominant in the
Democratic Party in Congress
and stamp their brand on It.,
so far as Negro voters are
concerned. by dramatizating
antagonism to civil rights
legislation. And. for a long
time. turmoil over indignation
will continue in the South and
be identified with Southern
Democrats.
To exploit this Republicans
have a weapon, and a simple
one-publicity Of Southern
Democratic activities.
But the Southern Republican
story is not that simple.
Negroes, alone, can't win cleo
tons in the South, only help
to some extent, and If the
Republican Party in the South
should become predominantly
Negro. that would be a handi-
cap. Nor, If the Republican
Party is TO get a real hold in
the South. can it rest with
carrying a few States for the
Republican candidate for Pres
ident every four years. 1t must
break the Democratic hold in
tfvels below President. and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-06
Navy CreditUnio
Assets Set Record
Of S. Million

With 100 members enrolled
since the FIRST Of this year. the
Navy Federal Credit Union now
has more than 10000 members
and assets Of more than Sc
million, reported William A.
Hussong, manager and assist
ant treasurer.
Member additions so far this
year are more than 900 ahead
of the same 1856 period. The
additions include 1900 military
personnel and 400 civilians.
Since 1855, when 1t was au-
thorized to extend its services
to q worldwide basis, the union
has had the major percentage
Of its new members from "out-
of-area" officers. many Of whom
are stationed at distant points
around the world. Many
transatlantic phone calls have
facilitates transactions for
overseas members.
Limited to commissioned and
warrant officers of the Navy
and Marine Corps, together
with civilian employees. the
union has installed $4,000 Of
modern electrbnic equipment to
handle increasing business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-06
cHrGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO. Sept. 9 Up, (UsDA)-
salable hogs $500; moderately active
closed SLOW. weak 70 mostly IS lower
on butchers: few lots late as much A.
~ lower; good shipping demand: sows
larry active mostly steady: No. "a
lots late down 70 20.25; several lots
most No. 20 230-26O ID. 2i.6o-a1 ' :Ie
"a head lot No. l-2 219 ID. 81 SO: few
larger lots mixed No. 1-3 lSO-1ob 10.
~ 25.2O.bO: short deck No. 5 around
800 ID. butchers 2O75: larRer lots
mixed Grades 100000 H. sows 10 90.
2O.75. most 425-5OO 10. 1S..b-lg. 90.
ealable cattle, 700; calves. 100; no
test on the market on few steers and
heifers: few loads and lots grading
CHOICE and below carried from earlier
IN the week being held for next Mon
days market; cows and bulls slow
steady 70 weak. at the weeks down
turn: some cows and bulls will also
be held for Mondays trade; vealers
fully steady; stockers and feeders slow
and weak; utility and commercial
l2.75-l6.00: Gamers and cutters
1O.50-13.25: utility and commercial
bulls i5.50-17 80: good veaierS 90 90
$500: better Grades absent; most Gull
70 standard vealerE l2.O0-22.00: 100
head good and low choice h35 10.
yearling stock steers $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-06
|Post-HoIiduy
|SuIes Boost
RetoiI Trade

NEW YORK. Sept. 8 tR.-
Post Labor Day sales promo
tons helped boost total retail
trade noticeably over the previ-
Gus week in the week ended
Wednesday, Dun & Bradstreet.
Inc. said today.
The agency said. retailers
reported appreciable gains in
sales Of fall apparel. furniture
and some major appliances.
Volume in passenger cars adj
vanced slightly and was close
to that Of . year ago."
There was an upsurge in the
buying Of children's apparel.
Purchases Of women's sports
wear. dresses and coats mount
ed but interest in suits re-
manned at the level Of q week
earlier. Mems apparel volume
expanded moderately.
Dun 81 BradStreet said the
total dollar volume Of retail
trade for the week was / to 5
per cent higher than a year
ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-06
Morrison Urges,
Savings Drive

SWAMPSCOTT, Mass, Sept.
6 (SpeciaD wv. Franklin Nor
rison, president Of the National
Savings and Loan League. to-
day urged the savings and loan
Industry to redouble its efforts
to encourage Americans to in
crease savings to combat In
flation.
Addressing the. annual con-
vention Of the Federal Savings
League Of New England, Mr..
Morrison pointed out that Pres
ident Eisenhower has termed
initiation "our major internal
problem"
Noting the President partic-
ularly urged Americans to
avoid spending recklessly and
adding fuel to this fame" Mr..
Morrison said that increased
savings provide "the only sure
cure to imitation"
Mr.. Morrison, who is execu-
tive vice president Of the First
Federal Savings and Loan As
ISOLATION Of Washington. said
his association already ha.
launched a new program stress
ing the Importance of savings
as an anti-iniiation weapon.