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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-13
Know|and Hits
Missile OUTLAWS

CHICAGO, Nov. IS (R.-
Senator Knowland, Republican
Of California, says he is against
trying to outstrip Russia's
scientific achievements by
putting new billions of dollars
into missile projects. "aS some
have suggested"
The Senate minority leader
told a meeting of the Chicago
Better Business Bureau last
night that the challenge facing
the Nation "is to look over the
budget and see if we can do
something to keep the Nation
continuing on a balanced
budget"
The Defense Department. in
adjusting its spending. Senator
Knowland added. should CON
centrate on muscle and cut out
the fat"
He said the last Congress APP
propriated $34 billion for mill
tary spending and that, as OF
July l, the department already
had an additional $50 billion
in unspent funds, making a
total of $40 billion available
for defense spending without
additional appropriations.
The Soviet's Sputniks indi-
cate that they have made sub
stantial progress in the missile
field" Senator Knowland said.
But as a free people and a free
Government, we should keep
our sense of proportion and
perspective
Senator Knowland empha-
sized the necessity of correlat-
ing the work of the Army, Navy
and Air Force.
I'VE should keep this fact In
mind, that the challenge racing
us is not going to be ended in
six months or a year. The cold
war may last for 5, 10. or 20
years.
IF we embark on another
quarter century of deficit
financing, more than doubling
the national debt, which al
ready has increased tenfold in
25 years, we face three unac-
ceptable alternatives"
He listed them as rigid OPA-
type controls, a greatly en-
larged tax structure, or run
away imitation.
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ton D. Dierkson. 81, St. Law.
renee. S. OAK; and sergt. Bobby
w. Phillips, %, Tyler. Tex.
The Navy made no announce
ment concerning the sequence
of trials for the other three to
be tried in summary courts,
eight in special courts and two
in general courts-martial.
Summary courts are con-
Quoted by a single officer. He
can impose a maximum punish
ment of one month imprison.
ment at hard labor or a fine Of
not more than two-thirds OF
one months pay.
Special and general courts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-13

at Columbia; DR.. Marcus E.
Hobbs. dean Of the Graduate
School Of Arts and Sciences,
Duke; Or. A. r. Gordon, dean
of the University Of Toronto's
Graduate School. and DR.. j. P.
Elder, dean of the Ora du a t e
School of Arts and Sciences at
Harvard.
They said they were shocked
at some existing graduate
school practices concerning
studies leading to master Of
arts and doctor of philosophy
degrees.
Better Quality Urged
The report said it is essential
to strengthen the prestige and
quality Of advanced degrees
because OF growing demands
for men and women with
Ph.D.'s in all fields.
Ph.D. programs. they said.
are "tortuously slow and rid
died with needless uncertain
ties" and frequently "inef-
f1cent and dramatically dis
agreeable to the bewildered
and frustrated candidate"
The report said that, unlike
students in such professions
as medicine and law, where a
definite timetable is set for the
degrees, the Pho. candidate
sometimes takes from 10 to is
years to obtain his degree.
Many worthy candidates are
not financially able to under
take this course. the deans
said, and "All too often the
files of the deans Office become
a last repository for uncom-
pleted thesis projects.
Program Inhibits Students
Furthermore, current prac-
tices in many cases make OF
the Ph.D. candidate "a sort
Of expert plumber in the card
catalogues or other areas and
neither as teacher nor scholar
will he throw of this inhibit-
ing heritage"
The report recommended
these changes in the Ph.D. pro-
gram:
/. The entire program should
not take more than three years
of residence. ~
2. Admission requirements
should be frightened. and can
didates should show they can
write respectable English and
know two foreign languages.
3. A faculty member should
act as an adviser with che in
dividual candidate.
4. Two courses should be re-
quired-a "pre-seminar' the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-13
Triol Of Marines
lin Cruelty Cases
Begins Tomorrow

YOKOSUKA. Japan, Nov. IL
R.-The United States Navy
disclosed today it will begin the
trials of 16 Marine prison
guards-accused of mistreating
prisoners-with the summary
court-martiai of three men to-
morrow.
Those to be tried first are
corpl. Glenn w. Fredericks, 81,
Fleetmute, Alaska; Corpl. Day.
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ean impose heavier punishment.
More than 20 sailors who
were prisoners in the Navy
brig at Sasebo. Japan, have
accused the Marines Of various
forms of mistreatment, includ-
ing kicking, slapping and as
suit with a bayonet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-13
Committee Postpones
Inquiry on Communism

The Senate Internal Security
Subcommittee says its projected
hearings on communism in
Latin America have been post
poned indefinitely.
The hearings had been sched-
uled to start yesterday. No new
date has been set for the hear
ings, committee staff members
indicated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-13

first year and a seminar the
second year.
5. The thesis should show
evidence of ability, research
and competence in developing
original work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-13

can University, will be the
speaker for the talk. How Do
You Know It's Love?" Further
lectures in the series are
planned each month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-13
THE EVENING STAR, Washington. D. C.
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER z,

Foundation of George WASH
ington University, 2l29 F
street, NV.
DR.. Edward Bauman, newly
appointed chaplain of Ameri-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-13
Chaplain to Discuss
Courtship, Mcrriuqe

The first lecture in a series
on courtship and marriage will
be held at $3.50 pm. tomorrow
at the B'nai Birth Hillel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-13
Leading Deans AssoiI
U.S.. Graduate Study

NEW YORK Nov. 10 tF-Graduate school deans of four
leading universities sharply attacked study practices of
the Nations graduate schools and recommended sweeping
Visions
The report was the Association Of Graduate
yesterday by Jacques Barzun Of graduate faculties
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-13
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-08
Britain Refuses
West Indies Grant

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,
May 8 (R.-Britain has turned
/ down a request Of the new West
Indies Federation for q f20C
million $3.50 million) l0-year
grant to get the federation going
The refusal was disclosed yes
terday as the standing Fedora
ton Committee ended its second
day Of sessions. The federation
will become a member of the
British Commonwealth next
year.
The refusal came in a mes
sage from Britain's Colonial
Secretary Alan Lennox-Boyd,
who told the West Indians he
saw no prospect Of raising the
money in Britain.
| Mr.. Lennox-Boyd's message
reminded the West Indians Brit
ain had provided more than ca
million 1922 million) as grants
In aid in the decade UP to last
year. and another est million
($ll9 million) had been allocated
by the development and welfare
Organization between 1916 and
1850.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-08
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

1kes administration puts guided missile Formosa
They're taking no chances Of coming
out Of Red Chnaor couple of American reporters getting in
Democratic Senator Kennedy wins Pulitzer Prize Demo-
Gratis are in cultural rt Twice they had Adai Stevenson
born Intellectual Now comes Kennedy doyousef egghead
The AFCIO hears corruption charges against Jim Cross
president OF the Bakers Union This will be noted the minutes
the hot Cross buns case.
Communist Boss Khruhchev decenazes control of Soviet
industry Hereafter when Mnsk below quota the Mnsk
commissars will be free to shoot themselves
Vice President Nixon will get degree from DePauw Uni
versity By the average public official will have more
unearned degrees than Florida Commerce ther-
mometer in January.
California sends $3.50 pay the national debt
There's always radical nibbng away historic
American institutions
House committee votes to boost Scent postage stamps
four cents Congress believes Postmaster General Summered
erred-and decided to give him penny for his faults
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-08
TWO SYMPHONIES
TO BE OFFERED IN
MUSIC FESTIVAL

The Evening Star Music
Festival. an hour Of fine re-
corded music each weekday
night-will be broadcast at
10 O'Clock tonight on Sta
ton WMAL-FM, 1913 mega
cycles on your FM dial.
The program will be:
Beethoven - Symphony
No. 7 In A Major. Opus g."
by the Rochester Philhar-
monte Orchestra. under Erich
Leinsdorf.
Franz Schubert - Sym
phony No. 8 in B Minor (Un-
f1nished) by the Vienna
Philharmonic Orchestra,
conducted by Carl Schuricht.
Tomorrow night: Berlioz's
Romeo and Juliet"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-08
Prickinq Some Bubbles of Irritation

to keep them out of every war.
But apparently the efforts
of Eisenhower have not won
him the appreciation they de-
serve, either here or abroad.
In London, the press still bris-
ties at the mention of every
thing American. That's because
Britain's pride was hurt when
her government was, in effect.
reprimanded by America last
autumn. Refusal. on the other
hand. of the United States to
60 along in that same military
adventure saved England from
economic collapse.
The Democratic Party lead
ers here in some pronounce
ments commend the avoidance
Of war but still. in other state
ments, make constant refer
ence to the deterioration" of
our alliance with Britain and
France. They imply that the
United States should not have
interfered with the policies Of
our allies and let them go
ahead with the war in the
Middle East. There are still
people in Britain and France
also who think that, If the
Suez war had been prolonged,
Nasser would have been driven
from power and all would have
been well in the world. They
ignore what the Soviets would
have done in the circum-
stances. and how natural it
would have been for the whole
Arab world to have lined up
with the Communists for a
long time to come.
Peace is an unSpectacular
result, so the effort that goes
into achieving it is readily
forgotten. The economic pres
sures for more and more
profits and for more and more
income and for higher and
higher wages are persistent
and seem to overshadow all
else nowadays. The battle of
imitation goes on and. as has
often been said. There is
enough in the world for every
body's need. but not enough
for everybody's greed"
One wonders sometimes why
anyone would want to be Pres
ident Of the United States in
an age in which so many peo-
pie disregard the basic facts
Of life and, petulantly giving
vent to their materialism, fail
even in an atomic era-to
count the blessings Of peace.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-08
Secretary Humphrey Is Quoted as Saying
Fovoritism Postpones Relief for All

Secretary of the Treasury
George M. Humphrey finally
has said 1t, simply this:
TAX reduction for favored
groups only postpones the day
when general tax reduction
can be enjoyed by all the
people"
This is noted with consid-
cradle satisfaction. For many
years 1t has been pointed out
in this space how billions of
revenue are lost because OF
special tax privileges and tax
loopholes. 1t has been shown
how. If these we're eliminated,
the gain in revenue would per-
init tax reductions for the rest
of us who now must make up
this loss Of revenue. This is. in
essence, a matter Of mere JUS
tice and equity.
Two such special privileges
have been dragged into the
light recently and aired in
Congress. One is the 27la per
cent depletion allowance for
the oil industry. The other is
the quick amortization by
which all sorts Of industries
have been permitted to write
of depreciation of new plants
for tax purposes in five years,
instead OF the normal period
Of twenty years or more.
1t was the latter practice
the quick tax write-of-which
prompted Secretary Of Treas
ury Humphreys observation
about favored groups. This tax
easement. which was instituted
as an inducement. or come-on,
to get industries to expand
and build new plants for de-
tense production In the Sec
ond World War, and sub
sequently revived for the
Korean War, has been ex-
banded In It's application to
include all sorts Of plants
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-08

citizens who don't own any oil
wells and aren't building any
plants and. all the while. are
being squeezed by the rising
cost Of living. Nor. as they get
older. are they able to write
of any depreciation on them
selves. or take out for deple-
ton Of energy and earning
power. as was pointed out by
former Senator Walter F.
George Of Georgia a couple of
years ago when he tried. in
vain, to give the little guy a
break.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-08
Taking Precautions in Far East

dissatisfaction and rebellion.
According to eyewitness stories
of those who have escaped
recently from the area south
of the Yangtze. the masses
there would welcome with open
arms the return of Chang.
Reports of his present military
strength are spread all over
the area.
For reasons Of high policies.
our administration does not
feel that it would be justified
in permitting Chang to cross
the straits and thus bring
about the downfall of the
Communist regime in that
area. American observers con-
tend such a move also would
bring about the fall Of Ho
Chi-minh, who is now much
weaker than he was in the
days when he fought French
colonialism. Washington is.
however, mindful of the wide
international repercussion Of
"unleashing" the Chinese Ma
tionalists and has decided to
take only necessary steps to
defend our own and our allies
position against a possible
Chinese Communist onslaught.
The thinking in high admins
tration quarters is that when a
dictatorship is at bay because
of serious domestic difficulties
it will try to create diversion
by striking at some neighbour
ing area.
Conditions in the satellite
countries which separate the
USSR from free Europe are
such that it is considered un-
likely that the Soviet high
command will attempt a move
in that area. When this re-
porter visited the Far East last
November the consensus of the
ranking military and political
men-American, Chinese Ma
tionalist and South Korean
was that we might be faced
with a Communist aggression
in that part of the world.
These views were not shared
then by Washington's official
dom. But in recent weeks it
was realized here that this may
be the case. Hence the prepara-
tons to meet defensively such
a possible onslaught.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-08
DORIS FLEESON
u. S. Seen Using More Flexible Tactics
In Standing OFF Reds in China

The United States is eau
tiously adopting a policy of
give a little and take a little
with the Chinese mainland
Communist govern m e n t in
place of its previous policy of
stalemate.
This bears out predictions
that the Eisenhower admins
tration in its second term
would attempt a more flexible
policy toward Communist
China than its previous in
transigent position.
Under pressure from its al
lies. including Britain and
Japan. the United States now
has proposed a partial relaxa-
ton Of the embargo on trade
with Communist China. The
relaxation. which would ex-
tend to only about 100 items of
commerce. is not nearly so
generous as some of our allies
had sought. The fact. however,
that any concession has been
made is a sign Of changes in
prospect. The proposed re-
laxations would apply only to
our allies and not to American
traders.
It is no coincidence that the
announcement of the proposed
relaxation Of the embargo was
followed within hours by an
nouncement that we would
station a guided missile group
on Formosa. Armed with the
Matador. which has a range
Of $50 miles. long enough to
menace several major Chinese
cities. the group is said to be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-08

The Soviet surface fleet
now bottled up in the Baltic
Sea is reported by reliable
Norwegian sources to be ready
to put to sea and 60 through
the Northwest Passage this
summer to the Pacific where
bases have been constructed
or improved in the last few
years at Vladivostok, Nicho-
lavsk, Petropavlosk and along
the coast Of Communist China.
And the American Embassy
at Taipei has announced Off
cially that guided missiles ca
pable Of reaching far into the
Chinese mainland will be in
stalled in certain portions of
Formosa. At the same time,
there are indications that the
7th Fleet will be further
strengthened by the addition
of surface and submarine
vessels.
The American Army corps
in South Korea and the ROK
forces are about to receive mod
ern equipment which has been
denied them in the past be-
cause our Government wanted
to be like Caesars wife and
not be guilty Of any breach
Of the armistice terms signed
in August. 1858.
Intelligence reports from
American as well as ROK
sources have proved definitely
that the Chinese and Korean
Communists have about COM
pleted a gigantic buildup of
their land and air forces. They
now have the capability of
striking any time the rulers in
Peiping and Moscow decide to
push the button. In the face
Of this situation, our Govern
ment has felt its duty to
provide the fighting forces
with the wherewith to offer
substantial resistance to the
potential enemy and thus
avoid repetition Of the oc-
currence on June IS, 1850,
when we and our Korean ally
were caught flat-footed.
Recent intelligence reports
from Korea tell stories of
Soviet submarines navigating
the Yellow Sea without even
bothering to remain submerged
as they. do in the Atlantic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-08
TH0MAS l. STOKES
The Problem of Tax Reduction

Humphrey pointed out. provide
leeway for tax reduction.
About another tax privilege.
however, he has shown no such
concern. This is the 271a per
cent depletion allowance for
the oil industry. a fiat deduc-
ton before taxes are figured.
Through the kind auspices Of
this privilege, as has been
revealed here recently. big oil
companies not only pay far
less than other corporations.
but there have been years
when some Of them paid no
tax at all.
When Secretary Humphrey
took office four years ago he
said he was going to make a
study" OF this depletion al
lowance which. incidentally. his
predecessors in the Treasury
for 20 years back have urged
be cut to is per cent. The last
word from the Secretary Of
Treasury a few weeks ago was
that he still was studying this
tax privilege. which is some
sort Of a record for a study"
This bonanza to oil Is pro-
tected by the two Texans who
direct the Democratic Party
in Congress-Speaker Sam
Rayburn and Senate Leader
Lyndon johnson. Speaker Ray
burn has been making a lot
Of noises lately about a tax
reduction at this session Of
Congress TO take effect next
January. To make this
possible, Speaker Rayburn's
aim is TO reduce the Eisen-
hover budget. But consider
able tax reduction for the
rank-and file citizen would be
possible II he and Senator
johnson would permit a scaling
down In the oil depletion al
lowance to reasonable figure
and join with Senator Byrd
in restricting the quick tax
write-oh.
It's high time somebody gave
q break to the millions Of
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a counterpoise to recently
built-up Chinese defenSes OPP
posite Formosa.
But the missile group will be
strictly in American control.
The missiles will not be placed
in the hands Of the forces Of
Chang Kai-shek. according to
the announcement. 1t is worth
noting that the missile group
is not yet in Formosa and no
information was given out as
to when it will be installed.
On i've occasions Congress
has voted without dissent op-
position to recognition of Com
munist China by the United
States. Any administration
would walk warily in the face
OF such opposition. Recognition
Of Communist China in any
formal sense is almost un-
thinkable at the present time.
1t would bring squarely to the
fore the question Of our re-
lationships. promises, and
treaties with the Nationalist
Chinese. There is no indication
that the Communist Chinese
are making any effort for
United States recognition. That
does not mean that they would
not like to be in the United
Nations and that sooner or
later they will press hard to
get there.
In the meantime American
Ambassador Alexis johnson
has been meeting with repre-
sentatives Of the Chinese Com
munist government in Geneva
and little by little he is accom-
plishing one Of the major OBJ
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which have a most nebulous
excuse in national defense, II
any at all in most cases.
The Treasury head esti-
mated that in the last six
years this tax abatement has
cost the Treasury So billion.
That represents interest the
Government has had to pay
on the money 1t had to bor-
row to make UP for the taxes
It lost through that deprecia-
ton device.
Secretary Humphrey, who
has criticized this device for
some time. was appearing be-
fore the Senate Finance Com
mittee to testify on the bill
sponsored by Senator Harry
F. Byrd Of Virginia, chairman.
which would limit any such
abatement to industries d.
rectly connected with defense.
which would mean only q few.
The Senator has criticized this
practice likewise for some time.
It was dramatized recently
by him and fellow Democratic
Senators-Morse Of Oregon,
Mansfield Of Montana and
Robertson Of Virginia-in
sharp criticism on the Senate
floor about the latest bene-
ficiary. That is the Idaho
Power Co. which was granted
a five-year write-off on IS per
cent Of the $l03 million cost
OF two dams at Hell's Canyon
on the Snake River which,
Senator Morse estimated,
would mean a tax loss Of over
500 million to the Treasury
In five years In this single
case. This tax easement for q
private power company was
ordered by Gordon Gray, d.
rector Of the ONCE OF Defense
Mobilization.
Abandonment Of such special
privileges would. as Secretary