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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-03

There were creased brows
and worried faces in Wash
ington when London announced
that it would renew trade re-
lations with Communist China.
Not only had the American
representative at the Paris
conference. where this matter
was discussed, argued that such
position would seriously i'm
pair the Vests position VISA
Wis the Communists. but Wash
ington's highest officials had
pleaded directly with the Brit
ish Foreign Office not to give
us a black eye by strengthen
ing considerably Peiping's pres
tige in the Far East.
London's answer was goth
century paraphrase of the
famous Victorian era political
slogan: Britain knows neither
friends nor enemies; it knows
only interests"
1t will take quite some time
before either Britain or Com
munist China can feel any
practical results from the de-
cision of the Macmillan cabi-
net. But what worries our
political leaders in the ad-
ministration and in Congress
is that Britain's selfish actions,
under the guise that she fol-
lows a policy totally independ-
ent of that of the United
States. will impair the effec-
tiveneSs Of the United Nations.
Communist China was
branded as an aggressor by the
U. N. soon after the Chinese
legions began to pour into Ko-
rea, where British troops were
fighting side by side with the
Americans. Koreans and other
U. N. forces. At no time has the
Peiping regime even vaguely
attempted to purge itself. Quite
the contrary. it is still holding
some $50 American prisoners
of war despite the terms Of the
armistice signed in 1858.
1t is recognized here that
Prime Minister Macmillan and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-03
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Prime Minister Macmillan okays Queen Ezabeth's visit
to the United States Final Instructions majesty when
in Washington do as Ike doesand don't take sides
politics"
There's rumor that Dave Beck intends
the Kennedy family in 196O-by ndorsng Senator Jack
Kennedy for President.
Russias Khrushchev is interviewed on American TV
Suggested sponsors note: ANY program
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Ideal home-maker: dainty vvacious woman who loves
children and has graduate degree in engineering.
Democratic Senator Gore that compared COP.
the Democratic party wonderful" wonderful that
we have wonderful party fall back nothing
turns up?
Lawyer advising client to take the Fifth Amendment
been around lot Of prisons and yet deaf-mute
in of them"
Russias that 1000 people Pennsylvania
starving These the folks who the
Pennsylvania turnpike they miss all the exits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-03
Britain China Action Hurts u. N.

Yalu River. 1t was Britain's
Minister of Defense Shinwell
who Unanswered skillfully in
Washington to have Mac
Arthur dismissed as supreme
commander in the Far East.
He modestly admitted this in
a speech in the House of Com
mons 10 months later.
At the last meeting of Presi-
dent Eisenhower, ecretary
Dulles and Prime Minister
Macmillan at Bermuda the
American spokesman urged the
Briton to do nothing which
might strengthen the Com
munist' position in the Far
East. 1t was pointed out to him
that the amount of profit the
British could expect from al
most unrestricted trade with
Red China was negligible COM
pared to the damage to the
free countries position in the
Far East. And, according to
reports, when Macmillan
pointed to the immense British
interests in that area including
the continued possession OF
Hong Kong, he was admon-
ished that even that crown
colony might be lost once the
Peiping regime mes
stronger.
So long as trade between
the Chinese Communists and
the West was carried out in
a bootleg manner, with Hong
Kong as the center of dis
tribution, it was in the in
terest of the Communists to
have that territory in British
hands. But as soon as Com
munist China is rehabilitated
and slips with British help
into the ranks of the law
abiding nations" there is no
reason to believe that Chou
En-lai will not pull the same
trick as President Nasser did
with the Suez Canal.
All the arguments were Of
no avail. Our ally had decided
that a potential $50 million
worth of trade a year must
take precedence even over
Anglo american relations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-03
THOMAS [. STOKES
A Tale of Two Investigations

Of both parties felt they should
make a gesture by a broad in
quiry into lobbying. but not. Of
course. TO overdo it. How they
kept things under control we
soon learned from circum-
stances.
Senator Mcclellan. who was
assigned the job as chairman
Of the special investigating
committee. had a big staff at
his command. But did this
staff get at their job energetic
ally as has his labor racketeer-
ing staff, and subpoena oil
company books and bring oil
company officials here and put
them under oath and ask them
about their contributions to
politics and to campaigns Of
Senators, as the present Nc
Clellan committee has done
with labor union people. mu-
nicipal officials and all the
other characters we have seen
in the last few weeks?
No--of course not.
We got the tip-of when
Senator Mcclellan got up in
the Senate one day and, with
a perfectly straight face, asked
any Senators who had any in
formation about oil campaign
contributions to let him know.
In his report he reveals the
result OF those requests was
nil--just as was forecast by
cynics in the gallery the day
ne did II. They knew that
Senator'S were not going TO
tell on themselves.
So in that other inquiry the
Senator Mcclellan we watched
was politely and casually
Southern. turning his ewes the
other way. The Mcclellan we
watch today is indeed a con-
trast - intense. determined.
bounding succeeding witnesses
IN the labor rackets inquiry.
condemning them. But the
facts he is digging out today
and we want all OF them
are no more true than the
facts he neglected TO dig out
about campaign contributions
by oil TO a number Of Senators.
We would like 10 have those,
too. But not . chance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-03
DORIS FLEEsON
Knowlonds Restraint on China Policy
Viewed as Omen of Shift in u. S. Policy

The turning Of the tide in
China policy came for many
observers who have watched
its evolution when heavy-set.
deeply earnest William F.
Knowland sprang to his feet
in the Senate last Friday. Re-
publican leader Knowland's
devotion to Nationalist China's
cause earned him the testing
title of the Senator from For
moSa; regarding it he has ex-
pended endless energy.
A certain tension obtained
as he began to speak. Know
land and the conservative Re-
publicans for whom he speaks
represent the only place from
which leadership can come to
fight change in the rigid
China policy of the United
States. Within the week that
policy is shown to be not alto
gether popular in Formosa it
self and from it the British
have now decisively and open
ly dissented.
The Senator was brief. He
was restrained. In the old
phrase he spoke more in sor-
row than in anger Of Britains
decision to relax trade with
Red China, move which
Western Germany and Japan
are expected to copy.
He did remind Senators
that Communist China had
refused to make peace with
K orea, violated armistice
agreements and still held
American citizens in prison.
In a telling sentence he said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-03
DAVID LAWRENCE
Dictotor's Broadcast on TV Network
Gives u. S. Chance to Tell Plain Truths

Nikita Khrushchev-head of
the evil group in the Kremlin
which holds hundreds of mil
lions of people in bondage in
the name of Socialism" and
communism" - had an I'M
paralleled opportunity to put
over his propaganda to the
American people through a Ma
tionwide television program on
Sunday afternoon and a radio
rebroadcaSt Sunday night.
1t was a smart thing to let
the Communist dictator sound
of over an American network
because it certainly chal-
lenges the Soviet rulers now
to give an equal opportunity
for a spokesman of the Amer
lean Government to tell the
people of Soviet Russia some
plain truths.
Obviously the man to do it
is President Else wer.
Whether the Soviet govern
ment does or does not give the
necessary permission, it would
be effective if the President
sought to address the Soviet
people and, failing this, re-
corded the address, anyhow,
for broadcast throughout the
world. 1t could be sent by radio
across the Iron Curtain" from
Western European stations.
This is not as satisfactory as
the opportunity to talk direct
ly to the people of Soviet
Russia such as KhruShchev
had to talk to the American
people. But it would be the
beginning of a debate that
could be carried on for a long
time.
1t isn't necessary to engage
In an argument over the
meaning of the euphemiStic
words and phrases used by
KhruShchev as he portrayed
the supposed state of happiness
and prosperity and content
ment of the peoples of Soviet
Russia and the satellite coun-
tries. 1t is necessary for an
American spokesman only to
tell the people behind the
Iron Curtain" how a free
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-03
Senator Mcclellan Made Labor Quiz
A Show Different From His Lobby Probe

especially lobbying FOR the
natural gas bill.
1t grew out of an almost
fictional episode in the SEN
ate. There we sat in the gall
lery listening to the wind-up
OF debate on the bill pushed
by the Democratic leadership
to exempt natural gas pro-
ducers from regulation by the
Federal Power Commission.
Suddenly up rose diminutive
Senator Francis Case, Re-
publican from South Dakota,
but not at all the two-gun
type. He was almost apologize
as he told how a lobbyist Of a
big California oil company had
offered $500 in 500 bills in
an envelope to his campaign
manager back in South Da-
kota, and how he had told his
manager to return 1t when he
was informed of the gift. This
could hardly be sweet charity,
but seemed TO have something
to do with the natural gas bill.
Indeed the lobbyist spoke OF
that measure.
Senator Cases dramatic act
did not, Of course, stop the
gas bill. II seemed to change
no vote but his. II took Presi-
dent Eisenhower's veto to stop
this measure over which con-
sumers we're so much up in
arms. From the way the mild
hammered South Dakota Sem
ator was lectured from the
Senate floor by Senator Lyn-
don johnson. Democrat OF
Texas. the party leader who is
so strong for the bill. and from
the way he was grilled by a
special Senate committee
quickly named to investigate
this single episode, you would
have thought Senator Case
had committed some sort OF
crime against the Senate.
Maybe he had.
Because of the Presidents
denunciation Of the lobby as
arrogant. his reason for
vetoine the measure. and the
public uproar. Senate leaders
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-03

that this country understands
some of the economic reasons
why our good and stout al
lies feel they must reduce
their forces in Europe. Their
China moves. he concluded
somberly. were harder TO
understand and accept.
Nothing could be more I'M
like the instant rage. the vio-
lent warning of political re-
prisals. which once met any
suggestion that something
was wrong with a policy
which penned up the Nation
alists on Formosa. pretended
they were China and that the
whole West must so agree.
Signs of change in the SEN
ate's mood had already APP
peared. Senator Warren Mag
nuson Of Washington, chair
man OF the Interstate and
Foreign Commerce Committee
has suggested a new look in
China policy. Magnuson is un.
derstandably interested in
business for the Port of Sc
attic. Other Democrats are
Joining him.
They have long known that
Britain bitterly opposed the
United States-led embargo on
Red China trade which is in
some respects more restrictive
than that on trade with Russia.
But the President has shown
himself unwilling to press any
moves that split his party; the
key to China policy remains
in the hands of G. o. P. leaders
to whom Chang Kai-Shek has
been both an article Of faith
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-03

country like America really
lives.
The mere recital of what is
happening here would afford
contrast with what the
people behind the Iron Cur
tain" are experiencing. Here
in America, for example,
there is discussion of all sides
of public issues. Here man
can be free from the opera
tions of a secret police which
suddenly deScends on the Rus
sian home and whisks the oc-
cupants away to Siberia with
out a trial.
If the President were to
describe in his address the
freedom that America enjoys
what it is and how it func-
tions-he would be creating in
the minds of the Soviet people
a craving to realize such free
dom themselves someday. This
is moral force at its best.
What the Communist dicta-
tor said over the Columbia
Broadcasting System networks
on Sunday was the same old
line he and other officials
have uttered time and time
again. 1t is a brazen attempt
to erase from the memory of
the peoples of the free world
the crimes of the past and to
argue that the Communist
system of government is best
for mankind" There may be
persons in America who will
wonder more and more about
what this curious thing called
communism" really is. after
hearing Khrushchev extol it
so emphatically. But the
American press and radio and
television fortunately can pre-
sent the truth to the American
people. They can tell the
story of the crimes being COM
mitted every day in Eastern
Europe and wherever a Com
munist regime holds sway.
Evil is evil no matter how
much it is CLOSED over by such
phrases as peaceful cock
iSUence."
Millions and millions of
Soviet citizens are in concen-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-03

Instead of a tale Of two
cities, we will give you here a
tale Of two Senate investiga-
tons. only one Of which came
equipped with guillotine.
That one YOU have seen.
heard. read about and almost
smelled. as fascinated as Nine.
LaFarge as she watched the
heads drop. The story Of Dave
Beck and his transfers came
from an assortment Of charac-
tiers such as are assembled only
in a Saroyan or ONeill or
Tennessee Williams play. We
have not seen their like here
aboutS on the political boards
since the Teapot Dome oil in
vestigation. The Beck head we
finally saw fall into the bas-
ket.
Now we wait, eagerly one
fears. for more heads TO fall
in a continuation OF the per-
Torrance which is advertised
as even more colossal by our
investigator, gloomy. gimlet-
eyed Senator John Mcclellan,
the Arkansas Democrat who
could do Robespierre with lit
tie makeup and virtually no
coaching.
Few investigations have been
so thorough. The Senator's
staff, headed by young Bob
Kennedy. the Massachusetts
Senator's brother, has dug
into union books and records
and rounded up witnesses all
over the country to tell the
story II follows time-tested
methods, all the way up TO the
customary climax when the
witnesses are showed into the
chair, put under oath and
squirm about under the queS-
tons. Dave Beck wouldn't
talk, but enough others have
Now for the other inycstiga-
ton. ~ also was conducted BY
senator Mcclellan. We are
reminded Of il BY the final
report submitted to the Sem
ate last Friday covering the
special Senate committee in
curry last year into lobbying,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-03
DORIS FLEEsON
Turning of the Tide for Chiunq?

and a useful domestic political
weapon.
The changes which Knowl-
and's brevity appeared to sig
nifty have varied causes. The
Taipei riots against Americans
broke through much OF the
sentimentality on which United
States policy has been so
largely based. Today. Secre-
tary Of State Dulles is among
those candidly discussing the
strains which exist in all the
countries where our troops
abroad are stationed. The OBJ
vious desperation which pushed
the British and French into
their Inflated Suez venture
also had its effect here. For
the first time. officials have
begun to examine the economic
plight OF the two countries
with q truly seeing eye. Now
they perceive that Britain and
France intend to trade where
they can no matter what the
cost to the Western Alliance.
Senator Knowland and his
pro-Chiang colleagues have
urgent domestic problems. too,
which mean the difference be-
tween continued power for
them and their ideas and rela-
tive obscurity. They are in
tent on 1860 these days and the
contest with modern Repub-
licanism.
The pro-Chiang offensive
may still be mounted: the
China lobby has not perhaps
spent all its money and force.
But today Nationalist China's
friends are on the defensive
and show little taste for the
struggle.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-29

S ENTI.N Ell e eoTETq' MD.
A2--Thursday, August ~, 1857
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-29
City Heads
Approve ID
Sidewalks

Rockville's Mayor and Council
approved 10 sidewalk projects,
part of the city's '57-'58 capital
program at Tuesdays public hear
ings.
Some 60 property owners
agreed to pay assessments on SO
percent of the cost on a front
foot basis. There was only one
lone objector although many at
the hearing proved that there is
more than one side to a sidewalk
with their questions on what hap
pens to trees, corner lots, sod,
etc.
In addition to being pelted with
questions, the council also faced
the ticklish choice of which side
gets the sidewalk on Farragut,
Gruenther, Rockland and Wand
grift Avenues.
The sidewalk budget, estimated
at $4,000, allows for walks on
only one side of these st.ee S
with the hearings held to deter
mine which side.
Unfortunately for the Mayor
and Council, property owners on
both sides of all four streets turn
ed out in full force to plead their
case.
Traffic patterns, particularly
for school children, influenced the
decision in favor of the west side
of Farragut; the south side OF
Gruenther and the east side OF
Rockland.
Vandegrift Avenue was a spec
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-29
Sidewalk Art Show
On September 5

The Montgomery County Art
Association will hold its third an
nual Sidewalk Exhibition on Sun.
dav, September 8. in the center
of Chevy Chase Circle.
ANY resident of Montgomery
County is eligible to submit three
pictures in anv rledium for a
fee of SIPS. Paintings will be
accepted between IL a. m. and 3
p. m. and must be suitably franz
ed with screw eyes and wire at.
tached.
Entry blanks are available at
all Montgomery County Public
Libraries and at Del's Gallery in
Bethesda.
Richard z. Collins, well-known
local architect and artist and
teacher of painting at Catholic
University, will act as Judge and
select maximum of 80 paint.
ings which will then be placed
on exhibit for four weeks at the
Wheaton Library.
In case of rain, the show will
be held the following Sunday,
September Is.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-29
Edwin Dale Named
to C & o Canal Park
Improvement Project

Senator j. Glenn Beall (R. Md. !,
announced recently that Edwin
A. Dale has been appointed SUI.
perintendent of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal National Histori-
cal Park Project.
The headquarters of the prof.
ect will be in Hagerstown, and it
will be from that office that Mr..
Dale will superintend the 1890
acres of c and o property nov
owned by the Federal Govern
ment.
At present, the Federally con
trolled region which will be under
the jurisdiction of Mr.. Dale in
cludes 165-mile segment of the
old Canal right-of-way between
Great Falls and Cumberland.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-29
Ridge House Sold
To Acc Official

Historic Ridge House." at Red
land, Md, has been purchased by
Allen T. Dalton, formerly of
Georgetown. Dalton is with the
Atomic Energy Commission.
The 207-year-old house was
built by Zadok Magruder and Dal-
ton is rebuilding and strengthen
ing the interior. An investment
group which includes DR.. Leon
ard Kapiloff, Rockville dentist,
sold the home and plans to de-
velop about 400 acres surrounding
| it.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-29
All Members
Set Up Shop
At TinlOniun

Montgomery County boasts the
largest contingent of All Club
youngsters at the State Fair in
Timonium, County Agent Delbert
T. Foster said this week.
Foster said he did not know the
exact number, but that it prob
ably exceeds 100, most of whom
were exhibitors at the Montgom-
cry County Fair in Gaithersburg.
The State Fair, which started
Monday, will end September Z.
Officials are expecting about
275,000 persons to attend, includ-
ing record number of partici-
pants.
More than $4,000 in prizes will
be distributed among the All and
open classes. Eight horse races
are scheduled over the half-mile
oval. A crowd of 1903 watched
Capital Hill outlast Don Jr. to
win the George Brown Jr., Me-
mortal Purse on opening day last
Tuesday.
Montgomery came close to win
ming the state beauty crown,
when 17-yearold Joan Davis, of
Beallsville, placed a close second
to Carole Ann Kleinwachter, of
Caroline County. Miss Davis, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Davis, also was Miss Montgomery
County Fair.
Free. entertainment is scheduled
nightly at the fair while the days
are occupied with livestock and
produce competition.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-29
School Engages
2 New Teachers

Mrs. Marion Lewis, director of
the Rockville Music and Dance
Center, 40 West Montgomery
Avenue, Rockville, this week an
nounced the appointment of two
new instructors.
They are: Miss Olga Miranda, a
professional teacher of dancing
of all kinds who specializes in
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-29
Cleanup Drive
Launched by VFW

Maryland's Veterans of Foreign
Wars this week launched a
Keep Maryland Beautiful" cam.
paign.
Their first act was to place 20
oil drums, painted shamrock
green and with the VFW emblem
in gas stations in the Towson
area.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-29

ial problem because it is being
used as a through street to Hal
pine and Wisconsin. Both walks.
on this street were approved on
contingency basis to compare
the bids with the budget esti-
mates.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-29

SWEEPY, the squirrel, reminds
us all to carry litterbags in our
cars. Keep unsightly litter off
the highways put it in travel
trash cans and Keep Maryland
Beautiful.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-29
Col. Moore Returns

Col. George A. Moore, U. S.
Army (ret.) and Mrs. Moore are
returning home from Vermont
September 5. They live at 4109
Stanford ST, Chevy Chase.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-29

Spanish dancing, and Jack Reid,
Rockville resident, who will teach
ceramic making.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-13
One Dozen Anniversaries q Year
Keep Terry a Wide-Eyed Bride

If this marriage lasts a long
time-and, from the look on
McGrath's face when he
Joined us, it Will--he's going to
run out of ideas for presents.
Gene made me give all my
own jeweliy, such as it was.
to my mother" continued
Terry, because he wants
everything l have to come
from him."
"If She Likes IL ;"
How do you feel about
Terry's movie career?" ! asked
millionaire McGrath. "She
had it when l met her and as
long as she likes it, / like It,"
"She might get bored doing
nothing except having a good
time" said 1. "A woman who
does nothing and doesn't get
bored, isn't worth anything"
Gene replied.
I'VE like each other the way
we are. we're not trying to
change anything" said Terry.
Il guess it adds up to this,
said her husband. Terry will
stay with her career until she's
done something good. Then
she will slack of"
What makes us so we'll
mated"--from Terry-"is that
we're so different. He's SO shy
he couldn't stand lip and
entertain, so he thinks what
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