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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-12

Partisanship has been car
ried to extremes before in
America. but it may be
doubted whether anything has
ever paralleled the spectacle of
the Democrats in the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
giving an avowed Communist,
the editor of the Daily
Worker in New York, an OPP
portunity to lambaste the Gov
eminent of the United States
for its refusal to allow a group
OF American newsmen to go
to Red China.
Simon Gerson. editor of the
Communist daily. was born in
this country. He said under
questioning that he is and has
been a Communist and that
normally he would not answer
the question if he were sub
poenaed. But he and the other
witnesses were not under oath
because they we're merely
invited" to testify.
Gerson was also asked about
the restrictions on travel i'm
posed by the Soviet govern
ment. and he naively said he
was not an authority on the
restrictions imposed in Russia
and that. if the Soviet Union
doesn't advocate compile t e
freedom of travel for news
men. they should do so.
Everybody in the news BUSH
ness knows that only a hand
full of American correspond
ents are permitted regularly to
report the news" in Moscow
and that only brief visits by
other newSmen restricted to
certain areas are permitted.
What the Peiping govern
ment did recently was to in
vite a few American newsmen
to go to Red China for 30
day visits. The Communist
government will, of course.
select the places they can
visit and the persons they can
interview. This is not free
dom of the press" but a gov
ernmentally regulated scheme
for getting propaganda into
American publications. It's
part Of a program of tex
changing" missions on the
so-called cultural" side. If
the American Government as
sents to a press mission, it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-12
Senate Disturbed by Canada Issue

member. Republican Arthur
Watkins Of Utah. has worried
about this. It Is established
that Watkins-one Of the con-
sciences of the Senate in its
trial Of Senator Mccarthy
would not let the Norman ma
terial be released until he had
assurances of FBI-State De-
partment clearance.
Eastland was not even in
town. He was home In Missis-
sippi. Here now and belatedly
aroused. he tried to stop the
staff release passing the buck
to State and the FBI. He was
too late; a staff member had
telephoned it to the APP.
It is Of course less than be-
coming to senatorial dignity
to pass a buck down the line
to State and Justice Depart
ment underlings.
The Senate knows, even II
the public does not, that in
truth and in fact 1t has let
a publicity-eager staff, origi-
nally recruited and organized
for the most part by the late
Senator Pat McCarran, carry
on in McCarran's own ruth
less and insensitive manner.
1t handed over to that staff
by its own vote on the floor
last January $289.000. Only
the Mcclellan labor racket
eering committee got more
$350.000.
The story Of how the Sem
Ate's money and power is be-
ing used is on the front pages
Of all the newspapers. The
Senate has to decide whether
to take on from there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-12

His contribution Of only $685.
900 did not rate a more i'm
portant job.
Charles Nicholson, the then
public relations director of
the Democratic National Com
mittee, was irked because this
new ambassador had. in his
opinion, obtained a bargain.
A few months after the Chi
cago tycoon was well ensconced
and happy in the pleasant
Polish capital he wrote him a
letter saying that Secretary
Hull now had somebody else in
mind for the Warsaw job and
planned to transfer the am
bassador to a minor Latin
American post.
AS a postscript the shrewd
Charlie added that the party
treasury was in difficulties and
the "Chief" (Roosevelt) was
worried. A contribution of S.
900 would be highly welcome
and might so impress the Presi-
dent that he might talk the
Secretary of State out of trans
ferring the Chicagoan from
his post. This method of ex-
tracing funds for the party
treasury continued for more
than two years.
The salaries paid to ambas-
sailors in those days were pal
try compared to what they
receive now. But so were their
social obligations. An ambassa-
dor now receives $22,500 a
year and allowances which
vary with the post but seldom
exceed $4,000 yearly. This
compares favorably with the
$4,000 top pay before the
war. However, not only is there
imitation in the cost of living
everywhere in the world, but
the number Of VIPs and other
visiting flremen has increased
a hundredfoh since we as
sumed global commitments.
There are congressional COM
mittees Of all kinds which do
not confine their visits to the
few capitals Of Western Eu-
rope but are travelling to the
Middle and Far East. They
are usually accompanied by
wives. There Is the top brass
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-12
Norris, Champion of the Common Man,
Believed Candidate for Chosen Five


file citizens. These included
not only IVA. but measures to
protect labor and its rights,
such as the Norris-Laguardia
Act to prevent injunctions by
which labor unions had been
destroyed. and his constitu-
tional amendment to abolish
lame duck" sessions of Con-
gress when members who had
already been defeated were
vulnerable prey for all sorts
Of selfish interests, and also
amenable to pressure from
Presidents who would reward
them afterward with Govern
ment jobs.
Because Of all the causes
with which he was beiliger-
emily associated in his day
as a Republican and later as
an independent, the thought
Of George w. Norris is disturb
ing to some in the seats Of
power in government and bust
ness today. like a cinder in
the eye. Most especially he Is
an offending reminder Of the
memorial he left behind in the
great IVA project that means
so much to so many people in
our Southeast, because the
present regime In government
in cooperation with powerful
utility interests still is trying
co undermine that.
He is a reminder, too, OF the
still bigger dream with which
he inspired some Of his time
who still are around, the
dream Of similar integrated
development Of all our great
river valleys by the Govern
ment for the public SO that.
like IVA, our rivers would
be harnessed for protection
against floods, for production
OF low-cost power, for navi-
cation, for irrigation and for
reclamation.
Some Roadway was made
toward this dream by Presi-
dents Roosevelt and Truman.
LNow 1t is being blasted by the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-12
Better Pay for Better Diplomats

from the Pentagon-civilians
and military-as well as the
friends of influential Congress-
men. cabinet officers and other
mighties in Washington. Woe
to the ambassador who does
not throw an impressive party
for all these VIPs. A fat cat
easily can afford this. But a
career officer without private
means or another individual
competent in international af-
fairs but lacking large re-
sources can hardly be con-
sidered for appointment to
embassies such as those in
London. Paris, Rome or Bonn
unless he is willing to go deeply
into debt.
Even at posts in less social
capitals than in Western Eu-
rope. such as Ankara, Seoul,
Taipei, New Delhi and many
others. the ambassadors can
not make ends meet If they
want to represent the United
States impressively and show
proper attention to VIPs.
In addition there is a large
American colony in almost
every country in the world and
its members must be enter.
tanned occasionally by the am
bassador
Foreign ambassadors in
Washington receive from their
governments salaries which are
generally smaller than those
Of the American representa-.
tives abroad. But their enter.
tainment and representation
allowances run into tens Of
thousands of dollars a year.
For instance, the British Am
basSador is reported to have
allowances amounting to over
$4,000 a year. The salary and
representation allowances Of
the military attache in Wash
ington of a poverty stricken
Middle Eastern country are
$4,000 a month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-12
THOMAS L. STOKES

We may take 1t for granted
that true greatness is eternal,
but there do come times when
it gets obscured as the people
lower their standards and go
chasing of after strange new
gods which prove usually to be
phantoms.
For reasons which are OBJ
vious If we look closely at our
society today. these are hardly
times that would be kindly dis
posed to such a man as the
late, great Senator George w.
Norris of Nebraska. This
rugged battler for what Abra-
ham Lincoln called. without
offending them, the common
people" belongs back in an
other day, in the day when his
big dream - the iva in the
Tennessee River Valley - was
acceptable and not creeping
socialism"
He is being projected into
this materialistic era because
he is on the list being con-
sidered by a Senate commit
tee which is to select the five
outstanding Senator's in our
whole history, who then will
have their portraits hung in
the reception room just of the
Senate chamber.
Like other prophets and
dreamers, he is without honor
among some Of his own people
in his State. He always was.
They are represented in the
Senate today in Senator Carl
T. Curtis. a Republican, who
has asked TO be given advance
notice of the identity Of the
chosen five, not he explains for
purposes of a veto" but Just
so that he might not be caught
unawares.
Antagonist TO Senator Nor
ris existed when he was here
with us; for always he was
fighting powerful forces in his
continuous advocacy OF meas
ures to improve the living and
1.-The security of our rank-and-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-12
Red China Invitation to u. S. Newsmen
Seen as Scheme for Releasing Propaganda

means that the Peiping gov
eminent will follow with re-
quests for other missions"
of Americans to visit Red
China.
There were other witnesses
before the Senate Foreign Re-
lations Committee, and it may
have been enormously as
sumed that such witnesses
have been authorized to speak
for all the members Of the
writing profession. Many let
tiers received by this corre-
spondent from editors in diff
ferent parts of the country
indicate that the so-called
spokesman of the press by no
means reflect on this issue
the views of all the editors in
the country.
Thus. the argument that in
1949 our State Department
criticized Red China when the
latter banned non-Communist
newsmen was offered by one
witness as an example of in
consistency on the part of the
State Department today. This
happened, of course. before
the Korean war - the third
largest foreign war in our his
tory. 1t has not yet been ter
minated. The situation today,
growing out Of that Korean
war. is far different than it
was in 1949 or in the days
prior to recognition" of the
Soviet government in 1888.
The problem is not whether
passports shall be issued to
American newsmen to visit
countries whose governments
have not been recognized" 1t
is whether. in what amounts
to a state of war" to-
day. American newsmen shall
allow themselves to play the
game Of the enemy. The
mothers and fathers Of the
many boys killed or wounded
in Korea haven't forgotten
that Red China is still at war
with us. They feel that the
Panmunjom armistice didn't
bring peace-indeed the Com
munists have refused to attend
a peace conference. and there
are many violations of the
armistice on record. Thousands
Of American troops are right
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-12
Visitors to Sinq

The ConfederateS, q cham.
Ipionship quartet from Memphis,
Tenn, will be featured in the
Dixie Jubilee" to be held at
$3.50 pm. tomorrow at the Fran
els Hammond High School, Sem
mary road and Shirley highway
in Alexandria, Va.
The Arizona post., 1957-09-20
GERALD GREEN. a TV /


man, also wrote an ambitious
Jewish novel, which was a
book club selection and at
tanned beS sellerdom. AL
though it boasts many of the
slick attributes of mass sell
ers, Green's "The Last Angry
Man" (ScribnerS) does intro
duce an interesting Jewish
doctor as it's major protagon-
ist.
Not as good a book as it's
sales indicate, it is neverthe-
less, a popular one.
One of American Jewry's
prominent writer's, Meyer La
vim, after years of good, but
overlooked books, fin a lily
made it with a runaway best
seller: "Compulsion" (Simon
and Schuster), based on the
actual notorious Leopold-Loeb
murder case. Not entirely a
"Jewish" book, Levin does
not overlook some interesting
psychological = and jewish
aspects of this horrifying
crime.
Surely, "Compulsion" be-
longs in this annual listing,
for it reveals how a skilled
Jewish novelist can write
about an unsavory case, intro
duce the Jewish element, and
yet keep the sensationalism
to a minimum and offer a de-
gree of understanding on a
puZZling case.
THIS DOES not complete
the distinguished list of Jew
ish fiction, although there is
space only for a handful of
titles. "The Marked One" by
Jacob Picard (Jewish Publ
cation Society offers, in
The Arizona post., 1957-09-20

translation, some remarkable
stories of Jewish life in the
Germany before Hitler's era.
'"The Complete Novels of
N a hanel West" (Farrar,
Straus and Cudahy) brings
back to the public all the
novels of a Jewish artist who
died before his time and
whose work was long in OBJ
scurity. The revival in West
shows us that this sensitive,
lyric and bitter Jewish novel
ist was one of the finest we
have had in two or three dec
AIDES.
And finally, we have the
work of a man who has given
us what this writer considers
one of the most thoughtful
and interesting Jewish novels
in many years, Michael Blank
forts "The Strong Hand
Little Brown.
This is a story about an
Orthodox, modern American
rabbi and his love for a wom-
an he cannot marry. 1t brings
to our attention certain prob
lens of Jewish law, but also
proves that an American Jew
ish novelist can draw from
authentic-as against fiction
al-Jewish issues to create a
meaningful book.
A controversial book be-
cause of it's themes, "The
Strong Hand" is strong fiction
and surely deserves a better
fate than it enjoyed this past
year.
The Arizona post., 1957-09-20
Jewish Literature Scared In 81

sons, although to this critic
the praise was too generous.
Nevertheless, this symbolic
novel about an old Jew and
the tragic turn a love affair
takes, has been accepted as a
serious work of art by leading
literary critics and has earned
for young Miss Wiseman the
applause of thousands as well
as many astute reviewers.
Other young writer's made
auspicious debuts this past
year, most notably Sam Astra-
chan. with "An End to Dy-
ing" (Farrar, Straus and Cud-
ahy), a shrewd narrative OF
Jewish family life, stretching
from Europe, to the United
States and back to Europe
again. There is vivid writing
here, especially when the very
young author Tin his teens
when he actually wrote the
book retells the adventures
of his Jews in Russia decades
ago. Mr.. Astrachan has since
won an award for his writing,
and one expects very fine
things from him.
The Arizona post., 1957-09-20

some of the more intriguing
works of fiction which Ameri-
can readers, Jewish and non-
Jewish alike, could have pur-
chased. See if they do not
bear up we'll at this time of
season.
Bernard Malamud gave us
"The Assistant" arrar,
StrauS and Cudahy), a re-
markable story about a Jew
iSh grocer and his family and
a guilt-ridden Italian who in
vadeS their lives.
When a review copy of NAL
amud's story reached this
writer, he praised it enthuSi-
astically to his friends. When
the novel was officially pub
lished six weeks later, it elicit
ed rave reviews all over the
nation as a genuine work of
art. 1t will be read for years
to come.
ADELE WISEMAN'S 1.-THE
Sacrifice" (Viking) was prob
ably the most highly praised
Jewish novel of many sea-
The Arizona post., 1957-09-20

Every once in a while, col
umnists, facing white paper
and a deadline, offer the view
that American-JewiSh writing
is undistinguished and that
the American-Jewish reading
public is Indifferent to the lit
tie writing that is published.
AS USUAL, the columnists
write more to fill the empty
white space than because
they have knowledge at their
fingertips.
For exa mple, since last
Rosh Hashanah, here are
The Arizona post., 1957-09-20
Books in Review:
Bv HAROLD U. RIBALOW

. BY HAROLD U. RIBALOW -
Editors Note: Mr. Ribalow is the author OF Mid
Century: An Anthology of Jewish Life and Culture In Our
Times and other important volumes of Jewish nterest)
Once again, as we measure Jewish literary ac-
compishments with the coming OF new year, we are
pleasantly surprised by the rich and varied contrbu-
lions made in an area generally called Jewish htera
tIlre"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06
Redskins Sign
.Sokoch;Austin
To'FoIIow Suit

One George Washington Uni
versity football player traded in
his buff and blue jersey for an
Indian suit yesterday by signing
with the Redskins. and another
indicated he'll follow suit after
the collegiate baseball season.
Ed Sakach, 5-foot-l0. 225-
pound guard from Pittsburgh.
put his name on the dotted line
yesterday, joining Ed Sutton of
North Carolina and "Poodles
|Podoley of Central Michigan Col
lege on the list Of players signed
for ST.
30 Austin. l90-pound fullback
from johnson City, Tenn, in
dicated that he'll sign, but not
until after the CIV baseball sea-
son. Austin is rated a good-all-
around player and was outstand-
ing on defense. He's a good punt
err. specializing in quick kicks
from the Information, and was
voted GW's most valuable player
in the Colonials' 1870 Sun Bowl
victory over Texas Western,
Austin gained 1903 yards rushing
and recovered two fumbles in
that game.
Austin was co-captain Of CIV
with End Paul Thompson. who
was not selected in the National
Football League draft but who
has had several feelers from pio
teams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06
CROWD

Continued From Page CT
and at that time this was just
another game. 1t was the first
time Len Rosenbluth has fouled
out this year and he spent sew
eral moments explaining matters
to Sandell after each call Of a
foul.
The Tar Heels. No. all the
way, dress in matching Stacks
and dark-blue sport coats carry
ing letters UNC on the pocket,
and when they came out to
practice whipped out a blue and
white basketball, the school
colors :. The Carolina team had
its plane reservations Cancelled
and returned to Chapel Hill on
"a midnight train that put it off
at Raleigh at 6 am. When
asked about Maryland playing
for the one-shot situation against
the clock three times. MCGUIRE
replied, I'VE would have done
the same thing, but we didn't
have the bah. "-WHITTLESEY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06
Death Of 'Freddy,'
.Heodwoiter, Shock
To Racing Fans

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va, Feb
IS (SpeciaD. Race fans and
particularly clubhouse patron:
were saddened today to learn oil
the death of Fred Goepfert, a.
of Baltimore. veteran head
waiter. in an auto accident Mon
day night.
Goepfert, who had presided ir
the Delaware. Bowie, Laurel and
Pimlico clubhouses as well as al
Charles Town. was maitre de
hotel for H. M. Stevens, Inc.
known to many only as
Freddy, he was a favorite with
dining room patrons. He was
killed in a head-on collision be-
tween his car and a truck on
Route $40 near Harpers Ferry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06
Dissension Thing Of Past
AS Hoyos Subdue LoSo||e

Ian said of his bunch. But Mes
set us off, Perky dick Percu-
danD ran 'em and Pichette went
with him"
Mes and White Click
Mes clicked on seven Of II
shots and Pichette eight of II
to lead the Hoyas in scoring with
10 and 20 points. Matt White
found the range too late for a
fancy percentage but he hit nine
of his is points in the last six
minutes.
Tom Garberina led the Ex-
Iplorers with 10 points.
Georgetown edged above the
500 mark again with their
eighth victory in is games. La
Sale is 1913.
The Georgetown Frosh won
the preliminary over Carroll
High. 1884. with nine points in
a row at the end. for their 10th
victory in IA starts. CAROLS Jim
Howell scored 20 points, and Ec
Hargaden. jr.. tipped in % and
Tom McCloskey 10 to pace the
Little HoyaS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06
Lightweight Crew Roces.
Go to Navy for First Time.

Washington is losing its role
as host for the heavyweight
sprint championships of the
Eastern Association of Rowing
Colleges this year, while the
Naval Academy becomes the
scene Of the lightweight cham
pionships for the first time.
These were the major changes
in the 1857 EARC schedule an
nounced yesterday in New York
by Asa S. Bushnell. secretary
treasurer of the association.
The heavyweight sprints, after
being rowed the last four years
on the Potomac. will return to
Lake Carnegie at Princeton, N. j.,
for the 18th annual regatta. 1t
was last staged at Princeton in
1852.
The heavyweight competition
is scheduled for May 10, the
same day the lightweight 150-
pounders) championships will be
held on the Severn River at An
napolis.
Eastern competition will open
April Is and will be climaxed by
the 55th regatta of the Intercol-
legiate Rowing Association to be
held again at Syracuse on June
20.
The complete EARC schedule
April 10, RUTGERS at Penn: 90. Navy
a. Princeton, Columbia at Ruteers.
Boston Y; At Yale, Callow Cup 1Penn9
navy l5Os lat Philadelphia, Harvard
Nit Syracuse Harvard at Cambridse,
Chilas Cup columbia Penn Princetonl
at Princeton. BiRlin Cup Harvard Dart
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06
Colonial Five
Gives Il Big Try
But Loses No. Is

About all that can be said for
George Washington's basketball
team. which is having its most
miserable season in several dec
AIDES, is that it's still trying.
The Colonials were beaten
again last night, this time by
Virginia Tech, 1857, but at the
end they were scrapping away
as though it were the big game
|of the season and one more
basket would give them a VIC
tory.
A slim crowd Of about 500 sew
The action at Washington-Lee
High gym as CIV received its
18th defeat in II starts. The
victory for VPI moved the Cob
lblers into a tie for third place
in the Southern Conference with
Ia Ga record, while CIV stayed
eighth in the league with 2-6
Tomorrow night the Colonials
will play st. Johns in Madison
Square Garden, sharing the floor
with the West Virginia. NYU
game.
AS has been usual with CIV
this season the team looked good
for one short stretch of the game
After trailing by II points mid
way through the first half the
Colonials hit a streak led BY
Gene Guarilia and Bucky Nc
Donald to go ahead at 1921
The Gobblers were back in front
by 1886 at halftime, and there
after controlled the game.
The 6-foot-7 Abe Coates led
VPl with 10 points, but Guarilia
was tops for the game with rs,
even though sitting out about
10 minutes of the second half
with four personals. Bill Te-
laskey, GW's No. 2 scorer over
the season, didn't play last night
because of a sore jaw from hav-
ing two teeth out several days
before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06
BOWLING
WITH ROD THOMAS

cluded IA spares and only one
strike. for quite an exhibition OF
accuracy.
/ Julie Rapczynski of Justine
Nicholson was next best at l38-
374. followed by Vivian Walsh
of ThompSon's Transfer. 1854, and
Phyllis Jones, Ceramic Tile, 144-
$50.
Shutouts were scored by
Thompson's Central Valet and
MPM Market. Other winners
were Guido's, Prince Georges
Properties. Parke Sunoco. Blad-
ensburg Miller High Life and
Mann'S Potato Chips.
Standings: Thompson's 41-l9:
Ceramic 1920: Miller. 1920;
George Deoudes. 35-25; Mann's
IS IS; Bladensburg, "a 26;
lGuido's. 1928: Beall's ESQ, 81.
90; MPM Market. 1929; Fleishei
Jewellers 5000; Kotzin's Dress
Shop. 1929: Justine Nicholson
1913; Central Valet. 1913;
Martin e. Boyd 24-33: Hendrix
Steak House. 22-38: Bandbox
Music. 1874; Prince Georges, 49,
SO and Parke 1898.