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Evening star., 1957-12-09
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

"He kept odt OF space"
We're drawing with the Russians They have sput-
mix. We have Flubnk.
There once team named the Ies who clattered to
work their spikes They knew how to Slide rum eld and
siide-and were champs at taking third strikes.
Adla stevenson's status washington Is bit uncer-
tain Democrats aren't whether cheer him
ter spy--or hang him as a collaborationist
We've got crisis Of prestige the United States Pres
ge important have it. your neghbor always
asks before borrowing your power ha.e $50
" asIgaa
It's untrue that only doctors bury their mistakes So do
the people who think like ostriches,
There are two ways of looking at everything For in
the Russians awful lot Of expense
rid Of q dog. Here just cali up the pound.
Evening star., 1957-12-09
CONSTANTINE BROWN EFI7s- g
.'@ Allies Need BoIsterinlg!; .;
President Reported More Anxious
Than Ever to Attend NATO ToIks

other parts of the Far East,
where the West still has i'm
portant interests. The free
worlds answer to these afhi-
trary acts has been In the
nature of 80 what; II can't
be helped"
international communism
guided by Moscow has and Is
making deep inroads all over
the globe. while the free coun-
tries are still pickering prin-
cipally because America gives
the impression Of having
fallen well behind the USSR
in conventional and noncon-
ventional military power. And
despite the pious utterances
Of well-meaning representa-
tives at the United Nations,
power" Is still the only tell,
ing argument in international
relations.
This overall picture in
which Moscow Is leading from
strength while Washington
leads from weakness is strong
ly-if somewhat belatedly-in
the minds Of our policy max
ers. They realize that the
. Communist worlds strength
can be more than matched
by the United States and
some Of its determined and
dedicated allies at the pc
riphery Of the USSR and
Communist China.
But under present condi-
tions our allies in Western
Europe, who in the past have
called the stune Of our for
eign policy tsuch as in the
Korean war; are genuinely
frightened. They feared en-
raging Russia when our mill
tary power. particularly in
nuclear weapons, was ct fits
height. They are more scared
now when they believe that
the Russians have. surpassed
US. This state Of mind plays
perfectly into the hands Of
Boss Khrushchev. who is
waiting for the best oppor-
tunity to put into effect his
Evening star., 1957-12-09

The failure TO launch our
pint-size satellite is reported
TO have made President III!
senhower more anxious than
ever TO attend the NATO
meeting in Paris. There Is
no doubt that our fiop win
further discourage our West
ern allies and lead them TO
believe that wa'are definitely
behind the eight-ball in our
relations with Russia.
international communism
has made important strides
in the last few months. Be-
sides the spectacular launch-
ing Of the earth satellites,
and the likelihood that the
Russians have ICBMs. their
influence is gaining in other
fields because OF our appar-
ent weakness.
The situation In the Mid
IDLE East Is still serious al
though II Is less active ct the
moment. But there Is q little
publicized intensification Of
Communist activities at our
door step in the Caribbean.
This Is expected to develop
: dramatically early next year.
+ The Moroccan army Of
liberation" heavily innltrated
with Communists has stirred
Up trouble in the Spanish
possession Of Ifni. It is ex-
pected 10 extend Its ACTIVE
ties In the ore-rich French
portion Of the Sahara known
as Mauretariia despite the
efforts Of the Moroccan goV-
. ernment to live In peace and
harmony with Spain and
France.
In the Far East. Indonesia
has just been guilty Of un-
precedented arbitrary acts
against Netherlands citizens
in an effort TO force The
Hague government 70 sur
render the Dutch portion Of
New Guinea TO Communist
inspired President Sukarno.
1t is likely that imitators
Of Mr.. Sukarno will arise in
Evening star., 1957-12-09
DAVID LAWRENCE
A Warped Yordstick of Prestige

no tension. no fear Of sud-
den attack. no worry about
missiles and Sputniks II the
people of Soviet Russia could
at will choose their own
leaders and could vote freely
on national and international
policies.
There could be no enter
prise" says DR.. Dahlberg, ''of
greater scope and majesty
than this: the launching Of
q program Of massive recon-
ciliation throughout the total
of mankind"
The churches Of America
can talk TO the peoples Of
Soviet Russia. and the
churches OF other countries
can also become articulate
across boundary lines. For
the spiritual voice is power
full. The radio stations to-
day. however. are talking not
Of ideals and principles Of
human liberty but Of the age
old game OF rivalry In weap-
ons OF destruction.
II Is no solution. Of course,
for one side to give up It's
weapons. Self preservation
invokes a higher law than
nonresistance and surrender
to slavery. Only by isolating
and bypassing the Khru-
shchevs and the gangsters at
his side and by talking direct
ly to the people Of Soviet
Russia can a program OF
massive reconciliation" be-
come effective. For no matter
what are the secrets Of outer
space, the fact remains that.
coming down to earth. the
people OF Soviet Russia and
the peoples Of all the rest Of
the world really want to live
In peace.
The opportunities are here
to achieve peace, not by
means Of menacing weapons
but through the aid Of q
spiritual power greater than
anything man has ever
wrought. For. unhappily, 1t is
the "Sputniks" of idealism
which have somehow failed
to get of the ground In an
age still fascinated by the
exploits OF materialism.
Massive reconciliation" pre-
sents a great challenge.
tRsproduetion RIGHTS Reserved
Evening star., 1957-12-09
Congress Bids for a Policy Role

ministration. Senator Bridges
Of New Hampshire. remains
but is troubled with his health
and q distaste for modern
Republicanism.
It Is often said nov that
the Vice President win lead
in Congress for the adminis-
tration. He can certainly be
helpful, chiefly as . watchdog
and an interpreter Of the real
power plays as distinguished
from the obvious aspects.
But while many people re-
spect Nixon's political judg-
ment. there Is no very con-
crete evidence that any large
number Of Republican Sena-
tors are among them.
Nixon is an actual rival
today Of the Republican Sem
ate leader. William +. Know
land, who Is returning to
California for the exact pur-
pose Of acquiring g better
fighting stance-the governor
ship. Practically every other
Senator except possibly Theo-
dore Francis Green. the DEM
ocratic nonagenarian. con-
siders Nixon a potential rival.
They will treat him accord
ingly.
The House situation offers
even less consolation TO the
beleaguered President than
the Senate. There real and
sometimes public inighting
occurs between the top
leaders. Representatives Joe
Martin and Charles Halleck.
Ranking Republicans Of most
committees are openly hostile
to the Eisenhower philosophy.
The circumstances emphasize
Speaker Rayburn's mastery
Of affairs both In his own
chamber and with 50 many
Senators who were his pro-
teees, including Lyndon john
son.
Evening star., 1957-12-09
Lack of Strong Administration Program
Seen Giving Lowmnkers Their Chonce

altered; certainly not to bene-
At the controversial Nixon.
The defense crisis has also
served to unite the Democrats
on an issue congenial to their
temperaments and political
history. It has a great ad-
vantage In that It does not
divide their North and South
wings. They are often re-
preached for having been the
party in power during wars:
they now reap some dividends
from having learned a great
deal about the kind Of peril
to this country which the
Soviet military advances rep
resent.
BY contrast. present-day
Republicans have been q
postwar party. Many i'm
portant Republicans have dis
tinguished records Of presci-
ence in pre-war eras but the
same cannot be said Of the
@. o. P. congressional activ-
tiles.
Now Republicans confront
a pre-war challenge Of stag
gering dimensions with a Re-
publican President. He is
having his troubles meeting
1t and 1t does not appear that
his party in CongTesS-though
a very substantial minority
in both House and Senate
is going to be able to do
much to help him.
@. o. p. Senators lost their
intellectual leaders with the
death Of Senator Taft and
the retirement Of Senator
Millikin Of Colorado. Both
men Influenced all their COL
leagues by reason Of what
they we're and their positions.
The last Of the old Big Three
who harried the Truman ad-
Evening star., 1957-12-09

plan Of winning q major VIC
tory over the free world with
out the necessity Of firing q
shot.
= Khrushchev is expected to
push the peaceful co-exis-
tence idea with utmost vigor
and is said to hope to force
as into another summit meet
ing with the participation
of the Chinese communists)
next spring or summer. He is
shouting the new slogan
peaceful co-existence or de-
structive war" from the
Kremlin rooftop. President
Eisenhower and particularly
Secretary Dulles are aware
that such q summit meeting
might irreparably damage
the free world. Knowing Mr..
Khrushchev's nature it seems
certain that America in par
ticulaF would lose much at
the conference table and
gain only a vague Russian
promise not to attack US
militarily.
Khrushchev Is aware that
there are many timid souls
especially among our intellec.
tuals these days who would
prefer a camouflaged sur
render to accepting the Red
challenge. ~.
The administration. rightly
or wrongly. hopes that it will
be able to put some iron in
the souls Of our Western
allies at the +. forthcoming
Paris parley. 1t hopes that in
the light Of developments in
the South Pacific and in
North and Central Africa
smaller members Of the
NATO such as the Nether-
lands and Belgium will realize
that they all will have to
suffer dire consequences un-
less the NATO fabric is solidly
restored. President Eisen-
hover and some Of his in
innate White House advisers
have become convinced that
the Chief Executive could do
the mending Job better than
any other American spokes-
man.
Evening star., 1957-12-09
THOMAS L. STOKES
Sputnik VS.. Balance of Power

was easy the first time. and
even easier the second time.
He created q businessman's
government. over which he
presided with q relaxed rein.
He thought Of his cabinet as.
the board of directors.
Business did indeed take
over. Government was tai-
lored for business. and with
no nonsense.
Made the servants Of busi-
ness were the Federal regu-
latory agencies, which had
been set up TO protect the
public. Throughout was the
counting house mind. It was
busy in seeking TO hand over
valuable natural resources.
including our water resources.
The aim was exploitation,
that Is, where they were able
TO utilize sites out Of which
they could profit. Tax laws
were revamped TO provide
special privileges for business.
including shocking tax case
ments under the guise Of aid
TO defense industries In many
cases. ass Aa
What we needed was dy-
manic democracy at work in
all these areas. It Is all q
part OF the same grand de-
sign, which we find In the
field Of scientific progress.
where we have been tagging.
and whether Mat is, for ex-
ample, In rockets and earth
satellites for military and
peaceful purposes, or In de-
velopment OF atomic energy
for peaceful purposes or to
protect our national security.
In the atomic area we are
behind. too.
Which brings us back to
the three balls, two that got
of into space. and the small
er one that fizzed out.
We are In a supreme test
In what free people can do.
Evening star., 1957-12-09
End Of U. S. Spree Of Competency
Could Be Beginning of Wisdom

rea and join with the United
Nations. is still today as then.
one Of the shining pages Of
our history. and the history
Of our age. When Russia
ignited Communist North
Korea. her satellite Tin a diff
ferent sense them, TO attack
South Korea. q ward Of the
United Nations. President
Truman saw that we could
do nothing but call a halt TO
this unprovoked aggression.
Otherwise. the Communist
menace would have overrun
that area Of the world and
sought TO penetrate else
where along the perimeter Of
the Communist world.
But we grew weary Of the
war. Our people wanted a
deliverer from our troubles.
At hand. as a comforter and
healer and q unifying force
among our people. there was
a warm and genial person.
ality who was at the same
time a soldier. a war hero.
He was induced to head a
political party 20 years out
Of power. He became the
image Of peace and plenty
OF rest.
. Shrewd party leaders. who
were interested in getting q
winner, hung Korea" as a
badge Of shame to fiaunt In
the faces Of the Democrats.
1t did become the leading is
sue. It was simple. Victory
seemed certain. but just 10
make sure. General Eisen-
hover pledged at the llth
hour In the campaign. II
elected. that he would go TO
Korea in person. He made
the trip and In time there
was eventually peace after
long negotiations. Victory
Evening star., 1957-12-09
Hysterio Over Scientific Feots Viewed
As Obscurinq Reoi National Values

National Council Of the
Churches Of Christine big
gest Protestant organization
in America-elected' as its
president q prominent paci-
fist. DR.. Edwin T. Dahlberg.
pastor Of q Baptist church in
st. Louis. In his inaugural
address, he declared it Is ''ut-
ter folly and futility" to spend
$40 billion a year on national
defense that never in the
world can defend us" He
added that the world had sue
cumhed to "a feverish philos-
ophy OF bomb for bomb.
rocket for rocket, Sputnik for
Sputnik.
Could such outSpoken words
criticising public policy be
uttered inside Soviet Russia
today? Could the people there
choose without restriction
their form Of worship and
speak out against the atheism
that dominates their own
governmental policies and the
Communist Party doctrine?
II prestige in the world Is
TO be evaluated only through
m materiali site accomplish
ments and II the yardsticks
by which the position Of the
United States itself abroad is
TO be measured are solely
those Of a contest In scienti-
&c skills. or even in perfect
ing weapons Of destruction,
then there is something very
important 10 be done to
change world opinion.
Slowly but surely the real
lesson Of the Sputniks and
the missiles and the H
bombs viii have to be learn
ed. 1t Is not the weapons
themselves nor their potent
TALLY and range Of destruc-
tion which is most TO be fear
ed. but the hand that triggers
their fatal Journeys through
space. Peoples alone can
control impulsive rulers.
The question Of ornaments
would become academic, In
deed. II peoples everywhere
were in control Of their own
governments. There would be
Evening star., 1957-12-09

For something no bigger
than a softball the earth
satellite that burned itself
out has become a symbol for
much disillusionment after
our spree Of complacency.
No one would have thought
that the balance Of power in
the world. at least psyche
logically. would have been
so upset in so short q time
in the month when Russia
projected two successive balls
into space and we punctuated
the period with a failufe. as
II throwing a vast interroga-
tion mark across the skies.
Our complacency took
longer in the making but, II
we have cast 1t of. 1t could
be the beginning Of wisdom.
In the midst Of history. 1t
is always risky to try to put
a beginning to the period Of
retreat from hard realities.
1t could be that. after q fear
full, bloody war in a far away
corner called Korea, and so
soon after a global war. we
became e war weary and
wanted relief and surcease
for awhile. We wanted 10
have a deliverer from our
troubles.
II one may try TO find a
root Of our trouble, we might
suggest that 1t was when we,
as a people, were willing TO
make a crime OF Korea for
the sake Of q political issue
In the 1852 campaign, that
is, TO forget its real mean
Ing In the stand against
aggression.
In short. we we're willing
TO forget this was a part OF
our national heritage. To
President Truman. the de-
eision for VI 10 stand In Ko-
Evening star., 1957-12-09

What an ephemeral thing
American prestige" seems to
be nowadaysl Some Amer
lean scientists fail in q single
test Of an instrument that
another country has launched
successfully. and shafts Of
criticism and satire are
thereupon hurled at the
United States of America
from every side.
Within our own country
the Democrats jeer at the
Republicans. and the Rus
sian press gleefully reprints
the jibes. The British press
jeers and snipes at America
and the Russians exultant-
ly rebroadcast 1t all TO the
rest Of the world. The Presi-
dents prestige" 1t is further
said In Europe. has been
damaged and he must hasten
TO Paris to repair 1t.
Self-criticism Is healthy.
but hysterical outbursts con-
demning the United States.
either as a government or a
people. because a scientific
test failed are a sad COM
mentary on the supericiality
Of the times.
Certainly it Is gratifying
to win any contest. But when
the Russians concentrated on
training paid athletes and
won the Olympics last year
against our amateurs. the
people Of the United States
didn't hang their heads in
shame.
The real contrast worthy
Of attention is not between
material objects catapulted
through space but between
the kind Of lives the people Of
Soviet Russia and the people
Of America are permitted to
live. To pay for their Sput-
niks. the Soviet rulers have
deprived several million peo-
pie Of their food and clothing.
as Vice President Nixon noted
in his Friday speech.
On the same day that the
newspaper headlines told Of
the Inflated explosion Of the
Vanguard" In Florida, the
Evening star., 1957-12-09
DORIS FLEEsON

The failure Of the first
Vanguard missile is another
signpost pointing toward an
effort by Congress to draft
and to direct American policy.
1t was established in the
White House conferences with
legislative leaders last week
that the administration Is
having trouble translating its
general principles into strong
programs. Apparently it is
still trying to figure out what
is expected Of 1t rather than
fixing its own sights on GER
tain long-term goals.
New demands for crash
programs in missiles and
scientific education are rising.
Senators will be quick to nose
out other vacuums and pre-
pare to MI them.
For the first time since
they have controlled Congress
in the Eisenhower regime.
Democrats are talking about
having their own program.
The times create that mood.
including the evident deter
mination Of the Nixon Repub-
licans to muddle through
somehow until January. 1859.
so that the Vice President
can try for a l0-year regime
instead Of being forced to
content himself with a pos
sible seven.
Republicans now regret the
phrasing Of the Twenty
second Amendment which
bars q Vice President from
seeking two terms II ne has
served out more than two
years Of q term 10 which
another was elected. But
they know 1t cannot now be
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change block equal opportunity
sar Negro workers
Their methods though murh
ltsa obvious are Hiai as effective
as southern seEtrRatigniHta
We know thBt over siI the north
m thousand times better fen
miugHac than the s1ufh But
northern prejudice ia alao rvaIgat
ed by world opinion
Millions ~ dollars spent BY tnr
Voice N America cannot on art
the damaging effects inst eu'ar
prejudice bpa on our national pres
tiEs The Voice 81 America So
banned 70 Europe h@a ami
Africa Iu an effort 70 combat
communist propaganda Hss wiih
truth
Therefore " conflict iu thr
south b. not helpful 90 the tufia
eucs q ihs United States abfaaG
Their Deither are racial hsreagrs ln
Philadelphia New Jersey hr1
chicago
TIE basic issue ~ whether Or
NOT American democracy has ths
moral strength ~ perform u1e
world task which has beer laid
fContinusd On page ~
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Woman Leader
OF Ark. NAACP
To Speok Here

Minnesota pill have opportunity
90 srf aud meet the heroic woman
who heads the state Conference
uf HAAGp brsHrhsa lu the state
~ Artanaas ~ Sunday Afternoon.
Grt %
ON that day Mre l. q Bates Of
IAtllr uoeR Ak state precedent
af 'ha WAADp WIN come from
lhat tension plagued .lty 90 spoak
20 ahe afternoon meeting ~ The
Minneapolis branch ~ the MA
hCr. officials announced agt
week.
The meeting viii open promptly
% $3.50 p m 1b0ss who piaB "a
attend are urged 10 come early
since q huge crowd is expected ~
come aud hear "a nHi hand ~
count ~ the LATHE Rock Ark
mfHaiion which Yves inspired bY
mo calling ogf ~ tha state IA
fnnal Guard which GOV Orvai
FaUbuH used 70 prevent the fea
nrI court order 10 lnteRrate The
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Other Minnesofuns
Hove Served On
Federal Juries

Reports IN the Twin city daily
press that Mira Mae Marahuil
1900 Elhot Az Minneapolis who
ls serving 1u q federal court Grim
tHal jury is the urH MInuoHnta
Negro o. serve are incorrect 81
was revealed by Information fdr
mshed tius newspaper by ~ X
Mcknight $50 FUliu Az 80
PAU
Mr. Mcknight revealed that At
ieasJ two residents of &C. Fali
Mrs Doris Roper as2 Fuller Avr
and James Gsaetlo 500 Aihor-
marie at have served on umliar
juf1aa
M1 Roper hes served both "u
me federal grand jury end The
Wuea called go hear cases FER
fret service aamc aver 20 years
arp. M gaBsfie has been rm.
pannlIej alag aH8 has served ~ a
federal juror
Mrs MHrohall iF 0nU 81 the
members ~ tbe jun hearing tbo
governments iay charges aRalusi
David Bonn admitted Minneapolis
gambler whom the government De-
prosecuting Tor failure ~ pay the
80 ser cent feasfui syrIas 'aE On
bette handled BY Him ne case 10
being heard before federal district
Judge Edward Dewitt
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Self Inflicted
Shot Gun Blast
Ends Wife's Life

\ Minneapolis woman cum
Suicide sunday night by
shooting herself with q shotgun
shortly after preparing q sun
day evening snack for her bus
band and two children
Tho woman was MIS- luyeue
~ Hester ~ ~ a6d3 Smelling
Av wife of Jamca Henry Hester
Mr. Anj Mrs lestor the police
report indicates returned home
about ? . M sunday evening az
tst WatpR Mr. liestors brother
Albert anb HE family
After preparing the evening
mrpi and eating with her husband
and two children by q iormpr mar
dago Mu Hester Nont upstairs
aa her daughter liotrn washed
ihe supper Itahsa
Mr Hester and The SEN Waiter
remained un The lower floor % the
living room After tow minutes
o luud rSplnsian was hrspl eman
ulRK from tho second floor
~ Hester rushed 90 tie soc
end riaar and found tho acad body
ar his wife aiwupcd Ia the door
~ ci0lbra ,lunct ~ ule back
bedroom with = shot gun beside
the body Death WA instaulau.
ruua.
The rlepucplu County roruuors
office pronounced the death q
suicide
Services were held Wednesday
october 2 at the Toliyet Funeral
Home Rev Louis w Johnson ~
artatrd with burial a. trYa,al
taHc Camstory Survivors include
her husband. Iamea ~ Hester
daughter Helen and a son Waiter.
Touvrr Funeral Home was 10
charge u the arrangements
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puinmont Of GOV ortlls FREE.
mnu 81 slaa chairman of a nation
Al organisation ~ Negro Demo
cratic leaders
lio Be- also urerhaiunun ~ the
rim District PVT which com.
priars D large portion ~ Mime
apolls
Bennett. aa secretary ~ the
Minnesota COMMITTEES on fntagras
ton, played leading part in 20.
curing the cancellation OF the In
viiattDn ~ Senator FRANK church
uA YpFL speaker ~ fund rats
ing banquet scheduled for Sspt
~ bpt postponed IA ogt 40,
Active in multiplicity - or
gaulEatiaua the attorney is preni-
dent Of The Minneapolis branch 81
the NAACp tis h. member 81
the law tirm ~ Han Smith He'd
unh. Bennett Eprs6org and Nor
ilu
other members of the commit
Zoe include EuEoulc Anderson of
Rod WING chairman Of the MIN
neapta state Fip commission and
aprH sch known national figures
aa poan AchaapH paul Nipze.
William Benton Barry Bingham.
chester n1uirs James y carey
Zen cohen Gordon Dean irving
Ia Eugcl silImm Evans IT.
Also Abraham FiHsbuiR poro
ms Fuadlrk Charles carey pr
.rldlp Iesaup. Sen Esfoa Ketau,
ser A Ralph Lazarus Herbert
.u Lehman. Edward % Miller Ir,
ianH J MarEanibbu David J
Mcdonald James i Patton wil-
lard J., Thorpe anI STANLEY wood
ord