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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-01
Senators and the Mideust Plan

should be apportioned. There
would not be more than half
a dozen votes against the first
part.
1t is the northern tier Of
Middle Eastern countries
which is more likely to be
threatened. 1t is from that
area that we may receive a
call for immediate military as
sistance. The southern tier.
especially Egypt, Jordan and
Syria, is highly unlikely to ask
us to intervene. since Russian
arms and technicians are there
at the request of the heads Of
government of the three coun-
tries themselves.
The four Moslem countries
which belong to the Baghdad
pact-Turkey, Iraq, Iran and
Pakistan-need economic as
sistance. But their needs are
no more immediate than a
year or two years ago. They
all have received American
economic assistance in vari-
Gus degrees. Their economic
position is no worse than last
year when Turkey, for in
stance, was in a financial mess
and imitation threatened its
structure. Urgent appeals from
the Ankara government for
a loan mot a grant, of some
$3.50 million were refused.
State Department and Treas
ury experts in Washington de-
cided that the Ankara govern
ment had better put its econ
omy on a sounder basis and
stop expensive and expansive
programs. Yet at that very
time. in April. 1855. Secretary
Dulles announced in Washing
ton that the Middle Eastern
situation had become highly
explosive and war might break
out at any time.
1t is these facts which rem
der, the Senator's skeptical Of
the urgency of the administra-
ton obtaining discretionary
powers over 5000 million to
be spent in whatever way it
deems necessary to ward on
the activities of international
communism in the Middle East.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-01

Senators such as Harry
Byrd, Richard Russell and
Mike Mansfield are. Of course.
partisan Democrats. However.
in matters concerning the
security of the Nation they
have never played partisan
politics but usually went along
with the administration.
Yet 1t is these men who are
determined to make q strong
stand against the Eisenhower
Middle East Doctrine insofar
as the request for a blank
check on 5000 million in eco
nomic aid is concerned.
These men have expressed
their willingness in private
talks to 60 along with the adj
ministration on authority for
the President to send troops
to that area to halt any fur
ther progress Of international
communism-provided the af-
fected states ask such inter-
vention. But they are most
reluctant to grant the dis
cretionary spending" portion
Of the administrations re-
quest.
Oldtime observers in the
Senate say it will be diff
flcult. indeed, to obtain pas
sage of the resolution over the
opposition of these very in
fluential Democratic leaders.
Some Republicans as well
doubt the wisdom Of abdicat-
ing the Senate's constitutional
responsibilities over the spend
ing Of the taxpayers money.
But at this time only four Of
the At Republicans in the
Senate seem determined to
cast negative votes.
Secretary of State Dulles.
in long testimony and cross
examination in public and
closed hearings, has failed to
impress the Senators of the
urgency Of the Middle East
situation. Neither has the far
more candid and matter-of-
fact testimony of the chair
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-01
DOROTHY THOMPSON
On Dividing the World Into Camps

agreed. provided conditions for
a really free plebiscite were
obtained. The government OF
Kashmir has acceded to India.
so it is legally Indian territory.
Peaceable conditions cannot be
said to exist. since units Of the
Pakistan army, which initially
tried to win Kashmir by force.
are still stationed in the coun-
try, as are units Of the Indian
army which subdued them. In
addition there are Moslem
tribesmen. armed as guerrillas
and doubtless, also. fanatical
Hindus. also ready to fight as
best they can.
A plebiScite conducted In a
fanatical atmosphere is hardly
likely to contribute TO i'm
proved relations between two
countries that, by every die
tate of reason and self-interest.
should establish as rapidly as
possible free trade. free move
ment Of peoples. and a COM
mon currency and defense
system-as a minimum.
Just how a plebiscite might
boil over is anyoody's guess.
That II would create a huge
new refugee problem is calcu-
liable. What effect II might
have on the As million Mos
lens who chose TO stay In
India is also unknown.
The President Of Pakistan,
OH the eve Of the United Ma
tons debate. addressed the
Pakistan air force. He stressed
the need OF their being strong
because OF Pakistan's strained
relations with India. No word
was spoken about a menace
from the Soviet Union. Sup
pose the Pakistani. thwarted
by a piebiscite. should attempt
70 settle this issue by force?
do not suggest or think that
they will. but II Is not out OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-01
DORIS FLEEsoN
British Minister'S Visit to u. S.

and for giving them and the
French the runaround in ef-
forts to settle it. They know.
nevertheless. that despite
Dulles. it is essential to re-
establish cordial relations with
the United States. This was
by far the most vital aspect Of
Sandys' mission. He came
without fanfare. The social
side Of his visit, usually inn
portant here. was almost nom
existent. But he did break the
ice From that standpoint his
visit was a success.
That news apparently got
home early. Optimistic reports
came from London forecasting
a meeting between President
Eisenhower and Prime Minister
Macmillan. Even the time and
place were suggested: Bermuda
in March. Such a meeting Is
actually not likely 70 take
place anywhere except in
Washington. and March may
be too hopeful a date. Yet
meeting between President and
Prime Minister is certainly In
the cards.
Secretary Dulles and Prime
Minister Macmillan do not
care much for each other. and
there is no question that
this has clouded our relations
with the British. But this is
not the relationship which
exists between Macmillan and
Eisenhower. Macmillan was
assigned as British political
officer on Eisenhower's staff
in North Africa. They know
each other well. Now that
Macmillan outranks Dulles. he
and the President can meet
face to face and repair the
damages to an old alliance on
the basis Of mutual trust and
confidence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-01
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

After Ike called Defense Secretary Charles Wilson's
mark about the National Guard "unwse" Uncle Charlie
supposed to have ordered desk sgn "Thnk-but don't
breathe q word Of It,"
a that has put out feeler to see II
Charles Van Doren the big TV money winner will consider
going of the air If the network merges with him.
Kng-s hamburger: A washer stamped out by a n.y.
draulc and placed between two halves Of bun
prevent friction.
The House okays Ikes Middle East plan This is the
where we're not where we're going but we're determined
that everybody will ride nrst-class.
The Government has learned how to make
more efficient" Hbombs Let's does that the
bomb will take Of the enemy-or everybody?
Afer-dinner speaker: Of few words-al of which
he insists repeating.
Ike welcomes King Saud Of Arabia to Washington. We've
had lot Of refugees from Hungary but the King the first
we've had from New York City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-01
CONSTANTINE BROWN
Influential Trio Seen Fovoring Arms Idea
But Fighting Economic Aid Blank Check

man Of the Joint Chiefs Of
Staff. Admiral Arthur Rad
ford. pointed to any imminent
danger in the countries in that
area.
Most Senators who have fol-
lowed Middle East develop
ments in the last IL months
know there are serious poten-
tial dangers there. They ask
then, why the rush and dra-
mates displayed by some adj
ministration spokesman? The
vote in the House shows that
the noise from the tambou-
rines Of the Government public
relations men has not affected
the legislators. 1t is true the
administration measure was
approved by an overwhelming
4-to-1 vote. But when the
Chinese Communist guns were
booming against the National
list offshore islands of Matsu
and Quemoy only three votes
were cast against the Presi-
dents request for wide powers
to help the Formosa govern
ment with our military might.
The 1855 emergency appeared
to members of both houses to
be genuine. There is an UNI
easy situation in the Middle
East. but, as they point out,
it is no worse than it was a
few weeks before last Novem-
ber's elections.
If for reasons Of high Secu-
rity the administration cannot
spell out frankly even in exec
utive sessions the threat to the
free nations Of the Middle
East. responsible Senators ask
if it would not be in order to
divide the resolution into two
portions. One would be the
authorization for the Com
mander in Chief to rush what
ever military assistance might
be necessary to the threatened
nation. And the other would
let Congress decide in its own
way how economic assistance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-01

Hard probabilities Of de-
tense finally broke through
the barriers set up by Amer
lean officials against the Brit
ish following the Suez invasion.
Duncan Sandys. the British
Minister of Defense. is wind
ing up a visit in Washington
which was strictly business.
but which, in its Importance
to the relations between the
two strongest allies in the free
world, outranks the more spec
tacular visit of King Saud.
Sandys is the first Britisher
of any rank to get a hearing
in Washington since the be-
ginning of Britain's unhappy
Suez venture. President Eisen-
hover snubbed Prime Minister
Eden's obvious overtures for a
meeting while the then Prime
Minister was recuperating in
Jamaica. From then on. until
Sandys' arrival, there was al
most a state of nonrecogni-
ton between the United States
and its most important ally.
The fact which gave Sandys
a polite, If restrained welcome.
and a hearing, is that Prime
Minister Harold Macmillan
has decided to cut Britain's
heavy defense expenditures by
20 per cent. Next to the United
States, Britain has been SPEND
ing a heavier proportion Of her
revenues for defense than any
nation in the Western alliance.
This has worked a hardship
on the British economy and an
exceedingly obvious one on the
British taxpayer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-01
DAVID LAWRENCE

If this correspondent were
asked to say what is really the
biggest news development in
the National Capital nowadays
and yet the one that is being
given relatively little attention,
1t would be the story that sur
rounds the Federal budget in
volving $72 billion Of expend-
iture.
The recent incident in which
Secretary Of the Treasury
George Humphrey expressed
his chagrin at the size Of the
spending program submitted
to Congress by the President
was generally assumed at first
to be merely a difference of
opinion between a cabinet Of
ficer and the Chief Executive.
But the President said it
wasn't. What was behind it
really was a sense of frustra-
ton over the invisible infiu-
enceS that force items into the
budget which the Nation can
not afford.
The popular impression is
that the Secretary Of the
Treasury makes UP the budget
and that the President then
sends it on to Congress. Actu-
ally, under existing law, the
Secretary of the Treasury has
nothing to do with the pro-
posed expenditures listed in the
budget. He is commanded by
law merely to furnish estimates
Of incoming revenue and to
propose ways and means Of
raising money If there is a
deficit. AS for the individual
items of expenditure in the
budget, he doesn't see them in
advance and has no more to do
with their inclusion in the
budget - outside of his own
department - than does the
Secretary of the Interior or
any other cabinet officer.
Americas irresponsible budg-
ct system, its weaknesses and
Its failures constitute a serious
problem, yet, because it is an
unspectacular subject and in
wolves such a wide variety Of
items. the public doesn't come
to grips with it. In fact, no
concentrated attention is given
to the spending programs as
whole, even in the executive
branch of the Government
except in the Office Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-01

NEW DELHI. India.-As I
have repeatedly suggested in
these reports from the Middle
East and India, the American
and Russian view of seeing the
world divided into camps is
not sustained by realities.
In this area the greatest
strain in the relations between
states is between Pakistan and
India.
Pakistan Is a member Of
SEATO and of the Baghdad
pact, two organizations that
exist primarily to make a coll
lective defense against posi-
BILE Communist aggression.
Should the Soviet Union de-
eide to choose a bright morn
ing and advance into Asia. it
can be assumed that Pakistan,
lying just south of Afghanis-
tan, already heavily infiltrated
by Russia. would lie in the
path Of advance. The famous
northwest frontier" guarded
for century and a half by
the British and Indian armies
when India under the British
included Pakistan, Burma,
Ceylon. and Malaga, is in
Pakistan. To contain" the
Soviet Union as far as military
advances are concerned. a de-
tense alliance Of the north
ern tier"-Turkey. Iran, Iraq.
and Pakistan--is thoroughly
logical.
But the plain fact is that
the governments of Britain
and the United States do not
and cannot control the gov
ernInents of these countries
and therefore cannot control
the uses TO which the arms
with which we have equipped
them will be put. Nor did ]
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-01
Defense Chief Sondys' Sessions Here
Held Vital to Continued Collaboration

When the Suez effort back
fred. it at last became plain
to both the Conservative and
Labor Parties in Britain that
the old order had really
changed. Britain will no longer
attempt to maintain a defense
stance greater than her econ
omy can bear. Where Britain
withdraws her strength, the
United States may have to
move in or create new power
balances.
Sandys came here with the
hope that the United States
would supply British forces
with missiles, thus making I'M
necessary the establishment
of an expensive missiles in
dustry which would be in rela-
lively easy range of attack
from Europe. With United
States missiles, the British will
be able to cut back part Of its
air force which soon will be
outmoded by missile develop
ment. Sandys had something to
bargain with. This was the
threat to withdraw substan-
tial number Of the troops
Britain now has committed to
NATO. Only time will tell
what Defense Minister Sandys
got by way Of agreement. but
he came equipped with the
broadest powers to make one.
Beyond military matters, the
Sandys mission to Washington
is regarded as being Of the
greatest Importance by the
British. They still do not like
or trust Secretary of State
Dulles. whom they blame for
precipitating the Suez crisis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-01

former chief investigator for his
outstanding contribution to the
committees work. The Pennsyl-
vania Democrat said:
I'VE are going TO miss Mr..
Owens very much. He has a
terrific insight into the problem
of the Communist conspiracy.
It will be difficult to replace
him"
A native Virginian, the 49,
Nj. Owens directed or
participated in committee in
vestigative work in most of the
headline hearings since 1913,
including The Hiss-Chambers,
Mary Stalcup Markward. Serge
spy ring and Herbert Fuchs
cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-01
East Versus West Idea Seen Complicated
BY the Indio-P okiston Problem

find much disposition In
Pakistan. at least, TO regard
the Soviet Union as a very
imminent menace. For every
mention Of the Soviet Union
/ found 20 diatribes against
India.
In India the very existence
Of Pakistan appears as a his
torical retrogreSsion. India, a
land Of many religions. re-
CARDS the establishment Of
modern states on a religious
basis as disruptive and dan
gerous. 1T corrupts the re-
ligion by making 1t the center
of political power and engen-
ders both political and reli-
gious fanaticism," as one lead
er explained. Also there Is a
kind Of pan-LslamiSm afoot.
stretching all the way TO Indo-
nesia, and holding in all coun-
tries Of mixed religion a threat
to national unity.
India agreed to partition.
though reluctantly. West
Pakistan was almost entirely
Moslem anyway. East Paki-
stan separated from West
Pakistan. by nearly q thou
sand miles OF Indian territory,
had large Hindu minority.
Partition created a huge refu-
gee problem for both countries
which has not yet been solved.
and in India continues week
by week as Hindus from East
Pakistan continue TO infiltrate
into India.
Now. as I write. the Kash-
mir issue is before the United
Nations. On the initiative Of
Pakistan. the United Nations
recommended a plebiscite in
the disputed area. TO which
India. again reluctantly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-01

the range Of possibilities. and
then what would we think Of
the use of American weapons?
Secretary Dulles has said
that in such a case we would
aid India. In that case the al
liances would blow up-and
perhaps the Soviet Union
would come TO midas aid more
promptly. No American. at any
rate, would be happy!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-01
Danger Seen in Lack of Attention
Given to S72-BIIion u. S. BUDGET

President. This is a full-time
job and a President cannot
give it detailed attention.
AS a practical matter. what
this means is that the Direc-
tor of the Budget collates the
data and is in a position to
explain to the President what
each item means. But the
budget is by law made the
responsibility Of the Presi-
dent and not Of the Director
of the Budget or Of any mem
Der of the cabinet.
Also, there is no way by
which a President can judge or
be advised about the relative
Importance of one item to an
other in the entire picture. He
is aware of what the pressure
groups want. He knows that
his cabinet officers are under
pressure, too, and that often
they are convinced that their
items should be approved. But
who makes a studied Judgment
of the budget as a whole in
terms of what the Nation can
or cannot afford? Nobody
not even the Secretary Of the
Treasury.
The President cannot know
in advance what pressure
groups will influence Congress
the most. Last year Congress
authorized a billion dollars
more than the President and
the armed services asked for.
Employees of the executive de-
partments are forbidden by
regulation to ask Congress
directly for funds in excess Of
the budget recommendations.
But Congress can hold hear
ings and draw from the Of
f1cials Of the executive branch
information indicating that
they really need such an excess.
Back in the Coolidge admin
istration, when Herbert Hoover
was Secretary of Commerce,
the sharpeSt difference between
the administration and a
cabinet officer was revealed
when. in answering questions
on Capitol Hill, Hoover and his
director of foreign commerce
practically admitted they
couldn't carry out their func-
lions with the small amount
of money recommended.
Considerable progress has
been made to prevent officials
of the executive branch from
going to Congress to get more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-01
CutterulI Heads Unit

RICHMOND. Va. Feb. ! up.
Ralph T. Catterall assumes
the Craftsmanship Of the State
Corporation Commission today.
He was elected chairman Of the
three-man commission to sue
coed w. Marshall King under the
secs policy Of annual rotation
of the Craftsmanship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-01
Prober Leaves
House Group

Courtney E. Owens has re-
signed from the staff Of the
House Un-American Activities
Committee after almost nine
years as one Of its top inves-
tigators.
Mr.. Owens said he decided 1t
was time to make a change and
that he was looking into several
job opportunities in private in
dustry. He leaves the committee
at the close Of business today.
Chairman Walter lauded the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-12

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