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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-01
S0N2I AN--NI 5K0WN
Price of Progress on Disarmament

continuous campaign Of sub.
version inside the non-Com.
munist nations. In this task,
they would be better equipped
than ever, since disarmament
would bring o huge relaxation
Of tension to the West. and
thus q lessening Of watchful-
ness.
To the argument that these
factors would work both ways.
we have only to reply that
only the Communists can
benefit by any tacit accept
ance Of the political status
quo in the world. The Reds
would be keeping all the vast
gains they have made since
World War II. and in practice
would be getting de facto rec.
ignition for their past aggres.
Sions.
This is the price Of a little
progress toward an easing Of
the arms burden. Of world
tensions. and Of terror. It can
only be a little easing at best.
for the justified suspicious Of
the free world forbid any ma
jor steps until the first ones
have been proved reliable.
Further, there will be not
the slightest guarantee that
the Reds. when they are ready.
will not simply denounce or
ignore the arms agreement and
resume the race for superior
ity. The cold fact today is that
the United States and her
allies can outproduce the Com.
munist world, therefore Mos
COW wants disarmament-for
now. The Kremlin men hardly
trouble to make q secret Of
their aims-that when they
have brought the Soviet en-
pire toward equality with the
West in production. they again
will be arming.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-01
DOROTHY THOMPSON
Lubor's CIouded Halo
Beck Case Destroys Illusion Of 1905
That Unions Could Do No Wrong

hind labor's right to organize
but behind compulsion to do
so. and all attempts to restrain
that right by clothing it with
responsibilities toward the pub
lie and the workers themselves
were denounced as reaction
airy" which had become a
synonym for wicked" One
need only recall the vehemence
Of the opposition to the Taft
Hartley law, not only from
labor but from the whole lib
eral wing Of American public
opinion that was then domi-
nant.
I have put ''labor" in quotes
to diiferentiate 1t from the
workers themselves who ac-
tually. neither then nor now,
have effective control over the
leadership that speaks and acts
in their name.
Thus protected by law and
public opinion the power Of
labor bosses, economic, imam
cial and political. grew with
prodigious rapidity. The policy
makers Of powerful unions con-
troll a captive membership.
They exercise a monopoly over
their jobs. A man cannot work
without a union card: his dues
are usually collected auto
matically out of his pay check;
some unions require very high
initiation fees, the worker
cannot resign.
The unions exercising such
q monopoly greatly extended
their economic functions and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-01

much-accelerated time schedule
over that previously contem-
plated"
He did not elaborate on the
developments recently attained.
His address was largely a case
for the Navy, but in interpreting
what could be the Russians
motive in new disarmament
talks. he said:
ITO the extent that they are
convinced they cannot surprise
our Strategic Air Force land
believe they are pretty thor
oughly convinced on that point)
they must have discounted. or at
least down graded. what they
used to consider a clear-cut
military advantage Of totalitar-
ian nations over free nations"
Mr.. Norton told Of Russia &
great naval buildup, especially in
submarines-"The largest SUBJ
marine fleet the world has ever
known.
There is every reason to be-
lieve they have undertaken an
even more extensive atomic ship
building program.
Earlier in the day during q
forum on fight safety. the direc
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Air Base. Mrs. McDevitt's hus-
band, Dwight. 80. was injured.
but not seriously.
The North Carolina Highway
Patrol arrested Dennis Ingle Of
Greenville. driver Of the run
away car and charged him with
manslaughter and drunken and
reckless driving.
The patrol said he lost con-
troll Of his car which skidded.
then tipped into the air and
overturned on the car driven
by Mr.. McDevitt. Mrs. McDevitt
and the Marine were crushed in
the car.
Mrs. McDevitt was enroute to
. hospital at Marshall. Is miles
away, to have her baby.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-01

Senator Gore. Democrat Of Ten
nessee, who served as chairman
Of the elections subcommittee
last year and conducted an in
vestigation Of campaign spend
ing an contributions in the 1856
elections.
Senator Gore. also a member
Of Senator McClellan's special
committee. was joined by Sen
ators Kennedy, Democrat Of
Massachusetts,. and Purtell, Re-
publican Of Connecticut. IN dis
senting from some of the groups
principal recommendations.
All Of the various bills are
alike in calling for fuller report
ing and disclosure Of campaign
activities. The controversy re-
wolves chiefly about limitations
on campaign contributions and
expenditures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-01
Natural Gas Bill Appeors
Dead for This Session

nesota. is designed to ease Fed
eral controls over independent
gas producers.
The House committee is sched-
uled to wind up It's hearing on
the measure next week. Then
will come consideration Of pro-
posed amendments.
There was q rumor on Capitol
Hill this week that the admins
tration was considering modify
ing or withdrawing It's suggested
amendments. But an once Of
Defense Mobilization spokesman
said he had heard nothing
about It.
Gas producers contend that
two administration amendments
would wipe out the bills princi-
pal benefit for them.
One Of these amendments
would remove q prohibition in
the pending bill lagainst use Of
cost as q factor In setting prices:
the other would permit the Fed
era Power Commission 10 review
Ipri&e increase clauses In exist
ing contracts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-01

tor Of United Air Lines flight
safety, blamed public apathy"
for the collision Of two airliners
over the Grand Canyon last year.
Carl M. Christensen declared
I'VE had been aware for years
OF weaknesses in our air traffic
control system. The public just
wasn't interested in it until l2s
persons lost their lives in q tragic
collision"
On the same forum, Clarence
N. Sayen, president Of the All
Line Pilots Association. urged
separation Of the Civil Aeronau-
tics Administration from the
Commerce Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-01

The Beck case has. not been
particularly astonishing. It
merely illustrates the old axiom
attributed to Lord Acton that
AL power corrupts and abso-
lutte power corrupts abso-
lutely."
Since 1898 America (along
with most Of the rest Of the
Western world has seen q
radical evolution of public at
titudes. In the early thirties.
following the shock of the
depression, employers came
under uninterrupted attack as
misusers Of economic power.
Investigation followed investi-
cation. leading to new legisla-
ton and the creation Of new
agencies to restrain or control
the powers Of the ''malefactors
Of great wealth" who were held
responsible Tor most, II not all,
Of the evils Of this world. in
GLIDING war.
Out of the picture Of evil
thus created (which quite
transcribed errors and fall
abilities common to all mem
numerous necessary and last
ing reforms were created along
with others that proved to be
unconstitutional. transitory or
dangerous.
During this period labor was
invested with q halo. AS the
employer class could do no
right. labor could do no wrong.
The power Of legislation and
the influence of the state ap-
paratus were not only put be-
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activities. establishing pension
schemes and banking opera
tions. With enormous funds
ct their disposal they built inn
pressive headquarters. invested
in low-cost housing, and, in
other ways. became capitals
tic enterprisers, maintaining
powerful lobbies. employing
expensive attorneys and pub
lie relations councillors, exer-
cising heavy pressures on all
branches of government and
public opinion. and paying
their leaders enviable salaries
and expense accounts.
OF course so much un-
checked power is corruptive.
The labor leader lin q $40
shirt. a $40 tie. riding in q
Cadillac. and staying in q $50
a-day hotel suite) lost his halo
as the representative Of the
''horny-handed son Of toll"
The labor racket hearings
in Washington are the inevi-
table result. and they are hurt
ing. The AFL-CIO in expell-
ing Dave Beck has not over
come the blow. Workers
tn m selves are revolving.
charging unfair practices in
their own unions. Organizing
campaigns are slowing down.
The movement against the
closed shop is growing.
The leading union bureauc-
racies, thoroughly alarmed. are
determined to clean house.
But it will be more than q
spring or fall going over. And
once an illusion is broken, II
is never fully restored.
CThe Bell Syndicate. Inc.l
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Morse Reprints
Criticd! Speech

Senator Morse. Democrat. Of
Oregon. has entered the text
OF his May 10 speech in the
Congressional Record to back
up his statement that he had
been misquoted.
Senator Morse previously de-
MED press reports that he
called President Eisenhower the
same kind Of immoralist as
Teamster President Dave Beck"
in addressing q Detroit audience.
The text entered In the Con-
gressional Record was what
Senator Morse described as the
complete transcript from O tape
recording of his Detroit remarks
dealing with the administration
handling Of the Hells Canyon
case.
After criticizing the acceler-
ated tax amortization granted
the Idaho Power Co. in connec-
ton with development Of Hells
Canyon, Senator Morse said, &C.
cording to the transcript:
And what this handout OF
the Eisenhower administration
amounts to is millions Of dollars
Of an interest-free loan, of
money belonging to you. And
that is why. before the Kefauver
committee yesterday, said, as
far as the morality is concerned,
1t Is as immoral In my code of
ethics as Dave Beck, who reaches
into the pockets Of the Team
sters and takes out Of them an
interest-free loan for his own
personal purpose. whereas this
administration reaches into your
pockets. takes an interest free
loan out of your pocket, and
turns 1t over gratis to the Idaho
Power Co. :"
In an earlier section Of the
transcript. speaking Of what he
called the Idaho power give
away" Senator Morse said:
And to tell you how far they
are going, you need only look
at the latest act Of political i'm
morality on the part Of this ad-
ministration, and I put 1t where
1t belongs, squarely on the
shoulders Of one man, the Presi-
dent himself"
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z Die as Car Skids,
ILunds on Another

ASHEVnLE. N. c., June / up
An automobile went out Of
control on q mountain highway
yesterday. tipped into the all
and landed on top of another
car, killing q hitchhiking Ma
rine and an expectant mother
enroute to q hospital.
The accident occurred on
the North Carolina Greenville
Tenn, highway almost directly
on the Tennessee border.
Dead were Mrs. Iva Glenn Nc.
Dewitt, 26. and Joseph McGreg-
ory, q Marine stationed at thu
Cherry Point IN. CO. Marine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-01
BY the Associated Press

The natural gas bill appears
all but dead for this session OF
Congress.
Even II 1t should get out OF
the House. 1t would run into
an uncertain fate In the Senate
There Is doubt the Senate
Commerce Committee would give
any consideration to the bill this
year. Senator Magnuson, Demo-
crat Of Washington, chairman
OF the committee. Is reported tc
feel the committee would moi
have time to conduct q hearing
on the measure.
However. the bill would still
be alive next year II 1t Is moi
killed in the House COMMITTEES
or in the House itself in the
remaining weeks Of the present
session. Should the measure gel
through the House this year, q
Senate hearing probahlY woulc
be held early next year.
abe bill. by Representative
HGtris. Democrat Of Arkansas
and o'Hara. Republican Of Min.
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the subcommittee had previously
received. Secretary of the In
terror Seaton testified two days
ago he believed such figures
were exaggerated" He said he
though the loss would be about
SIT million.
FPC Stand Explained
Secretary Of the Treasury
Humphrey has told the Senate
Finance Committee the cumu-
lative Treasury loss because Of
all fast write-offs granted since
1851 would be about So billion.
Jerome K. Kuykendall. FPC
chairman, testified that his
agency. in granting licenses to
Idaho Power to build three dams
in the Hells Canyon region,
based its decision on an expecta-
ton the company would use con-
ventional financing without any
tax benefits.
He said FPC was aware Idaho
Power had applied for rapid
amortization certificates but
commission members did not ex-
pect they would be granted. He
said the company president had
expressed only faint hopes" for
them.
Subcommittee Chairman Ke-
fauver, Democrat of Tennessee.
said that in granting the licenses
the FPC had said the dams would
be built without expense" to
the United States, unlike the
high Federal dam proposed for
the site.
Mr.. Kuykendall said I'VE made
that without any thought that
they would get the certificates. "
But he added that in light Of
what has happened. he would
concede I'VE made a mistake"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-01
CONSTANTINE BROWN
Risk Of Relaxing Tensions Forces West
To Proceed With Extreme Caution

the Communist bloc on the
other. the present political
situation Of the world would
be accepted. tacitly, as the
permanent one.
This would mean that the
present boundaries Of the Red
held dominions would be, in
effect, agreed to by the free
world. 1t would mean that all
the satellite countries Of the
world could forget their hopes
Of liberation. It would free
the vast power of the Soviets
from concern. to a degree at
least. with keeping UP their
guard against the West, thus
enabling the Moscow secret
police and armed. forces to
bear down harder on the
freedom fighters Of the captive
nations.
Above all. perhaps, q dis
armament agreement would
give the Communists the time
they so sorely need to put their
domestic house in order. They
could safely devote the billions
of rubles that now go for nu-
clear weapons development
: and for the upkeep Of the
largest armed forces the world
has ever known to the badly
needed strengthening of the
Red economy. The long-suf-
fering peoples of the Commu-
mist empire could, for a while,
be s pared a few consumer
goods. that they may be cajoled
and cheered temporarily for
later sacrifices.
Again, unfortunately for the
free world. the Communist
would be in no manner in
hihited from steupinQ I'D theiI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-01

There would indeed be few
voices raised in today's tense
and worried world to counsel
against disarmament. The in
definite prolonging of the reign
of nuclear terror Is certainly
no ones idea Of a bright world.
The prospect. already real, Of
guided missiles flashing
through the thin troposphere
hundreds of miles above the
earth, impervious to detection
and certainly to countermeas-
ures. able to pinpoint q target
at supersonic speeds and carry
ing an H-bomb warhead. is not
pleasing.
But as in anything else in
this complex world. there is
o price to be paid If any prog
ress toward effective disarma-
ment is to be achieved. It is
the nature and the degree Of
that price that makes the
negotiations over disarmament
necessarily long and tedious.
And 1t is absolutely essential
that our statesmen, all the
policy-makers involved in
working out the United States
approach to the issue. should
proceed with the utmost eau
ton and elaboration. Here is
no simple matter Of bargain
ing.
Probably the risk to the free
world most challenging to our
diplomatic and military off,
cials. from the President on
down, is the undeniable fact
that II a solid, dependable and
worthwhile arms cut agree
ment were to be worked out
between the United States anc
r,,,, a1Iin~ 49, khA axan Aa~l 0nf
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before q Senate antitrust SUBJ
committee investigating the case.
The Once Of Defense Mobili-
ration gave Idaho Power certifi-
Gates totaling $65 million on two
dams in the Hells Canyon region
Of the Snake River between
Idaho and Oregon. This repre-
sented so to IS per cent Of the
total cost Of the dams.
Under the fast write-off sys-
tenn, the company can deduct
from its taxes the cost Of the
project. up to the amount
allowed by the certificate, in i've
years instead Of the normal 20
to so years.
Estimate IL Questioned
This results in payment OF
q much smaller tax than normal
in the first i've years, but in
above-normal levies over the
remainder Of the depreciation
period. In the end, in theory
the company pays the same
amount Of taxes, assuming that
rates do not change.
Mr.. Rainwater said his Treas
ury loss estimate was based on
money the Government would
have to borrow to make up for
the delay in tax payments under
the rapid amortization proceed
ure. He assumed that the
Treasury paid ga per cent COM
pound interest and that the life
Of the two Idaho Power dams
would be was so years.
AS to the 1899 million est.
mated for Idaho Power, he ex.
planned this was based on ar
assumption the company woult
make q 8 per cent return ovel
Q 50year period on the tax bene.
1T. Critics have described thil
benefit as an interest-free loan
Mr.. Rainwater's Treasury los
estimate was higher than an!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-01
Actress Hos Operation

LOS ANGELES. June LR.-
Actress Sheree North. rs. was
reported in good condition yes
terday after undergoing surgery
described as mot Of Q serious
nature" She is expected to re-
main in Cedars Of Lebanon Hos
pital four or i've more DAYS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-01

with some major provisions OF
the bill the committee recon-
mended after a 14-month study.
Senator Curtis, Republican Of
Nebraska. q member Of the Sem
ate Elections Subcommittee. told
Q reporter he thinks that present
laws need revision and that this
should not be put Of until next
year. an election year.
No Plans for Hearings.
Senator Mansfield, Democrat
Of Montana. the subcommittee
chairman. is away, but he has
not announced any plans to hold
hearings on the newest bill or
on other measures that have
been introduced and are pend
ing before it.
Senate Democratic Leader
Lyndon johnson Of Texas was
noncommittal about the pros
poets for action. He said he
hadn't had a chance TO study
the 340-page report or to con-
fer with the committee members
about their recommendations.
At the last session Of Congress.
Senator johnson teamed UP with
Senate Republican Leader
Knowland of California to in
troduce a "clean elections" bill
after a Juror over lobbying on a
natural gas bill spanked the crea-
ton Of the Mcclellan committee.
Eighty-three other Senators
we're listed as co-sponsors of the
Johnson-Knowland bill. but the
measure never was called up for
action In the Senate.
The Johnson-K nowland bill OF
last year was based on a measure
introduced earlier by Senator
Hennings. Democrat Of Missouri
and approved by the Senate
Rules Committee. parent body
Of the elections subcommittee.
Hennlngs Bill Modified
Senator Hennings. now chair
man Of the Rules Committee. re-
Gently introduced q modified
version Of his original bill in
an effort 10 eliminate some of
the controversy over II. He said
he would try TO get action on IL
atf this session.
An even more stringent bill
vas introduced IN March BY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-01
Norweoions' Puy Rises

OSLO.-Real wages for male
industrial workers in Norway
rose by 1 per cent last year. The
increase for building and con-
struction workers was ST. per
cent. Female workers earned 5
per cent more than In 1855.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-01
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Playwright Arthur Miller convicted contempt Of Con-
Among other things he violated the laws
getting q monopoly Marilyn Monroe.
Eisenhower lunches Monday Republican Congress-
men Title Of script Eisenhower the modern explorer
through darkest Repubicanism with knife and fork"
Progress report good neighbor division Comrade Khr-
shchev Russia has Hbomb powerful doesn't dare
test It,
Just question How the Voice of America explain
events Of the day 10 Washington countries don't have
golf courses?
Britain VOWS to trade with Red China despite United
States opposition We to be the first world leader In
history that managed to get along without followers
Then there the criminal to be electrocued who
said he guessed he'd reached the peak of Learning to live
better electrically"
Senators plan to make write phony letter to
member Of Congress They make certain the
tons they duck come from real voters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-01
Atom Bomb From Subs
Called Virtual Certointv
By CHARLES J. YARBROUGH
Star stan CORRESPONDENT

ST LOUIS June Underwater launching Nations
thermometer weapons virtual certainty Garrison Norton
Secretary OF the Navy Air declared last nirht
Speaking before the Aviation Writer'S Associations annua
banquet at the Chase Hotel Mr. Norton that recent
throughs DEVELOPMENT Of aunchnRs "ndicae
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-01
Idaho Power Tax Loss
Put at $685. Million
By tn. Assoeiated Press

The chief accountant for the Federal Power Commission
the Federal Treasury could lose much $83
through fast tax write-o granted the Idaho Power
Russell c. Ranwater also testified that the total benefit
to the from the certificates could total $3.50
RainWater other odcials Yesterday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-01
Election Bills Outlook
This Year Called Dark

Continuing darened the outlook today for
this Legislation overhaul Federal election laws
special subcommittee headed by Senator Mcclellan Demo-
Arkansas added another yesterday series Of proposed
Mcclellan said he will formally
that still controversial" he
said.
Some of investigating
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-13
the N9( young outlook in fashions

You see 1t everywhere in our fash.
ion departments, fresh and flat.
terins look, wearing non.extrava.
CANT price tags.
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.oLoRED

ROOM AND PVT. BATH
$l4 per week. including linen
Other rooms with running water
near hall baths. from sS.5O to 81.
per week. Ladies or gentlemen: ~
in all rooms. lobby and dining
room Apply HOTEL LINCOLN, 13tk
and Rhode Island ave. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-07
Rooms WITH SOARD

CALVERT HOUsE-i4Oi 18th At
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people, students, selective menu
switchboard, TV.
MT, PLEASANT ARIA Heaut, furn
sRle and dhle. rms, close TO bath
elderly people All home comforts,
excellent table. AD 4-ibO3
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Dbls trpls; excel meals, maid
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lac
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NV. south OF Dupont cir.-Newly
dec and turn I; sel. and dbl. for
ladies: excellent food reasonable
ron REFINED ELDERLY PERSON.
nice warm room, excellent meals
no smokina. FB. S-b67T.
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