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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-25
CONSTANTINE BROWN
Neither Free World Nor Russians
Are Willing to Touch OFF the Fuse

the past despised Egyptian
nation crushed the attempt
of "the Western imperialists"
to continue to dominate the
Arab world.
Nasser has no reason to
light the Middle East fuse.
Everything is going his way
and he is winning political
victories without firing a shot.
The Arabs who until some
10 years ago despised each
other and took no stock in
pipedreams about unity, are
serious about it. The basis is
the common hatred of the
Israeli republic land the mis-
takes committed earlier by
the Israeli govern m e n t..
Nasser. according to well
informed Turkish sources, is
opposed to communism in
his own realm. The Russians
are not asking him to en-
brace Marxism either: they
are not exporting commun-
ism but nationalism to this
portion of the world. Hence
they are not concerned over
the fact that several thousand
Egyptian Communists have
been executed or jailed by
Nasser and that the Com
munist Party is outlawed in
Egypt. But the Arab Hitler
has borrowed from Moscow
and from the Nazis all the
methods and the personnel
to deal with the enemies Of
the state"-that is to say
those who oppose his per-
sonal rule.
In the harbor Of Alex
andria there is an old rusty
cargo ship Of 10000 tons
which serves at present as an
"interrogatory" home for
those suspected of being
opposed to the rule of the
president Of the U. A. r. It
has 100 cells. The interroga-
ton Of suspects is under the
supervision of experts. The
top man is Col. Al Nacher=
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-25
DAVID LAWRENCE

A shocking story of corr
ruption, embezzlement. and
incorporation Of funds In
the trade unions Of America,
involving misuse Of more
than $40 million Of dues paid
by workers. has been un-
folded, by the Senate Com
mittee on Rackets.
Little-and perhaps moth
ing-will be done about it.
however, at this session Of
Congress. Many Of the lead
ers of unions not themselves
listed in the report issued by
. the Senate committee already
are beginning to SCOT at the
findings in an attempt to be-
little them.
For the fact is that the
union-labor- bosses, by reason
Of their heavy campaign con-
tributions, believe they have
under their thumb a substan-
tial number Of the members
Of Congress.
The surprising thing is
that the committees investi-
cation has gotten this far.
and already there are de-
termined attempts by union
spokesman to strangle the
committee and prevent it
from doing any more investi-
eating.
Senator Mcnamara, DEM
ocrat Of Michigan. was the
only member of the Senate
Committee on Rackets who
declined to sign the commit
tee report. He, himself, is a
former union official.
There are many union
leaders who admit that. with
out the exposures made by
the Senate committee, the
evidence would not have been
available as a basis for ex-
pelling bad unions. Certainly
the AFL-CIO, through its top
organization or council-no
matter how high-minded its
personnel may be-can do
relatively little to punish
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-25
Mid-Eost Is World Powder Keq

formerly SIS Maj. Leopold
Glenn who headed the Ges-
tapo political branch in
Poland during its occupation
by Hitler. His able assistants
are the former Gestapo Of
ficers 1t. Col. Hamid Sullei-
man, formerly Heinrich Sell
man who used to be the chief
of the Nazi secret police at
Ulm, Germany, and tw- Rus
star NKVD experts, Sergei
Kilinikin,. a member of the
Odessa secret police branch,
and Alexis Morganoff from
the Moscow headquarters.
Between them these four
worthless are doing excellent
work in interrogating the ac-
cused who never remain more
than 48 hours in the hell
hole of the rusted cargo ship.
In keeping with the Hitlerian
and Russian methods the
cells are not exactly the last
word in comfort. They con-
tain some six men each.
These transients do not
spend much time there. They
are taken away after the
. interrogations are over and
disposed of in the accepted
manner.
The fact that Egyptian
Communists (some are merely
anti-Nasser) are being liqui-
dated gives those interested
in Nasser in the West q
chance to say: What, he q
Communist, or a tool of COM
munism? You're crazy. Look
what he is, doing to the
Reds"
Things are going Nasser's
way nicely. Hence, say the
Turks, why should he upset
the apple cart and chance q
war when he can increase
his diplomatic victories at
will? His greatest victory was
naturalization of the Suez
Canal; the next one was
escaping the moose in Novem-
Der, 1856. and finally the
placing Of Syria and Yemen
under his control.
ALI that in less than two
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-25
Best Advice
| Ever Had
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-25
HeIicopter ExpIodes
In Air, Three Killed

DETROIT. Mar. rs (P.-A
helicopter exploded in the air
over the Detroit suburb of Gen.
ter Line yesterday, killing the
two passengers and the pilot
Cause of the explosion remained
a mystery today.
The wreckage plunged to the
ground near a cement company
in full view of workmen' and
residents In the area.
The victims were Louis A,
Garavaglia, jr.. 40. of Bloom
field Hills; his brother, julie c,
Garavaglia. %. of Crosse Pointe
Woods, and James Kennedy, 81,
Of East Detroit. the pilot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-25

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-25
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Who says this administration is slow about catching up
with the Russians One more winter like this oneand
beat anything Siberia has to offer.
Democratic Chairman Butler says the Eisenhower team
deliberately planned" the recession Well If true didn't
do a very good job. This recession is a stnker.
poll shows So cent of the people think Ike is doing
good job 80 think he isn't and is cent don't know
It's rumored Ike himself is in that last category
The Senate Rackes Committee says labor hoodums stole
$40 million unions. The pity of it the labor
bosses have such memories they probably can't remember
where they hid it. fts#tS ~ -
Economic ode for the day. why are prices so pro-
gressve while pay and jobs are retrogressye?
Negotiations for a summit conference with Russia
crucial stage At moment Ike and Khrushchev
may out Of stamps and stationery
c. o. p Senator Bridges says the palace guard" keeps
information from Ike. All right Call the ROLL Who's
the cuprt who failed Ike the Senator's last speech?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-19

Ever since the leaders of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
ton met in Paris last month, the
world has been debating a crucial
question: Should the West and
East--which. in effect, means the
United States and the Soviet
Union-arrange a summit" meet
ing of their leaders-which means
President Eisenhower and Com
munist chieftain Khrushchev?
Russia. speaking with the con-
fidence of her newly revealed tech
biological strength. has been
pressing for such conference,
mostly through the medium OF
letters from Premier Bulganin TO
heads of state of Western powers
President Eisenhower and Secre-
tary Of State Dulles have resisted
the idea, but their position has
been complicated by the fact that
the Red overtures have found re-
ceptive audiences elsewhere in the
West.
Last week both the President
and Mr.. Dulles sought to clarity
their position and at the same
time deal with charges that II was
a negative" one. They told the
Soviet rulers that conditions are
not right for a trip TO the sum-
init at the moment---but that the
road is by no means closed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-19

eted for the current fiscal year.
and IS Si.3 billion more than was
spent in fiscal 1857.
But the new budget did point
TO plans for sharp cutbacks IN
civilian spending after the 1859
fiscal year. This was revealed in
Mr. Eisenhower's recommendations
for new educational authority"
or actual appropriations Much OF
the actual spending in fiscal 1859
will be from funds appropriated in
earlier budgets as educational au-
thority. which in effect is permits
sion 20 make contracts for delivery
Of goods at some future date.
The requested new authority 70
spend for civil benefits was re-
duced to SIC billion for fiscal 1859
from $20.4 billion in 1858. The
items hardest hit included rural
identification. farm aid. urban
renewal. grants to States for hos
pital construction and waste
treatment plants. aid to schools
in areas OF heavy Federal activity.
and construction of veterans
hospitals.
In the category Of labor ano
welfare. the $3.6 billion requested
is $500 million more than the
spending plans for the current
fiscal year. But without Mr.. Eli
senhower's new S250-million-a-
year education program. the total
would have dropped by $50 million.
In his budget message. the Pres
ident placed heavy emphasis on
his recommendations that the
Federal Government relinquish TO
the States and local governments
much Of its responsibilities for
several welfare programs. such as
aid for urban renewal. natural
disaster relief. vocational educs-
ton. and sewage treatmen; plants.
The transfer of these costs, he
said. will help to hold expendi-
lures in future years to prudent
levels"
But even should Congress ac-
cede to this. 1t would be difficult
to see where any appreciable
savings could be made. If Uncle
Sam is TO relinquish these respon-
sibilities. he will also be expected
to relinquish to the States some
tax sources. And. regardless Of
who the bookkeeper is. the revenue
source Of the Federal Government
and the local governments is the
same--the taxpayer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-19
The Economy:
First Aid

On the heels of the Presidents
budget message came reports Of
continuing sluggishness in the
national economy. The Commerce
and Labor Departments an
nounced that unemployment rolls
in December climbed TO 1874 900,
the highest for any December
since the recession year of 1919.
Then. on Wednesday. the Fed
eral Reserve Board reported that
DEFENDERS industrial production,
seasonally adjusted. dropped three
more points. bringing the decline
since last August to 6 per cent. On
the same day. the Commerce De-
partment said that the annual rate
Of personal income in December
registered the sharpest monthly
drop since the figures began fall
ing in September.
The sluggishneSS. at least so far
as it is evidenced in the stock
market, was attacked by the Gov
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-19
Coins Were Made

Throughout the first 1--WE years.
Mr. Eisenhower and his director
of diplomacy. Mr. Dulles. sue
eeeded In helping lead the world
into a state OF uneasy peace. The
President had promised TO bring
the Korean war to an end either
by negotiation or greatly increased
military pressure. Negotiation did
the trick.
In succeeding months, by design
or necessity, he worked toward
a settlement Of the Communist
conflict In Indo-China French
war WEAKNESS forced the decision
for peace, paeified the FormoSan
area TO a very great extent and
tried without any lasting effect
to make an end of conflict in the
restless. vitality important Middle
East.
Mr.. Eisenhower has worked hard
to preserve his first love Of dipio-
macy-the North Atlantic alliance.
which he served as supreme COM
mander before moving into the
White House-but his efforts and
those of Mr.. Dulles have en-
countered failures as well as sue
eesses-a fact demonstrated by
the Suez and Tunisian crises.
RE mas also presided over a
revolutionary revision Of United
States military power with dirlo-
matte as well as military effects.
For while he was getting more
bang for buck" by building mod
ern weapons into the aimed
forces, he was also reducing man
power. This had the result OF in
spring allied countries to reduce
their own forces and expenses so
that. generally speaking. the At
lantic alliance has never pro-
duced as much military strength
as it's leaders wanted.
United States atomic power re-
mains the great deterrent against
any massive attack by the Soviet
Union. but confidence in this de-
terrent beyond the next year or
so has been shaken by Russias
progress in the field OF long
range missiles.
AT the close of their fifth year
of running foreign affairs. Mr..
Eisenhower and Mr.. Dulles face
probably their greatest challenge
II is to reassert United States mir
itary-scientific supremacy. ra lily
allied confidence in United States
leadership and persuade Congress
to vote the foreign aid funds and
atomic secrecy relaxation which
they consider necessary for fight
ing the conflict with Russia over
the next few years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-19
Precorious BoIonce

Mr.. Eisenhower's proposed budg-
ct was balanced at least on
paper. But whether his contem-
plated $500 million surplus be-
comes a reality when the fiscal
year ends on June 80, 1859. is
highly problematical. A year ago
he expected a s1.8 billion surplas
for the current fiscal year and
that already has become a $40O
million deficit.
Only the slightest fiscal Jar
would be needed 10 start the red
ink flowing. Failure by the Senate
to go along with last years House
vote to increase postal rates would
result In a 5000 million deficit,
even II everything else went ac-
cording 10 the Presidents wishes
Many OF the most influential
members Of Congress feel that the
proposed defense budget is insult
ficient. and this concern may be
translated into an appropriation
exceeding that requested by Mfr.
Eisenhower. And in an election
year, Congress may be extremely
disinclined TO go along with pork
barrel reductions.
II nothing else throws the new
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-19

eminent Wednesday when the
Federal Reserve Board lowered
the maggin-or down payment
required for stock purchases from
20 per cent to so per cent. The
move was expected to help stimu-
late business by increasing the
trading IN stocks.
If the recession shows signs Of
going into a disastrous skid. there
Is always the possibility Of tax
reductions that would pump the
economy With more dollars.
Secretary of the Treasury An
derson said last week that he could
see no immediate need for a tax
cut now. but that his position was
not "intiexible on the matter and
that the administration would not
be unwilling TO study the poSsi-
bility of tax relief If conditions
worSen.
AS for any increase in taxes to
pay the bills of the space age. that
apparently II OUT. Nj. ElSennONet
told his news conference last week
that he would rather go into
deficit spending than 10 raise
taxes.
OF course. the chances are that
his administration will be forced
into deficit spending. anyway He
* seeking a SIS billion leeway by
asking Congress for a temporary
SIS billion increase in the $275
billion legal limit on the national
debt. Congress Is expected to
comply. AS last week closed. the
Treasury was operating al less
than $500 million under the
present limit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-19

will be wrestling during his re-
naming time In office we're no.
where better defined than by the
President himself in this years
State-of the Union message to
Congress.
There are two tasks confront
ing US" he said. ''that so far out
weigh all others that ! shall
devote this years message entirely
TO them. The first Is to insure our
safety through strength. Our
second task is to do the construc-
tive work Of building q genuine
peace"
The framework In which ne
now casts the problem Of winning
the arms race with Russia EN-
braces nuclear warheads and
missiles rather than the atomic
arms alone that were involved
when Mr.. Eisenhower confronted
the prblem i've years ago. Yet
basically the problems are the
same ones which dominated the
first years Of what Secretary OF
State Dulles once called the
Eisenhower era in world affairs
The most noteworthy difference
between the situation five years
ago and that Of today is thus
not to be found In the tasks
demanding effective presidential
leadership for power and peace.
But rather il lies In the wide
spread doubt among allies and
neutrals alike as to whether Mr..
Eisenhower and Mr.. Dulles are
still capable of delivering that
leadership.
Five years ago the President was
the knight In shining armor. not
only. for millions Of Americans
but for millions Of desperately
hopeful citizens in other lands.
Today after three serious i'll
nesses he has shown WEAKNESS.
has Stunned bold tactical moves
and has proclaimed generahties
as policy on so many occasions
that allies and friends who would
still like TO follow his lead are
seriously troubled. They wonder
whether he--and they-are not
being outrun by the Russians:
whether in fact the President is
really moving American and free
world policy forward at all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-19

budget of balance. spending pro-
posals for the Agriculture Depart
ment re almost surely 10 90 the
trick These proposals, contem-
plating q much smaller outlay for
price supports, are based on tie
new farm program which Mr..
Eisenhower last week laid before a
Congress acutely aware of the
farm vote in this election year.
II would greatly increase the
authority of Secretary Of Agricul-
ture Benson. lower price supports.
kill the acreage reserve section of
the soil bank. end corn acreage
allotments. abolish the provision
that raises supports as SURPRISES
dwindle. and extend the surplus
disposal law. among other things
The reception on Capitol Hill
was frigid. There were outcries
from farm State members of both
parties and predictions that the
program didn't stand a chance"
Senator Aiken OF Vermont. the
senior Republican on the Agricul-
ture Committee. said he would
refuse to put his name on the bill
although he previously had spon-
sored Eisenhower farm legislation.
Hostile Senators on the Agricul-
ture Committee greeted Mr.. Ben
sons attempt TO explain the pro-
gram with charges that the teSti-
mony was false" and 'inaccu-
rate"
Actual spending on agriculture
for 1853 would drop $500 million
from 1858. but recommended new
educational authority points 10
much sharper cutbacks after mid
1859. Requested authority for 1859
amounts to $3.50 100000, COM
pared to $6.4 billion for 1858 and
$5.3 billion for 1857.
Republicans in Congress were
aware that the proposed farm
restrictions mean more trouble
for them this election year in the
Midwest. where the G.. o. P. has
been losing ground. Planned cut
backs also in reclamation and
fiood-control projects only ADDED
to their troubles and extended
them TO the Far West.
Another factor that may upset
the budget balance was the some
what optimistic outlook for tax
receipts. which some experts say
may fall far below Mr.. Eisen-
hower's expectations,
The President based his hope for
s744 billion Of incoming revenue
on the expectation that the pres
emily sagging economy will show
a sharp upturn around the middle
Of this calendar year. which would
be the beginning Of the new fiscal
year. Most expert opinion does
expect things TO get better in mid
year. but there are wide differences
on the degree of the recovery.
Only the hard-bound advocates
OF economy, such as Virginia's
Senator Harry Byrd, expressed
klSdt COhlCNIH ONNl NAiC ONCiuh az
crease in spending which is con-
templated in the record peacetime
budget. This despite the fact that
II the books were kept as they
were up until last year. the new
budget would top at least one
wartime peak. Highway building
money is now kept In a trust fund
apart from the budget. II tins
were included. the 1859 Sfigure
would be S76.4 billion. as compared
to the Korean war high of STAB
billion which included the high
way funds.
Despite the total gain Of $74
billion In the past four budgets.
the ratio OF Federal expenditures
to the gross national product Cthe
total value Of all services and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-19
THE WEEK IN PERSPECTIVE
The Price Of Security

There was time in the memory
Of men living when the Federal
budget was little more than
matter between the White House
and Congress. But in recent years.
as budgets have grown in size and
scope. they have become an inn
portant part in the lives Of Amer
leans as individuals. Few among
us today are not touched by the
provisions OF the Federal budget
The s73.9 billion budget proposed
by President Eisenhower Monday
for the year beginning July L.
fiscal l959--is no exception. II
reaches into every household.
every ONCE. every factory in Amer
lea. 1t can, and likely will. have
a heavy influence on jobs in De-
troit. pay scales In Seattle. the
price Of corn in Chicago and cattle
in Kansas City--and. therefore,
the price Of meat In Washington.
It's needs viii determine how much
taxes big corporations and little
men must pay.
In short. the budget has become
the keystone TO the national econ
omy.
This year. the spending require
ments Of the Government are said
to be shaped by the new Soviet
threats that will make the years
Immediately ahead even more
dangerous than the years just past.
For three-and- one-half months,
Americans have been hearing
great deal from the President, cab
met members. Congressmen. gen.
erals and admirals about these
new dangers and how they must be
met. There has been wide agree
ment that there will be sacrifices
and that We face some tough
choices" over how TO spend GU.
dollars. The President himself has
said that It viii take "A lot Of hard
work by lot Of people"
The new budget for the period
between next July and June 80.
1853. puts these generalization
into more specific terms. The doc
ument Is. in the Presidents view,
a measurement. against available
resources. OF what Is necessary in
the form of protection and what is
the minimum civilian need.
Whether II Is an accurate
measurement will be loudly de-
bated. Of course. for the next six
months.