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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07
Dulles Warming Against Letting
Soviet Threats Weaken Us Cited

always. but sometimes. means
war. The other involves
moral force. and this-when
backed by a UNIFIED country
and q willingness 10 use milf
tary force N every other ef-
fort fails--could succeed In
keeping peace.
Some OF the critics have
derisively called this brink
manship." They use the term
because Secretary Dulles once
endeavored 10 express the
need for courage In foreign
policy and said that some
times II Ii necessary 10 go 10
the brink of war" In order
TO avoid war. He did not
mean that he would merely
resort TO blufi. What he did
mean is that. while II Is inn
perative TO exhaust every
means Of making a settle
ment. no nation which be-
lieves IN the business Of It's
cause can avoid going TO the
very brink Of war, itself, II
that Is necessary 10 impress
its adversary that 1t Is deeply
In earnest.
There Is a great advantage
in applying moral force to
the limit. II, for instance.
war does come, 1t is then rec
ognized by the people Is the
only choice left. Moral force
means public discussion, good
propaganda. debate in the
forum Of the United Nations
General Assembly or In the
press Of the world or over the
air waves. The theory Is that
people win control the hand
Of a government that threat
ems war. This is logical up TO
the point where censorship
and suppression Of ideas by
q totalitarian government
build an insurmountable bar
rier to communication be-
tween peoples.
Just now America has the
most convincing case a nation
ever had in the International
arena. The United States
stands for maintenance Of the
territorial integrity and polit-
ical independence Of all ma
tons and is willing to supply
military might, II necessary,
to uphold that principle. For
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07
DAVID LAWRENCE
Appeosement Leads to Defeat

this IL the key 10 peace IN
the Middle East and In every
other area. To condone ag-
erosion. direct or indirect. Is
eventually 10 invite a world
war.
Americas record Is unfair
nished. Though engaged VIC
toriously In two world wars
10 defend lbs interests. II has
not annexed a single foot Of
territory. When II has landed
Marines anywhere the rea-
son always has been 10 pro-
tect the lives and property Of
Its own citizens. The United
States sent military forces 10
the Middle East last month
TO accomplish two purposes
TO protect American lives
there and 10 help preserve
the political independence Of
. small nation. thus demon
strating 10 the Communists
and their allies that the
people and Government OF
this country are not pacifistic
but ready 10 fight in the flu
ture as in the past for a Just
cause.
The fact that America. it.
self. may be In military dan
ger unless such a determined
stand Is taken now Is not per-
haps generally appreciated.
II wasn't widely understood
either during the l930s when
1t was being said that In the
battle between the democrat
eies and fascism the "fron-
tiers" In the defense of
America may be In the Md
die East.
The United States has
drawn a line In the Far East
beyond which It has said the
Communist forces must not
advance. In an analogous
fashion-through the Tru-
man and Eisenhower doc
characterization has been
given that communistic infil-
tration Of free countries In
Europe and the Middle East
can reach a point where, II
necessary, II will be chal-
lenged by arms. The hope is
that peoples everywhere will
perceive the real issue and
restrain any dictatorship gov
ernments from taking chances
in a delicate situation that
could break down the peace
Of the world.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07
DORIS FLEESON
Eisenhower Remarks in First Session
Since July 2 Seen on the Bland Side

Afact-hungry reporter usu-
ally energies from an EiSen-
hover press conferenc e
feeling that he has been
swimming under water for
half an hour. This was true
of the Presidents first meet
ing with the reporters since
July 2.
The President was offered
the opportunity to comment
on most of the major events
OF that critical f1ve-week
period. His answers yielded
little more than his normal
generalities and statements
Of good intentions.
The technique was applied
alike to questions Of foreign
and domestic policy. He will
do what is necessary or de-
sirable" about participating in
a meeting of the General AS
sembly Of the United Ma
tions, but he has no plans
-. no particular intentions"
regarding 1t. A summit meet
ing is not necessarily barred
now; he is ready to do ANY
thing constructive" about it.
He was reminded that in a
few weeks the Nations schools
will reopen, which means
that the battle against inte-
grafton will be renewed in
the South. He has no plans
for 1t but "if / could think
OF anything / thought would
be effective in August I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

The House votes TO boost the debt limit TO s2ss billion
The Government win meet you halfway What II leaves you
after taxes. itT borrow from you.
Ike implores business and labor TO hold down prices
King canute commanded the st only once
What's needed in this persuasion game is persistence
The Middle East crisis fading in Importance BY the
time the N Assembly gets through debating it, the crisis
will be global
Bernard Godnne writes 400 Congressman about his
troubles Dear Mr. Congressman Sorry to trouble but
Sherman Adams phone appears to be disconnected"
Democrats nominate Gov. Williams Of Michigan for
sixth term Pretty Williams will outlive the Republicans
and have to start running against his mistakes
Khrushchev confers with Adai Stevenson Khrlshchev
I'm sorry couldn't make it to the White House." Steven
son: You're sorryl Brother, how about me?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07

Sometimes In q few sem
fences In a public utterance
there IA epltomiEed the whole
background Of q crisis In the
world. Secretary OF state
Dulles. speaking In Brazil
this week. said:
The international situa-
ton Is critical. Athelstic, ma
terialistic. and aggressive
forces that would dominate
all the world. talk boldly:
they suggest that efforts 10
halt them win mean nuclear
war.
I'VE do not In fact believe
they want war or would In
woke war. No sane people
want war. War would be for
all an inexpressible disaster.
The question Ia whether
their threats will cause us 10
weaken and give In and thus
sacrifce the genuine inde-
pendence Of nation after ma
ton. That Is not the path TO
peace. Il Is The road TO war"
The foregoing Is an elo-
quent answer 10 those critics
here and abroad who frivo-
lousy exclaim that America
has no foreign policy"
II u q courageous answer
10 those who keep on giving
the impression that the
American people are terror
ised and that there Is only
one thing to do-to make
concession after concession to
the Soviets and the Red Chi
nese as well as to their
stooges In the Middle East.
Many q so-called plan"
has been proposed by pam
icky minded persons who
seem to feel that the alter
native to war is Just plain
surrender. They cloak their
proposals in fancy phrases
indeed, they bring out the
old cliches about "neutraliza-
ton" Of certain regions and
talk glibly about bold and
imaginative ideas" for "re-
vising American policy" But
paths Of appeasement lead
only to the same goal
defeatism.
For there are only two ways
to try to maintain peace in the
world. One Of them involves
military force. and this not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07

shouldn't hesitate to do ID"
At this point he offered,
and very earnestly, the poign-
antly self-descriptive de-:
tense: Il keep preaching that
there must be some wisdom,
some sense Of civic duty in
accordance with the prin-
ciples laid out for citizens
in this country"
He has preached against
imitation: he did so again.
He has preached against un-
balanced budgets; he did so
again.
This Eisenhower habit of
preaching-in which Secre-
tary Of State Dulles enthusi-
astically joins him-may in
furiate his critics, alarm
serious observers of the dy-
manic scene and cause United
States allies to question the
quality Of United States
leadership. But it is a fact
of American political life
today.
There was one sticky mo-
ment in the press conference
when the Eisenhower bland
ness failed.
A reporter read to him his
own words to a conference
of Republican women in
Washington on March 10,
1856. The Presidents grin
froze as she quoted his pledge
that "the standard of Official
conduct must be the highest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07
CONSTANTINE BROWN
Behind Reds Summit Reversal

his pressure and allowed the
informal talks In Moscow be-
tween Soviet Foreign Minis
ter Andrei 0romyko and the
ambassadors Of the United
States. France and Britain
10 collapse. Red Chinese pro-
nouncements az the time. In
the Pelping Peoples Daily.
which Is ofiicial. and over
Radio Peiping. indicated the
dislike Of Mao for a summit
conference that could not
include his regime.
Now. after Mr.. Khru-
Shchev. himself. renewed the
summit talks drive and had
actually accepted the Ameri-
can counter-proposal for
talks within the framework
OF the Security Council, Red
Chinese protests have brought
another Soviet reversal. The
exact nature Of the protests
are not known: they in
cluded. Of course. Peiping's
objections 10 a summit meet
ing at which Nationalist
China. as q permanent menu
Der Of the Security Council,
would be represented.
There is enough evidences
in the possession Of the West
now. even without knowledge
Of the details. to convince our
policymakers Of the fact Of
= big shift in the balance Of
power inside the Communist
bloc. Obviously. Moscow In
no longer the all-powerful
leader, the boss. Of the Com
munist world. As Of today,
Moscow must share with
Peiping the top honors. at
least in foreign affairs and
probably to a great extent in
internal affairs among the
Communist satellites.
This shift is Of tremendous
Importance to the rest Of the
world. 1t poses whole sets Of
new questions. wholly new
dangers, and the prospect Of
a rapidly deteriorating posi-
ton for the free world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07
DORIS FLEEsoN
The President Meets the Press

standard known to human
behavior" How then, he
was challenged, could he
keep Sherman Adams and
the White House secretaries
who had accepted gifts from
Bernard Goldfine?
He replied coldly that he
had made his statement about
that subject some time ago
and would hear no more
about 1t.
In other answers to ques-
tons about his health and
British criticism Of his ca
pacity to lead, the President
seemed cheerful and self com
f1dent. He also indicated he
felt he was working very hard.
There are two schools of
thought here about the pub
lie reaction to all this. One
thinks the public retains both
its liking and confidence in
the President. regardless of
what is happening. The other
comedies the liking but de-
MES the confidence.
Respecting Congress, the
Presidents tone was mark
eddy more agreeable than his
recent messages, comments
on bills and vetoes. He hoped,
he said. to get a lot more of
his program enacted but
thought Congress had a pretty
good record Of accomplish
rnent. This will not suit those
Republican leaders who have
prodded the White House into
a mounting attack on the
controlling Democratic ma
jorities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07
Mao Tse-tung Seen Deciding Factor,
indicating Communist Power Shift

national politics. peiping con-
slders itself as OF equal Inn
portance 10 Moscow. and
could conceivably begin soon
10 think IN even more gran
dose terms.
Perhaps as a price for
backing Khrushchev when
the nations OF central and
eastern Europe. held captive
by the Soviets since the end
Of World II. began 10 openly
display their restiveness In
their Russian forged chains.
Peiping has been able 10 "re-
Stalinize" much OF Soviet
policy.
The renewed friendship
with Yugoslavia. for example,
was reversed into a full re-
newal Of the bitter. vindictive
Stalinist hate campaign
Immediately after Mao TIE
tung and Chou En-lai. uni
laterally. issued a scathing
denunciation Of Marshal
Tito's presumptuous ideas Of
independence and. In famil-
liar Cominform terms remi-
niscent Of 1913. called him q
traitor TO communism, q tool
Of the capitalist imperialist
aggressors. and q wretch who
must be destroyed at the
earliest possible moment.
Hardly had the Peiping
blast been released when the
Kremlin turned its biggest
propaganda guns on the un-
happy Yugoslavs. echoing
the Peiping attack. line for
line and word for word. and
promising an about drive
against "revisionism."
The maneuverings toward
a summit meeting, first ini-
tiated by Mr.. Khrushchev
and pursued by him with UNI
abating zeal. also showed the
hand Of Peiping when Mr..
Khrushchev abruptly ceased
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07

States policy Immediately pro-
feSsed to see pro-western and
anti-Western outlines in it. It
did not start that way. Indeed,
much Of the rebel opposition
was definitely Communist
and friendly to the West.
Once again, American policy
hitched itself to q personality
rather than to q principle. The
United States cast its lot with
President Camille Glamour,
whom the opposition suspected
Of wanting to perpetuate him
self in office.
U. 8. MiscalcuIatiOns
BY the time the naqi explo-
sion came there seemed little
for the United States and
Britain to do but intervene
with force in Lebanon and
Jordan. But for British inter-
vention in Jordan King Hussein
likely would have shared the
fate Of his slain cousin, King
Faisal of Iraq. Without Ameri-
can intervention In Lebanon. It
is likely the Iraqi eruption
would have produced q shot
in the arm for a rebel push to
overthrow Mr.. Glamour by
force.
There is some thought that
the intervention may have fore
stalled a Soviet plan to infil-
trate volunteers" into Leb-
anon from the Moslem Soviet
areas Of Central Asia.
But the need for interven-
ton, with its melancholy paral-
lelS to the Soviet action N
Hungary. arose in part at least
as the result Of q long series
of American miscalculations.
And 1t is questionable whether
Intervention served American
policy in the long run.
Arab nationaliSm will not be
stopped by force. Force simply
will make it eager TO rally itself
under the banner of extreme
NasSeriSm.
Up to now the Russians nave
enjoyed themselves in the Mid
die East situation. With a |
showdown in the U. N. in pros
pect. they will continue to en-
Joy themselves unless the United
States dramatically seizes the
initiative. J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07

While there are un-
doubtedly many reasons why
the Kremlin reversed itself
on the subject Of summit
talks and decided instead 10
refer the whole matter OF
the Middle East crisis 10 the
General Assembly Of the
United Nations. the chief
reason seems clearly 10 be
( h e relationship OF Mr..
Khrushchev 10 Communist
china's Mao Tze-tune.
In effect. Red China today
Is welding q veto influence
on Moscow's foreign policies.
That fact has become In
creasingly apparent since the
death Of Josef Stain. and
has been proved notably on
occasions such as the rap
prochement with Yugoslav-
las Marshal Tito and In the
matter Of the Soviet sup
preston Of the Hungarian
revolt.
What the west has
curiously failed TO realize Is
the fact that Chairman Mao
has considered himself TO be
the legitimate heir Of the
dead Soviet dictator. Thus.
since 1855. Mao has believed
that the legacy. and the
mantle. Of supreme arbiter
and theoretician Of Marxism-
Leninism- Stalinism has been
his. He is the preserver Of
the One True Faith. not the
various Russians who have
commended for the spiritual
succession after Stain.
Red China still has to look
to the Soviet Union for much
economic and technical aid.
The Chinese economy has a
long way to go before 1t can
approach the Soviet accom-
pliShments. But in matters
Of politics, especially inter-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07
MIDEAST UNCENSORED
u. S. Must Recover
Policy initiative
BY WILLIAM L. RYAN

BY WILLIAM L. RYAN
Associated Press Forsign News Analyst
American thinking on the
Middle East has been befuddled
by labels and lines.
The result is that on the
verge Of q fateful United Ma
tons Assembly meeting United
States policy in the Arab East
seems . mass OF confusion.
The hour Is late, but Ameri-
can policy still can profit by
taking q candid look at It's own
weaknesses. II the United
States fails to do this, the sense
Of Illustration behind many
Arab actions conceivably can
bring about q situation with
grave consequences for Western
Europe.
The waves of nationalism and
Nasserism are not as such the
main United States concern. 1t
is rather how to prevent these
forces from leading to q clear
Soviet breakthrough. n
For years American policy
makers seemed to approach the
Middle East as II they we're
dealing with the practical
minded citizens OF West Ger
many.
DISQUALIFICATION Seen
The United States seemed to
see no issue but communism
and anti communism. Any
thing not totally down the line
for United States policy in the
Middle East became anti-WeSt-
ern.
Americans applied terms like
'leftist" or conservative" to
the area in the naive faith that
these words had some meaning
there.
For years the United States.
captivated by the notion that
hypothetical military lines were
protection against violent ideas,
attempted TO push Arab coun-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07

kyon spent three months in thu
oreo and wrote his uneensored orti.
cles otter reoehins the United
Stotes.
tries into military pacts. The
attempts failed.
The United States then help
ed put together an agreement
called the Baghdad Pact, IRON
ically taking its name from q
city where 1t was opposed by
probably 90 per cent Of the
literate population. This pact
was supposed to be q bulwark
against communism, but Arab
nationalist saw it as an excuse
to perpetuate Western military
power in the Arab world.
Unpopular Men Backed
Invariably the United States
and Britain turned up on the
side Of unpopular men. causes
and regimes. To the United
States. Nuri Said of Iraq was
pro- Western. Therefore he de-
served about support. To many
Arabs, Nuri Said was a one
time heroic Arab nationalist
leader who surrendered his
right to leadership by becoming
a creature Of British policy.
American policy refused to face
the fact that Mr.. Nuri's die
tatorship was opposed by an
overwhelming majority Of Iraq's
literate population.
In Jordan, young King Hus-
Sein ruled a country created by
the British arbitrarily from
Arab territory - strange lit
tie country with no real reason
for existence, King HuSsein was
anti Communist" Therefore
ne was entitled to about
American support.
When an internal political
fight between outs and ms
broke out in Lebanon. United
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-07

This is the lost OF four articles deal.
ing with the underlying situotion il
the Middle Fest, where severe
countries enforce censorship. M
Ryon spent three months in tn,
orso and wrote his uneensored orti.
cles after reaching the United
StoteL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-04

which calls for continued rain
until August. and then q good
Washington hot spell.
That should fit my plans per-
fectly-that Is. II I can get my
field worked up for planting
before mid-May.
I've been toying with the idea
OF planting q soybean mixture
for Q hay crop. but since soy
beans are so hard 10 cure when
cut. ! was afraid we might not
have the drying weather neces-
sary.
But, now that the weather.
man has spoken. I suppose ]
can plant with confidence and
harvest during the August hot
spell. I'll go on the prediction,
and II my beans fail 10 cure,
I'll have the weatherman 70
blame.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-04
LIFE IN
THE COUNT
BY JAMES BlRcHFIELD
Pups and Kittens Welcome the Spring
BY JAMES BlRcHFlELD

Spring has burst all over the
20 acres.
What with I'VE kittens In the
kitchen and seven Labrador
pups In the stable. not 10 mem
ton the red-winged blackbird's
nest down among the cattails
and the wrens Hitting In and
out OF their house In the cherry
tree, we are In full production.
I'll have TO admit that things
got a little out Of hand back
during the big snow. And we
are Just harvesting q part Of
the results.
Tar, our model Labrador.
vent out the other day and
found" a whole nest Of pups.
They are just as black as she
lis, and from first appearance.
show not q trace Of their pa
ternal family. whatever that
may be.
Tar has been showing her
maternal instincts with her new
family. There has been a rum
ming feud with the horses, and
she won't let other dogs come
near the stable.
Every time one Of the horses
comes into the stall and gets a
head over the stall partition.
she is sure a pup stealer is
about to modest her family. In
fact, she is so afraid something
will slip by her guard that she
is reluctant to leave the stable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-04
BANK COVERS
BY T. o. GRAY
Extension Landscape Architect at
West Virginia University

West Virginia University
Do you have a bank problem
where grass is not successfull
If you do. you'll most likely be
interested in trying shrubs OF
vines as a bank cover.
Some vines that are quite
successful when used for shade
and banks with a northern ex-
posure are:
/. Common myrtle - Vinca
minor. This is a low, broad
leaved evergreen vine. 1t has
blue or white flowers in the
early spring. The plants should
be set in good soil and planted
10 to IL inches apart. An ideal
method is to lift the plants as
you would sod. This can be
done where the vines are found
growing naturally. Bulbs may
be naturalized beneath the
vines.
2. English ivy-Hedera helix,
This is a broad leaved evergreen
vine that makes a low bank
cover for that shady area.
3. Evergreen bittersweet -
Euonymus vegetus. This is a
broad = leaved evergreen that
| will grow in sun or shade. II
does best, however, in semi
shade. In the fall months, the
vines will have interesting red
fruits.
For the sunny banks, you may
use:
/. Honeysuckle - Lonicera
halleana. This vine will grow
under the most adverse condi-
tions. Do NOT plant it where
it may intrude upon surround
ing shrubs or flowers.
2. Roses. Max Graf and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-04
BANK COVERS
Some Plants for Slopes,
In Shade and in Sun

Wichuriana roses make splendid
bank covers. Both are decidu-
Gus and both have interesting
single flowers in early spring.
3. For the relatively dry,
sandy bank, try the common
creeping phlox-Phlox subu-
lata. The plants are evergreen
and will not exceed two inches
in height. This is another plant
where bulbs may be planted
underneath,
There are also shrubs-such
as pendant golden bell, Indian
currant, and the coralberry
for those who have no OBJ
lection to tall material for the
bank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-04
Clusters Used
To Good Effect
In Londscoping

Today's foundation paintings
are not intended to hide. They
should do just the opposite
emphasize and enhance the at
tractiveness Of a house.
It's important to know what
you want when planning foun-
dalton planting for your home
Don't buy north woods trees
and shrubs which soon engulf O
house in shapelesS greenery
Do use an interesting variety
of beautiful foliage with dis
Effectiveness Of shape, texture
and color.
To be specific, plants today
are used in groupings or clus-
tiers, not singly and not in rows
or solid blocks. The groupings
are put together to look nat
ural and provide variety.
The placement of the plants
another important factor in
proper landscaping, should be
dictated by the design of the
house and not by some pre-
conceived notion. Put some tall
or medium tall shrubs at the
corners, alongside a door or an
unbroken wall. The medium OF
low growing shrubs go in front
of the taller ones. That's the
way to build up an attractive
grouping.
1t is not necessary to buy full
grown plants. But If you buy
small ones. make sure to give
them enough growing room.
Use groundcover plants to fill
in spaces until the shrubs grow
I'D.