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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-29
WILLIAM S. WHITE

The nasty dilemma Of the
United States in the For
mosa Strait has presented a
high opportunity to the DEM
ocrats to provide creative
assistance TO the President.
The most powerful of them
are aware Of this. And, it
may be predicted. when Con-
gress returns in January our
China policy will come under
a constructive review intend
ed to find a way forward
rather than TO catch scape-
goats.
The central problem is to
develop a policy. in our rela-
tons with the Nationalist
regime Of Chang Kai-shek
and with the Chinese Com
muniSts, that Will:
Unite the people of the
United States. who appear
deeply divided and deeply
confused.
Draw our Western allies
Britain in particular - far
closer to us in Asia.
Reduce that part of our
commitment to Chang that
is merely sentimental.
Strengthen both our deter
mination and our ability.
however. not ever to let
Formosa fall to the Commu-
niSts.
The real need, in short, is
to prepare what we have
never yet had strictly ra-
tional approach based upon
practical American and West
ern interests. But, as though
all this were not quite
enough, many complex and
passionate barriers must be
broken down before we can
even make a start.
First of all, it must be re-
cognized that never on a for
eign issue have we had the
emotionally enpurpled pub
lie and private partisanship
that so long has cursed us
over China. The Right-wing
Republicans years ago made
bitter attempts to prove that
the Democratic administra-
tons of MesSrs. Roosevelt
and Truman deliberately
turned mainland China over
to the Communists.
This was the silliest of par
tisan melodrama. Nationalist
China was lost by Nationalist
China, and by nobody else
and all that is water over
the dam, anyhow.
But incalculable harm was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-29
DAVID LAWRENCE
The Nationalist View of Quemoy

The whole situation has TO
be viewed realistically. The
United States is standing up
for freedom and against
Com m unist tyranny. II
America reverses its policy
and the Nationalist army on
Formosa crumbles and the
military position Of the
Philippines, which are a few
miles from Formosa, should
be weakened. 1t would be a
signal for the Red Chinese to
resume the war in Korea and
Indo-China. Immediately the
draft calls for American boys
would have to be increased
and possibly reservists called
back to active duty. The
United States would then
have to revert to its original
position Of defending the free
Chinese and bolstering the
free governments Of South
east Asia with troops and
supplies.
So President Eisenhower
and Secretary Dulles think
it is far better to stick reso-
lutely to our allies in the
Far East and demonstrate
now that we are ready to
defend them and ourselves
in the area-when we have
nearly / million troops Of
the free nations there under
armS-than to try at some
future date to rally demoral-
lied armies for the inevitable
struggle. It's Formosa and
its army, South Korea and
its army, South Wet Nam
and its army, the Philippines
and its army, and the con-
fidence of Japan that the
United States wants to main
tain intact lest American
boys have to be called to
service to reinforce our fleet.
our Air Force and our ground
divisions in the Far East
today.
To appease now means
war eventually, anyhow. If
the Communists, however,
become convinced that the
United States Government
is in earnest, and if petty
politicians and pacifiSts, here
and in Britain, will stop
muddying the waters and
giving the impression that
the American and British
people are eager for sur
render and peace at any
price, there will be no war
small or big.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-29

American public opinion
has been unwittingly misled
into believing that the
United States is risking war
Just to defend two little
islands of the coast Of Red
China. The erroneous impress
sion has been widely spread
that II America could only
persuade its ally. the Nation
alist government on Formosa.
to surrender the islands of
Quemoy and Matsu by nego-
tiation with Red China. peace
would come to the Far East.
This is a fallaciouS view
point. The undisputed facts
obtained from State Depart
ment sources here are as
follows:
/. Red China would well
come but would not be con-
tent with the acquisition Of
Quemoy and Matsu and will
never give up its demand for
the surrender of FormoSa
itself.
2. Every one of a long
series Of broadcasts from
Peiping has insisted that the
Nationalist Chinese must get
out of Formosa.
3. At no time. either in the
inform al negotiations at
Geneva or at Warsaw. has
Red Chinas Ambassador
limited that the plan to cap
ture Formosa would be aban-
doned. On the contrary, the
demand has been and is that
all Nationalist and American
forces get out of FormoSa and
that it be evacuated in favor
of the Red Chinese. Khrush-
chev's latest letter supported
this demand.
4. Both the Nationalist gov
eminent of China and the
American Government will
concede that the islands of
Quemoy and Matsu have no
strategic military value in
and of themselves. If an inva-
sion Of the mainland were
undertaken, certainly it
would not be by way Of Que
moy or Matsu.
5. The United States never
advised the Nationalist to
send any large portion of
their army to Quemoy and
Matsu, but the free Chinese
have felt, and still feel, that
the two islands are a symbol
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-29
U.s.. Must Find q Way to Save Regime
Without Alternating Our Western Allies

done. For the irrational vio-
lence of those who love Chi
ang far too much has been
matched by the almost hys-
terical vehemence of those
who hate and scorn him be-
yond all reason.
The about Chang people
are really arguing that he
ought to be permitted to in
volve us in major war, If
only for his own purposes.
The about Chang antagon-
lists In substance are really
contending that because Chi
ang himself is an ally of
doubtful value we should
Just give up the whole show
to the Communists.
1t seems not unreasonable
to suggest that the truth lies
somewhere in beforehand
maybe even about as fol-
lows:
/. Chang himself is GER
tainly not so useful an ally
as. say, the British, in any
case. and we must not do
anything in his aid that will
leave us naked and alone in
the Western alliance.
2. Formosa, all the same,
is truly vital to Western Sc
curity. just as the President
and Secretary of State
Dulles have been saying
over and over.
8. Just as it was irrespon-
sible to destroy public con-
f1denee in the old Demo-
cratic civil and military
leadership. so it is irrespon-
sible now to do the same
thing to the current Repub-
licsn leadership.
4. Because We simply
cannot let Formosa go, we
cannot afford publicly to
throw Chang to the wolves.
Whatever he is otherwise,
he does at present represent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-29

formances of Kirkpatrick, Full
Ter and Valenti still vivid in
my memory. the opening Scar
latti sonatas were something
of a disappointment. though
Miss Schein played them with
charm and facility. Her play
ing of the Beethoven "Appas-
sonata sonata was remark
ably accomplished. But I would
rather hear her play it ten
years from now. Then it will
be a profound musical expert
ence, rather than the tour de
force it is for her today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-29

When I last heard Ann
Schein few years ago she was
just past the middle teens. She
was a trace shy and reserved,
but her music-making was that
of an artist twice her years in
solid musical competence and
conviction.
Ann Schein's playing in the
National Gallery last night re-
newed my enthusiasm for her
talent. On this second hear
ing I have no hesitation in de-
claring that potentially here is
a major pianist. If she keeps
growing-and there is some
room for tive shall continue
to hear her and hear of her.
far and wide. for years to come.
A whimsical smile and warm
er manner now make Ann
Schein a real charmer on the
stage. There also is more free
dom and imagination in her
brilliant playing.
Now and then this freedom
borders on recklessneSs. Last
night it sent a Chopin Valse
spinning almost out of hearing
range, and a few passages in
the Scherzo. OPP. 80, were al
most extinguiShed by their
own brilliance. But the stuff
OF the virtuoso is almost there,
and only a slightly stronger
hold on the notes win estab-
liSh the grasp firmly. She
handled the bits of pianistic
fun in Rachmaninof and
Medtner last night with dazz-
lingly def virtuosity.
For me the high points last
night were reached in the
Cnopln Nocturne, OPP. IS. No.
2, and in the third sonata of
Prokofiev. The Chopin re-
minded me of Miss Schein's
gift for intensely lyrical play
ing-the nocturne was poetry
of subtle complexity, but it
sang openly and with great
freedom. In the prokofiev, a
sprawling movement of rugged
power, Miss Schein kept stern
command of page after page of
demanding music.
With the harpsichord per-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-29
DORIS FLEEsoN
Democratic Cards in California

Democrats come from WASH
ington. The Presidents trou-
bles with indignation are
deeply felt here, where there
are many self-conScious mi
nority groups. Unemploy-
ment hit the important
California aircraft and related
industries very hard. Foreign
policy, another grave adj
ministration weakness. has
unusual impact along this
broad stretch Of the Pacific
coast. That such weakness
should now center on areas
across the Pacific is just one
more political headache for
Republican strategists.
It is a situation tailor
made for the leading Demo-
cratic candidates. The like
able, shrewd Pat" Brown,
longtime attorney general,
can go on doing what comes
naturally, which is to iden-
tify himself affably with the
common lot. This is about to
make him Governor with an
unusual degree of indorse-
ment from the States news
papers.
Rep. Clair Engle, Demo-
cratic candidate for Know
lands Senate seat, is less
well known in the State, but
he, too. is an effective and
amusing campaigner. His
House career has armed him
to exploit G. o. P. national
weaknesses and he has wise
ly forborne such attacks on
knight as would create I'M
derdog sympathy for that
rather depressed victim of a
campaign strategy he new
er made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-29
Statewide Party Sweep Seen Certain
As Headaches Pile Up for Republicans

This is all good, but not
the stuff of which SenSa-
tional political triumphs are
manufactured. For the Dem
ocrats to get the one which
seems just around the cor
ner the Republicans had to
cooperate, and this they
have done to an almost
battling extent.
The catalog Of their errors
is by now well known.
They publicly Inundated
q popular Governor. Good
win Knight, and forced him
to seek a new career in the
Senate in the late afternoon
of his life. A Senator so well
entrenched in Washington
that he has been leader of
the Republican Senate mem
bership. William F. Know
land, retired from that Office
to seek the governorship as
a stepping stone to the presi-
dency.
This done, Knight and
Knowland then parted COM
pany on one of the most
controversial issues in the
political spectrum-the So
called right = to = work law
which is on the California
ballot this year. Neither
Knight nor any other State
wide Republican candidate
Endorses it, but Knowland is
pitching his whole campaign
on it. The resulting crop of
personal bitterness and re-
examinations is the least we'll
kept secret in politics.
The extra dividends for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-29
Formoson Morale, Not Strategic Need,
Seen Reason for No-Surrender Policy

to their own people of the de-
termination Of the National
list government to regain con-
troll Of the mainland some
day. It's morale rather than
a military factor. The col
lapse of nations spirit and
morale can, Of course. disin-
teRrate any army overnight.
6. The two islands mean
as much to the free Chinese
today as Berlin means to the
West Germans. Indeed, Ber-
lin is still an island" sur
rounded by Soviet military
forces. To mention giving 1t
up is to strike a blow at the
morale Of the free govern
ment Of West Germany. On
this point, one official in the
State Department said today
to this writer:
"Since Alaska now is a
State in our Union, suppos-
ing the Russians should de-
mand that we give up our
small island of Diomede,
which is only two-and-a half
miles away from a Soviet
island in the Bering Straits,
would the people of the
United States sanction the
giving up of territory flying
the American flag just to
satisfy a Communist de-
mand? Well, that's the way
the Nationalist Chinese feel
about it, and may add that
they are just as devoted to
their country as the people
Of Hungary or any other ma
ton that has been the VIC
tim of Communist action"
But suppoSing the United
States were able to prevail
upon the Nationalist to
agree to give up Matsu and
Quemoy on the condition
that the Communists would
agree to a cease-f1re in the
Far East? This is often sug-
gested, but it is explained by
officials here that this is an
unrealistic question because
the Communists do not have
the slightest intention of
agreeing to a ceaSe-f1re. For
it would prevent them from
capturing Formosa. From
their viewpoint, they cannot
recede either-it would be a
blow to their own morale,
too.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-29
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Vanguards lament: Somebody upstairs doesn't like me-"
In Charlotte N c. kids can't bring hoops to school In
other Dixie cities hoops okay schoo-provded
they're not accompanied by kids
Republicans adopted the September Song" as their
campaign ballad: oh it's long, long time from Maine
November. :"
Question box QDoes Chief Justice Warren have another
job? paid but he's kind of volunteer national super
intendent Of schools
Republican Chairman Alcorn Democrats of siding
with the Communists Quemoy. Republicans plan
ming quite campaign party-panting the town Red.
Labor Secretary Mitchell he's not running for Vice
President Modest Most aspiring politicians
that it's the presidency they're not running for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-29

SACRAMENTO, Calif.-It
has long been in the cards
that the political "outs" of
fabulously expanding Califor-
mia would successful chal-
lenge the established order of
its State government.
The stakes are high, the
spoils rich and all the social
and economic issues capable
of arousing the citizens Of
this great, free republic are
present here in super-abund-
ance. 1t is therefore an en-
ticing field for the practice Of
the art of politics.
The big surprise in the
situation is the anticipated
size of the Democratic sweep.
That sweep appears certain
today to engulf not only a
Republican Governor and
Republican Senator, but a
Republican Legislature and a
whole dynasty Of State off,
Gals. some of whom have held
their seats literally by in
heritance for many years.
This prospect has not been
produced by any great brilli-
ance and towering stature on
the part Of individual Demo-
Gratis, nor is it the result Of
vigorous, coherent party phi
losophy. AS a whole, the
Democratic slate Is better
than above average and Of
fers a promising seedbed for
national Office. It's party
promises avoid extremes and
party attitude generally is
moderate and optimistic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-29

Modestly self-assertive and
competent, Mr.. Bernstein
stepped on the podium in Con-
stitution Hall yesterday after
noon to take over the New York
Philharmonic for its 5,845th
concert. He made two hours of
very good music, live and sensi-
tive, unmarried by mannerisms,
with the familiar and the little
known carefully blended.
In addition he showed that
he possesses that undeflnable
quality Of great audience ap-
peal. I report this last merely
in case anybody may have
feared he had lost it during
summer vacation-that Leonard
Bernstein has magnetism is no
news.
1t will be Of interest next
September to hear Bernstein
and the Philharmonic again,
to see If in addition to remark
able musical vitality the new
conductor has the personality
and training ability to recreate
an orchestra with the polish
and personality Of the New
York Philharmonic of the early
thirties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-29
DR.. Marvin to Speak

DR.. Cloyd H. Marvin, presi-
dent of George Washington
University, will speak at the
weekly university chapel service
at 1910 pm. Wednesday at
1906 H street NV. The talk
will be preceded by a short
service led by DR.. Joseph r.
Sizoo, Milbank professor of re-
ligion at the university.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-29
Ann Schein Growing
Into q Major Pianist
BY FRANK c. CAMPBELL
Contributing Critic

Ann Schein, piano. National Gal
lery of Art. Program: Sonata in
F, Scarlatti: Sonata in c, Searlatti:
81, Beethoven: Etude, Op. 4. No. 3,
S5ymanoWski Etude-T ableau No.
&. Rachmaninoh; DANA Festiva,
Medtner; Sonata No. 3, Prokoiev;
Nocturne. Op. 55, No. ., Chopin:
Yalse. Op AZ, Chopin: scheTso. Op.
80. Chopin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-29
NEWS OF MUSIC
Bernstein Reosserts
Podium Magnetism

to be impeccable at the start
of a season, but the National
Symphony was at the top of
its form in the opening concerts
of the last two years; also the
decline Of the Philharmonic
has been noticeable for several
seasons. Mr.. Bernstein has
been called in not only as a
star to attract a good gate. but
also as a doctor for an ailing
music-machine.
The Berlioz overture and the
Beethoven symphony, two of
the most familiar works in the
orchestral repertoire, are show
pieces, music that in perform
ance is always compared, con-
sciously or unconsciously, with
dozens Of other performances.
Bernstein presents them neither
better nor worse than you ex-
pect or hope for. for one cannot
discover something new in Bee
thoven and Berlioz at every
meeting, although you feel sure
there is something to find. II
truly revealing concerts such
as those Of last year in which
Mitchell played the Sibelius
first and Markevitch theTchai-
kovsky "Pathetique" happened
as a matter Of course, one
would begin to be suspicious Of
the whole art of conducting, if
not the whole art of music.
Bernstein's Beethoven is excel
lent whisky and ice-and who
wants his bartender to be
thinking up new drinks every
day in the week?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-29
BY DAY THORPE
star Music Critic

New York Philharmonic, Leonard
Bernstein, conductor. Constitution
Hall Program: Roman Carnival
Overture. Opus q. Berlioz: sym
phony No. 2, Charles Ives: SYM
phony No. z, Opus go, Beethoven.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-29
Orchestra Stin AilinE

The orchestra we heard yes
terday cannot be called one of
the best. It's strings are some
what thin and strident, and the
ensemble Of the whole is rag
ged. Perhaps it is not fair to
expect an orchestra's teamwork
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-29

The Charles Ives symphony.
written nearly so years ago, was
the high point Of yesterdays
concert, and in my opinion one
Of the most interesting pieces
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-29

he discovered and performed
for the first time in 1851.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-29

ADVERTISENENT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-15

Government whether II be at
this hospital or here at the
Capitol" Commenting that
negotiations had been under
way for a year. Mr.. Barden said
he thought they better work
faster or get out Of the way"
"NO Further Delay"
He made it clear. as did Mr..
Elliott, that II the legislation
is put OF until January. They
better get together so there
won't be any further delay"
Union representatives met
with Howard University and
Freedmen's officials in q two
hour conference yesterday.
After the session, DR.. Mortecai
w. johnson reported that the
parties viii work out an agenda
Of procedure for considering
every area Of proper concern"
to both Freedmen's and How
ard employees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-15
Officer Shoots
Man at Tavern

A special officer seeking to
arrest q man in q Southeast
tavern shot the mans brother
In o melee outside another tav-
ern early today, police reported.
The shooting occurred after
the, special policeman, John M.
Dougherty. ~. Of 4005 Fourth
street NV. attempted to ar
rest Ralph johnson, %, of the
1900 block Of K street Sc. in
Kuhn's Tavern In the 900
block Of Eighth street Sc.
AS Off1cer Dougherty was
leading johnson to q street
corner call box to summon po-
lice. johnson broke away, was
recaptured and ran away again.
Police said he ran to another
tavern, Chris's. in the 1000
block of Eighth street and
called for his brother, Ray
mond, 81.
Raymond emerged. and so
did six or seven companions.
All we're milling around Officer
Dougherty, who warned them
to get back" Mr.. Dougherty
finally fired a shot into the air.
and when that failed, shot
again. The bullet struck Ray
mond johnson in the right side.
His condition was described as
fair at District General Hos
pital.
The brothers were charged
with disorderly conduct and as
sault on an officer. Another
member Of the crowd, Loumell
Wright. 80. of the 800 block of
Virginia avenue Sc, also was
charged with assault on an
officer.
Officer Dougherty, employed
at Kuhn's. said he originally
had tried to arrest Ralph john
son for cursing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-15

fore the Policy Committee.
On the House side. Chairman
Barden Of the Education and
Labor Committee reluctantly
put OF consideration of the
measure until January because
the subcommittee had refused
to report 1t out.
In doing so, Mr.. Barden de-
clared: II am very sympathetic
with people interested in
their employment. I am not SO
very sympathetic with holding
up a Federal project simply be-
cause the people who have been
working at Freedmen's are
unwilling TO accept employ
ment conditions at Howard
University"
Morse Hits Union
Senator Johnson's assurance
on the Senate floor that he
would take the bill to the Policy
Committee came after Senator
Morse made an imprisoned
attack on the union Spokesman
for Freedmen's employees.
when a labor group sends
me a message that a bill will
be blocked" Senator Morse told
the Senate. II tell that labor
group there's a hot place to
which they could CO."
Senator Morse took the floor
as the bill was passed over on
the call of the calendar, which
requires unanimous consent for
Senate action.
Senator Hruska, Republican
Of Nebraska, who had made
the objection. rose hastily to
explain that he did so only be-
cause nearly $40 million was
involved and expenditure Of
that much money merited full
debate.
In addition to the transfer
itself. the bill authorizes funds
for construction Of a new hos
pital facility and remodeling of |
an existing building for 500
bed capacity. The bill also
spells out a number of BENEFITS |
for Freedmen's employees.
Before the bill came up on
the Senate floor yesterday, the
House subcommittee, headed by |
Representative Elliott, Demo-
crat Of Alabama, decided the
question needed more investi-
cation. When the subcommit-
tee failed to report out the bill
questions were raised at the full
committee meeting.
Mr.. Elliott explained that
there is great controversy"
over the bill between the
affected employees and Howard
University.
Mr.. Barden. then said that
when Representative Dawson,
Democrat Of Illinois, came to
him some months ago about
the transfer, II thought it was
a good idea and that it would
inure to the benefit of Howard
University. the Government
and everybody else"
The committee chairman said
he SHE'D away from this thing
OF Government employees block
ing any move of the Federal