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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-22
DORIS FLEESON
Vice President Expected to Move Into
White House Before 80 Conventions

There is not a single Demo-
cratic politician who has not
written in his future book
these two predictions:
/. Vice President Richard
M. Nixon will take power at
the White House sometime
prior to the 1860 presidential
nominating conventions so
that he may enjoy the i'm
mense advantages Of incum-
bency well before he enters
the campaign itself.
2. He viii initiate instantly
a great burst of activity on
civil rights designed to wipe
out the Eisenhower record OF
dawdling on that issue.
The question Of the Presi-
dents health enters into cal
culationS only as 1t win fur
nish the obvious excuse for
moving up Mr.. Nixon. Dem
ocratS are satisfied that the
same instinct for self-pres-
ervation which led Republic
cans to draft Mr.. Eisenhower
in 1856. despite his health
problems. will operate again
to put irresistible pressureS
on the President TO make way
for the Vice President.
BY his own actions Mr..
Nixon has made it plain he
plans to win the election
through his appeal to the
minorities Of the pivotal
States in the industrial
North and East, plus Califor-
mia. What is remarkable is
that. knowing this, the Dem
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DAVID LAWRENCE
Presidents and Recessions

coming back" He went fur
ther and said In October that
I'VE are around the corner"
Unemployment had gone
down during the year and
stood In January. 1897. at
10000, 900. Then. In 1898.
II went up again TO 1896
900, In fact. In 1899 before
World War II came and
began 10 furnish war orders,
the total unemployed had
reached 1880 900. which was
Just about the same as II
was at the time OF FDR's
election IN November. 1892.
So no progress. statistically
speaking, had been made In
seven years.
In the recession that began
In 1919. President Truman
also made various statements
OF an optimistic nature, but
here, too, the recession was
ended by the outbreak OF a
warm Korea.
SO optimism seems 10 come
naturally TO the men at the
head OF the Government,
and perhaps this happens
because In critical times an
attitude Of pessimism can
itself generate more fear and
more hesitation in business
and consequently produce
more layoffs of workers.
No man who Is President
can fail TO look at things
from the long view--he feels
confident in the ultimate re-
covery Of the country from
periods Of recession. What
ever crltlclSm is maze, here-
fore, OF the statements issued
by a President should take
into account the confidence
he feels at the moment as
the figures come in to show
improvement. No President
. would deliberately cover up
the facts, but. being con-
WINGED OF the soundness OF
the Nations economy in the
long run. he has a natural
tendency to "accentuate the
positive"
depreciation RiEhts Reserved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-22

Presidents and cabinet
ofiicers are usually optimistic
about when the country is 10
set out Of q recession-and
sometimes they are right.
The President who was
most often wrong In his fore
casts was the late Franklin
ID. Roosevelt. This Is con-
trary 10 the general impress
sion which has long prevailed.
especially as the remark that
prosperity Is just around the
corner" was attributed 10 the
administration OF President
Hoover.
Actually. Mr.. Hoover never
said anything Of the sort. In
their political speeches. the
Democrats accused him Of
overoptimism and kept re-
peating the phrase which he
never uttered. What he did
say resembles closely what
President Roosevelt later said
and what has been heard
quite recently from present.
day speakers. Mr.. Hoover
said in May. 1880:
II am convinced We now
have passed the worst and
with continued unity Of ef-
fort we shall rapidly recover,
There is one certainty in the
future Of a people Of the re-
sources. intelligence, and
character of the people OF
the United States-that is,
prosperity"
BY April. 1891, when UNI
employment had risen. Mr..
Hoover again qualified his
prediction as he said: IF.
by the grace Of God. we have
passed the worst OF this
storm. the future months
will be easy. II we shall be
called upon to endure more
of this period, we must eird
ourselves for even greater
effort"
But when President ROose-
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The President, via the
American ambassador to
Moscow, has conveyed his
congratulations to young Van
Cliburn. and invited him to
visit the White House upon
his return to the United
States.
The action seems to this
columnist a little belated.
We would have anticipated
that the young Texan who
walked Of with the coveted
gold medal in a musical COM
petition. that in Russia in
duces the excitement Of the
world series here. would have
instantly received a con-
gratulatory cable from Presi-
dent Eisenhower, not only for
his great satisfaction and
happiness. but to open and
read to his international COL
leagues. The youth. who,
embraced by Khrushchev.
said he was "a sweet man."
would certainly have re-
sponded as warmly and spon-
taneously to such an immedi-
ate communication. But bet
ter late than never.
Van Cliburn has appeared
with the New York Philhar-
monte and many others since
he won the Leventritt award
in 1854. From what his ad-
mirers land even his critics.
say, it is easy to understand
why he received the immense
ovation that he did in Mos
COW. He has an immensely
moving talent, full of poetry
and romantic feeling. a tai
ent of an almost vanished
sort, not quite acceptable to
modern musical snobs, who
in music as in other arts.
dismiss feeling as somehow
"corny."
That he is, at %. splendidly
equipped technically, as the
result Of enormous musical
dedication and work. must
be taken for granted. One
does not win Moscow's gold
medal without 1t.
But one does not move an
audience to wild ovations by
technique alone. That Is
done by communication. And,
and 1t significant that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-22
President Chided for BeIoted Note
Of Congratulations to YOUNG Pianist

two most effective ambassa-
doris yet sent abroad from
this country are both must
clans with an extraordinary
communicative power-Miss
Marion Anderson and now
Van Cliburn.
I also find it significant
that. although neither has
very intimate connections
with organized religions. both
are profoundly religious.
An intimate friend of Mr..
Cliburn tells me that on the
Sunday he was to appear for
the first time with the Phila-
delphia Orchestra he in
quired anxiously, Shall /
stay home and practice or
go to church," He decided
on church.
There is a lovingneSs about
the really. though inconspic-
uously, religious that COM
municates.
I'm really a ham," young
Cliburn said TO another
friend. when I walk out on
the stage I Just love every
body" So. Of course, for such
is a law Of human nature, he
is loved In return. Such peo-
pile never make false moves,
though none Of them is CAL
culated. They say the right
things. do the right things,
and disarm everybody-ex-
cept possibly musical critics.
On stage or of they are al
ways on the right channel.
Young Mr.. Cliburn APP
preached the bear as An
drocles approaches the lion.
In one Of Bernard Shaw's
most delightful plays. And,
like the lion, the bear kissed
him. He went to the sum-
NIT and played Tchaikovsky,
and the summit delightedly
gave him a gold medal. II
was a complete conquest to
everybody's satisfaction.
The whole story is delight
full. Van Cliburn is a grass.
roots native American from
Texas associated with tall
men (which he Isl, noble
cowboys and badmen, both
equally quick on the trigger.
Texans are uniformly repre-
sented ION TV. at leasU as
continually shooting each
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bases TO densely populated
areas such as Madrid, itself.
II takes all the tact and
prestige Of the generalissimo
TO counter the Soviet propa-
ganda that has become so
suddenly c oncerned over
Spain's well-being. Spain is
these days a dictatorship in
name only, II Is moving fast
toward a democracy In which
the government may soon be
directed by the voice OF the
people. Khrushchev knows
this. Hence. his desire TO visit
Spain.
The Soviet propagandists
play UP skillfully the specter
OF Americas recession and
eventual inability 10 continue
support Of her friends. They
use Scary speeches and state
ments by American political
and economic leaders TO
bolster their words. With
equal skill the alleged I'm
crease" OF Soviet economic
potential announced by
Khrushchev is being utilized.
Recently he predicted that
the Soviet Union will quickly
outdistance the United
States industrial and agri-
cultural output. But the FORE
most argument that Spain
may become a target OF So
Wet nuclear weapons is be-
ing stressed by the clandes-
tine Spanish radio estab-
lished in France close to the
border.
Diplomatic observers cog
INFANT of this new passion"
Of KhruShchev for our Span
ish friends fear that the new
brewing conflict between
Spain and Morocco may give
him an improved chance to
exploit his efforts TO dis
Joint the extensively put to-
gether American alliance. We
are in a fix in regard to
North Africa. Our policy
as far as can be gathered
by Washington observers
is to sit on two separate
chairs. We are wooing the
Arabs and at the same time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-22
Young Republicans
Fight for Office

Opposing candidates for Of
fees in the District Young Re-
publicans Club campaigned
vigorously among $50 of their
fellow members last night at a
convention in the Statler Hotel.
Heading the two states were
presidential candidates Don
Tubirdy. a field assistant with
the COP. Congressional Cam
paign Committee, and Biehl !.
(BundyJ Clarke. an official with
the United States Chamber of
Commerce.
Election of club officers will
take place next Monday from
$50 to 9 pm. in the hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-22
Prediction Power for Nixon?

daily growing holder, bullying
the school board and boy
cotting all persons and en-
terpriseS deemed unfriendly.
Mr.. Rogers said he was help
less. that Congress had dis
carded that provision of last
years legislation whiclfwould
have enabled him to act.
The federalized National
Guard is still on duty at Lit
tie Rock. 1t is denied official-
ly but widely understood in
that city that they have or
derS never to arrest anyone
but simply to take any dis
turber Of the peace to the
school principal preScrip-
ton for inaction.
The eyes of the world will
turn again to Little Rock
July 20 when the State &C
. cepts or rejects Gov. Orval
Faubus in the Democratic
primary, a victory which is
tantamount to election. BY
defying the Federal power
last fall. Gov. FaubuS became
the segregationists' hero: he
is counting on them to break
the reelection ink on the
States Governors.
A law-and-order candidate
is opposing him-Judge Lee
Ward OF the chancery court.
Judge Ward is a former State
commander of the American
Legion who opposes integra-
ton but is calling for q rule
OF law. The primary closes
this month; so far. only Gov.
Faubus and Judge Ward
have entered 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-22

ocratic Congress Is a silent
partner in the White Houses
apathy on civil rights.
The much-touted Eisen-
hover Civil Rights Commits
sion, created by law eight
months ago, is still not func-
tioning. The President did
not name a staff director I'M
til February 20: since then
Southerners in Congress have
stalled his confirmation and
commission appropriations
amid thunders Of silence from
the White House and Demo-
cratic leaders.
The rioters at Little Rock
last fall, who drew the worlds
shocked attention to that
Southern capital, are happily
going about their segrega-
zionist business. Not a single
one has been convicted, much
less gone 10 jail. They were
arrested for contempt of a
Federal court but turned over
to State courts for trial where
they were turned loose with
what almost amounted to
good conduct medals.
Last week Attorney Gen.
eral william Rogers. Mr..
Nixon's most intimate friend,
laid the groundwork for
blaming Democrats for this
outcome.
He was warned by Editor
Harry Ashmore that the Lit
tie Rock segregationists we're
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-22
Franklin Roosevelt Called Executive
Most Often WRONG in Forecasts

welt took once he became
continuously optimistic, Thus
on January 4, 1894. In his
annual message 10 Congress.
he said: Nov that we are
definitely In the process OF
recovery"
But in 1884 the number OF
unemployed had jumped
from 1885. 900 In November
1892, during the Hoover ad-
ministration, 10 i3,282.000.
Yet during that same year
ON September 6. l934-Mr.
Roosevelt remained optimis-
tic when he said: 1T is q
source Of great satisfaction
that at this moment condi-
tons are such as TO offer
further substantial and wide
spread recovery.
There was. indeed. a 10
per cent improvement re-
corded In January, 1895. over
the figures OF January. 1884.
II was q drop Of 1924 900,
and Mr.. Roosevelt said on
April 28. 1885:
Never since my Inaugural
ton in March. 1893. have I
felt so Enthusiastically the at
moSphere Of recovery. &.
Fear Is vanishing and con-
fidence is growing on every
side. faith is being renewed"
Then on october %, 1885,
Mr.. Roosevelt said: Yes, we
are on our way back. q.
We are coming back more
Soundly than ever before, be-
cause we are planning 1t that
way. Don't let anybody tell
you differently"
But these statements proved
to be too optimistic and by
January. 1886. unemployment
actually increased by 900, 900
over January, 1885. All dur
ing 1886, however. Mr.. RooSe-
welt remained optimistic. and
on September 4. 1896. he
said fatty, Prosperity is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-22
CONSTANTINE BROWN
Red Premier Reported Angling for Bid
To Visit Spanish GeneroIissino

The Kremlin is working
overtime TO isolate America
from her associates, especial
ly those on whose soil we have
important interests.
Recent information from
highly reliable sources Is that
Premier Khrushchev Is WOO
ing-from a distance-Gen-
eralissimo Francisco Franco.
He has intimated through
diplomatic channels In Paris
and London that he would
like very much to visit Mad
rid and make the acquaint-
ance Of that valiant head OF
government who has been
able TO pilot so successfully
the destinies OF his people
over the last two decades OF
unreasonable difiiculties."
According 10 the same
sources. Khrushchev would
be willing TO settle the irk-
some dispute over the nearly
81 billion In gold sent 10 the
USSR by the Loyalist gov
eminent for Safekeeping dur
ing the civil war. This gold
was stolen by the Soviet gov
eminent under the excuse
that II had been used for
supplying the Loyalist armies.
Gen. Franco appears TO be
wary Of Russians bearing
gifts, since he knows that the
price Of MoScow's friend
ship" is to cancel the agree
ments for American air and
naval bases in Spain. The
Russian approaches are not
being given publicity in
Spain, where economic con-
ditionS due to the speeded
up standard Of living are
causing serious difficulties.
And If American military and
economic aid were curtailed
- as seems possible - the
Madrid government is wor-
ried lest there may be a
serious outcry especially in
the restless industrial areas
for a change in attitude to-
ward the Soviet Union. The
pro-Soviet sympathizers al
ready are exploiting the
closeness OF our main air
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-22
Butler to Speak
On Foreign Aid

Senator Butler. Republican
Of Maryland. will speak on
THE New Dimension of For
eign Aid" at a public meeting
at 8 pm. Thursday at Bethes-
da-Chevy Chase High School.
The meeting is sponsored by
the Montgomery County Con-
krvative Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-22
WE WANT YOUR FREIGHT IN 1871

To shippers and receivers Of freight the railroad that Sees
the South" offers the largest most Efficient most modern
plant and equipment in its 127year history AS before
we are to and geared to CO. Let owrae all
weather volume transportation service help you do better job
for your shipping dollar This year. ship Southern and see
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
Caribbean Riviera
Planned in Jomoico

development. Officials see a
potential there five times as
large as that in the Montego
Bay area.
The seven-mile beachfront
is to be reserved for hotel,
tourist and holiday resort de-
velopment. Adjacent area S
will provide also for residen-
tial, commercial and service
centers.
The area earmarked for de-
velopment extends from Negril
to Orange Bay. and stretches
inland for about three miles.
1t contains three bays-Long
Bay, Bloody Bay and Orange
Bay.
Everyone who has seen
these beaches agree that they
are of unrivaled quality" a
Government spokesman said.
Many persons who have seen
beaches all over the Western
Hemisphere and know all the
Caribbean beaches doubt if
better are to be found any
where. -. j.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
ALL AT SEA
Atlantic Ship Fore
Rise Set for 1859
ALL AT SEA

Members Of the Atlantic Con-
ference will boost trans-Atlan-
tic passenger ship fares next
year-$10 for tourist class and
SIT for first class.
At the same time, the sum-
mer season, which this year
runs from April to August 81.
will be shortened by three
weeks. Fares normally are high
er during the summer season,
The decision to raise the fares
was made during the annual
meeting of the Conference in
Cannes. 1t is the second fare
increase adopted this year. In
January, the Conference voted
to boost off-Season rates $12
in first class, 81 in calm class
and 81 in tourist class. Those
fares are to become effective
September /.
X 4 +
Details Of the Pacific serv-
ice to be offered by the
newly formed Orient g. Pacific
Lines were disclosed at q recent
dinner meeting here arranged
by Cunard. the lines agents in
this country.
The merger Of the Orient
Line and the Peninsular g. Or
iental Steam Navigation Co.
will add two sailings next year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23

to the nine already scheduled
by Orient line. This will be
increased to six in 1860, and by
1851 the line hopes to boost the
number Of additional sailings
to IL.
The Grace Line this week
begins weekly cargo-passenger
service between Kinston, ia
maica, and Baltimore and New
York.
The line will use its Santa
Clara, Santa Monica and Santa
Sofia. The new service begins
Wednesday with the arrival of
the Santa Clara at Kingston.
+ i
The Holland-American Line
carried more than 8, 400 passen-
gers on II cruises between last
November 81 and March 10,
officials Of the line announced
this week.
X 4 +
Two economy cruises to the
Orient, at ''less than $1,000"
have been scheduled by Ameri-
can President Lines for stu
dents, teachers. and others. The
first 45-day cruise to Japan
leaves California June II, and
the second July 7.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23

HAMILTON. Bermuda.-An
American beauty will reign as
Queen of the Bermuda Floral
Pageant April "a.
She is Miss Ruth Gissy, of St.
Louis. Mo. The blond coed
from ManhattanvilIe College at
Purchase. N. Y, was picked
from hundreds of American
college girls.
Bermudians annually stage
the celebration in honor of the
Easter lily, their favorite flower.
Dozens of lily decorated floats
will parade through this capt.
tai city for the pageant.
The Easter lily is this islands
leading export. More than a
million lily heads are shipped
to various parts of the world
each year. About half-a million
cut stem lilies are exported
during the Easter season.
But the Bermuda lily is not
a native. It comes from the
Liukiu Islands, in the Pacific
Ocean between Japan and For
moSa. A missionary returning
from Japan with seeds and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
BRUSSELS HOTELS
BOOKED SOLID
THROUGH JULY II

BRUSSELS. Belgium,
Mar. % (R.-All Brussels
hotels are booked solid for
the first three months after
the April opening of the
Brussels Worlds Fair, says
! Logexpo, the official accom-
mediation agency.
So If you are planning to
see the fair between April
and June and have not al
ready reserved a room you
had better bring your tent
or trailer with you.
There still are chances,
however. Of finding a bed
in Antwerp, Client. Os-
tende, or In hastily erected
wooden buildings which
pass as motels. some of
them 35 to so miles from
the fair. Logexpo says it
is still possible, too, to ac-
commodate visitors in pri-
vate homes. or in a Motoile.
a collection of tents erected
for the fair.
Some hotels in Dutch
border cities also are re-
ported to have a full house
for the six months of the
fair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
BY . star stan Writer

JAMAICA. British West In
dies.-Development Of a cres-
cent-shaped natural beach in
the virgin territory Of Negril is
being planned by investors and
the government.
The natural beach, one Of the
finest in the Caribbean, needs
much more work before it can
become the tourist attraction
its promoters hope it will be.
But the potential is there:
Abe lisa. hotel owner. head Of
the Jamaica Tourist Board and
a man who does not take his
investments lightly, owns a
sizeable chunk of the Negril
property.
He is one of the least opti-
mistic about how soon Negril
can be developed into a rival
for Frances Riviera. But even
he is enthusiastic about the
potential.
1t was at Negril that Walt
Disney filmed much of his
Treasure Island"
Long COastline
The white sand coastline
stretches along z miles at the
western tip Of the island. Tour
list officials point out it is about
40 miles west of the already
heavily developed Montego Bay
area. They say it is the logical
extension of that development.
RAIDER g. Associates, develop
ment consultantS of Miami,
have been called in to prepare
a master plan for Negril.
The Government has set in
motion a SO million program
for road building. water supply,
lighting and other utilities to
lay the groundwork for tourist
development.
The present road to Negril
would be classed as primitive
by United States standards. 1t
is narrow and winding, with
out much room for two cars to
pass.
The beach there is beauti-
full, but behind it lies much
swampland that will need to
be reclaimed.
Big Potential
The Government has set
aside 562 acres of coastal land
in its blueprint for the Negril
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
Gardeners Guide
Offered by Virginia

The Garden Club of Virginia's
official 80-page illustrated book
let with information about the
1858 Historic Garden Week in
Virginia. April 1926, is avail
able on request at the Virginia
State Travel Bureau, 806
Seventeenth street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
Britain to Accept
u. S. Driving Permits

Your drivers license. which
permits you to drive on the
right side Of the road here, will
be good for driving on the
left Of the road this summer
in Britain. England will accept
American driving licenses with
no need to take q test or I'LL
out forms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
Bermuda Lilies Bring
Tourists and Income

plants OF every description is
said to have planted the first
lily bulb here in 1857.
An American Civil War vet
eran. Gen. Russell Hastings. is
credited with developing the
lily on a commercial basis.
After he retired here in 1877.
he decided the lily bulbs would
find a good market in his ma
tive United States.
His first shipment went to
New York in 1880. and after
that, Bermuda was in the lily
business for good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
Cures at Lourdes

In the 100 years since the
first vision of Bernadette, the
Catholic Church has accepted
81 cures at Lourdes as being
genuinely miraculous. A per-
manent medical committee
functions at Lourdes for those
who wish to have their cases
recorded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
Corn Honored

To the Pueblo and Navajo
Indians Of New Mexico. corn
is a sacred substance. used as
a symbol for all fertility. Corn
meal. ceremonially ground, is
scattered in various directions
on most ritual occasions.