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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-28

Maybe there ought to be a
Captive Nations Year" in
stead of a Captive Nations
Week" Then the protest will
be continuous instead Of once
a year.
Evidently those faint
hearted in our midst who
think it was a bad idea for
the Congress Of the United
States to proclaim American
ideals to the peoples OF the
world and utter words of
sympathy to the oppressed
don't know that similar pro-
tests have been perennial in
American history. Or else
they are so afraid of Offend
ing KhruShchev that they are
willing to appease him still
more by criticizing what Con-
gress did.
A glance at the record will
show that the Democratic
and Republican Parties have
for more than 70 years in
serted from time to time
planks in their national plat
forms expressing the SYM
pathy of the American people
for oppressed peoples abroad.
1t has become so natural for
this to be done by both par
ties that the Congress earlier
this month spent only a few
minutes debating the joint
resolution which subsequently
aroused the ire Of the Com
muniSt imperialiStS in Mos
COW.
In 1892, both the Repub-
lican and Democratic plat
forms condemned the Russian
government for the mistreat-
ment Of its people. The Dem
ocratic platform plank, en-
titled Sympathy For the OPP
pressed" read as follows:
This country has always
been the refuge of the OPP
pressed from every land
exiles for conscience sake
and, in the spirit of the
founders of our Government,
we condemn the oppression
practiced by the Russian gov
eminent upon its Lutheran
and Jewish subjects; and we
call upon our National Gov
eminent, in the interest Of
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DAVID LAWRENCE
Captive Nations Year Needed

possible and proper aid to the
unfortunate people of Ar
menia."
The year 1914 saw the first
plank from the Republicans
calling for a free and demo-
cratic commonwealth" in Pal
estine. Then, in 1948, the
Democrats had a plank, too,
looking forward to the ad-
mission of the state of Israel
to the United Nations" The
Republicans in their platform
that year also had a plank
proclaiming friendship with
the people of Palestine.
The 1855 Republican plat
form said:
I'VE shall continue to seek
the identification of Germany
in freedom, and the liberation
of the satellite states-Po-
land, Czechoslovakia, Hun
gary, Romania, Bulgaria,
Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia
and other once-free coun-
tries now behind the Iron
Curtain. The Republican
Party stands firmly with the
peoples of these countries in
their just quest for freedom.
We are confident that our
peaceful policies, resolutely
pursued. will finally restore
freedom and national indie
pendence to oppressed peo-
Piles and nations"
The 1856 Democratic plank
said in part: 1--WE declare our
deepest concern for the plight
of the freedom-lovin peo-
Piles of Central and Eastern
Europe and of Asia, now I'M
der the yoke of Soviet dicta-
torship. The United States,
under Democratic leaders,
has never recognized the
forcible annexation of Lith-
uania, Latvia, and Estonia, or
condoned the extension of
the Kremlin's tyranny over
Poland. Bulgaria, Romania,
Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Al
bania and other countries.
We look forward to the day
when the liberties of all cap
tive nations will be restored
to them and they can again
take their rightful place in
the community Of free ma
tons"
It's an old story with
America, but somehow Nikita
Khrushchev hasn't heard of It.
(Copyright, 1852
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-28
RALPH McGILL
Writer Is Struck by Intense Interest
OF the People in Scriptures Reading

MOSCOW - 1t was not
until the last hymn of the
Baptist church in Moscow
that I really got in good
voice. This was one I knew.
1t was "Hallelujah! Thine
the Glory!" I did so well
there were glances my way.
My hope was they were ad-
miring my voice.
I must confess something
else-I acted like a baby and
cried. No one noticed it be-
cause it was frightfully hot
in the church, and a lot OF
people were using handker-
chiefs. Indeed, two women
tainted. Tears came to me
when sat down and saw the
intensity and devotion Of the
massed crowd of at least
1000 persons packed into the
rectangular church. Some
stood outside the door, una
BILE to get in. I wished for a
camera to picture the faces.
They were good, plain, honest
faces. They looked, save for
the scarves over the heads Of
the women, like a rural
American church audience of
so years ago.
1t was an emotional impact
for me because here were
men and women who leaned
forward to hear the reading
of the Scriptures. They, too.
wept at some of it. Indeed,
the Intourist girl with me
asked me why they were
weeping. said it was because
of the promise of our Lord,
as being read from st. John.
The service was two hours.
1t was, as aforesaid, very hot,
There we're young people
present, some of them boys
and girls of 8 and 9. Many
stood. There were a great
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many in their teens. I do not
mean to intimate that reli-
gion proSpers or grows here,
but it is here and not all Of
it is confined to old men and
women, as most stories have.
said. The aisleS were packed
with people who stood pa
tiently the full two hours.
They stood, too, in the aisles
of the gallery.
The church is a rectangu-
lar one. There is a gallery
and at one end is the pulpit
on a raised platform. At the
other end in the gallery is
the organ and choir. The
choir alone was worth going
to hear. 1t was like massed
choirS one hears in chants
but the hymns were those
familiar to America. 1t was
truly magnificent.
There was a sermon of As
minutes, and there was a
reading of the Bible for a
half hour. The rest was
songs and prayers. The SER
mon was from st. John in
which~ou Lord tells his Dis
ciples he is going from them
but will leave with them the
comforter or Holy Spirit. The
scripture reading was from
st. Luke, all the eleventh
chapter with interpretations.
Never in a varied life of
many experiences have I seen
a congregation which seemed
literally to hang on every
word. When it was over l
met in the Office with the
pastor and his staff. He was
The Rev. Yakov Zhidov.
Fourth General Secretary
Alexander Karev was there,
and others of the staff
were present.
The BaptistS have a mem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-28
RALPH McGLL
Baptist Worshipers in Moscow

DerSnlp OF about a hall mil
lion persons in Russia. They
grew out of three early
groups and have some 500
churches. They have more
vitality and conviction, or so
1t seems to a visitor, than
other Christian groups.
While we talked, the pastor
suddenly remarked there was
to be a wedding. I stayed for
it. In Moscow I had seen the
civil marriages done by a
lady of dignity and convic-
ton who made a nonreligious
ceremony have meaning, but
the Baptist one was beauti-
full. There was the traditional
white dress and garland of
flowers about the head of
the bride. The groom was a
graduate engineer, the bride
was a science technician.
Honesty requires the re-
porter in Russia to note again
and again that the Commu-
mist educational system does
not waste talent. 1t recognizes
it, and it sees to it that it is
given opportunity. Our critics
may protest, but there is very
real reason to say there is
more opportunity for the
talented in Russia than at
home. This talent is used, of
course, for detectives differ
ent from our own, many of
which we properly reject, but
we would be foolish to avoid
knowing that in Russia the
boy or girl who shows ability
is recognized and given every
educational chance, whereas
too many of ours do not have
a chance because of geog-
raphy or the economic status
of their parents.
Anyhow I was in good
voice when I Justify Joined in
singing Hallelujah, and I
loved it. When it was all over
I shook hands with many of
those who had attended.
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not instantly shift, and it
so happens that the Nixon
visit comedies with a period
of increasing East-West ten
sion.
The State Department re-
fuses to accept responsibility
for the Nixon trip to Poland.
Secretary Herter is in
Geneva.
Mr.. Nixon's own reasons
are starkly simple. There are
more people of Polish descent
in Chicago than in Warsaw.
There are similar concentra-
tons in Detroit, Buffalo and
like industrial centers. In
every case they form a largely
homogeneous voting bloc of
whose susceptibilities all poll
ticans are VIGOROUSLY tender.
The Nixon trip to Russia
is a vastly different cup of
tea. There is every reason to
believe that the Kremlin, de-
spite Khrushchev's brief show
of turbulence, welcomed a
visit from the man they think
might be the next President.
This falls within the realm of
the realities they are quick
to grasp, power being one of
the few things they under
stand and respect.
Mr.. Nixon in turn had GER
tain advantages. He cannot
negotiate and produce any
substantive settlement of
East-West difficulties. But
any glimmer of hope he
brought back would be re-
garded as a triumph in view
of the present dismal out
look.
In the event the Russians
denied him even this small
change, he could do what he
has been doing, which is pre-
sent himself in a brave light
as a man standing up to the
Russians" The quality of
the dialogue between Nixon
and Khrushchev, read in
cold type, is far below the
casual exchanges of a dull
day in the United States
Senate. 1t was in fact hard
ly worthy of political profess
SIGNALS. as both are.
But the net impression
here is unquestionably of
benefit to Mr.. Nixon. So is
the daily griSt of pictures
and headlines in this pub
licity-consciouS country.
Poland will be another
story.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-28
DORIS FLEESON

The spectacle of Vice
President Nixon campaigning
for the presidency in a Soviet
satellite state, more espe-
cially Poland which is the
most delicate area of Ameri-
can diplomacy today, is one
which Secretary of State
Dulles adamantly refused to
countenance in his lifetime.
A mistake made here will
be paid for by the Poles, not
by Mr.. Nixon or the United
States, and what their Soviet
masters are capable of in the
way of reprisals has been
written in blood in East
Germany and Hungary.
American diplomacy has
undertaken in Poland to fan
the flame of independence
while avoiding any move
which would instigate acts
by the Poles which in turn
would incite the SovietS to
harsh retaliation. 1t is into
this situation of precarious
balance that Mr.. Nixon pro-
poses to interject himself and
his enormous encourage for
purposes of self-aggrandize-
ment.
This Government and the
Gomulka regime of Poland
accepted the risks of their
present association because
the ties between the two
countries are long and deeply
felt. The Polish struggles for
freedom have vibrated a re-
Sponsive chord in American
hearts for generations. Alone
among the Soviet satellites
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-28
Chances Of Summit and Khrushchev Visit
Feared as Inducing Us to Lower Guard

Republican pros" as we'll
as a few Democrats in Wash
ington agree that the way
Vice President Nixon has
handled the rough-and-tum-
BILE discussions with Premier
Khrushchev has enhanced
considerably his standing
with American voters. The
threat from Gov. Nelson
Rockefeller, his potential
rival at the 1860 convention,
has diminished, despite real
efforts of the Governors
hackers to organize pro-
Rockefeller forces in New
England and some States in
the Middle West.
But improved prospects
for Mr.. Nixon notwithstand-
ing, a number of the Vice
Presidents friends continue
to be apprehensive over the
ultimate effect of his visit
to the Soviet Union. On the
positive side is the unques-
tionable gain in his political
fortunes. On the negative
side, his friends see increased
chances for a summit meet
ing to be either preceded or
followed by a visit by Soviet
Premier Khrushchev to the
United States and the posi-
bility of a return visit by
President Eisenhower.
To the average citizen,
this may appear satisfactory,
since it is a widespread as
sumption that such eX-
changes help the cause of
world peace. Many political
leaders, including Senate
Majority Leader Lyndon
Johnson, have stated it is
far better to exchange words
than bombs with the Rus
slams. Only a fool would dis
agree with this basic truth
provided, of course, that the
Communists mean what they
say. So far they have never
done so.
1t also would seem, on the
surface. that there could be
no damage to our security
from a Khrushchev visit
The Soviet chief certainly
would amuse Americans by
his calculated antics. But, il
is pointed out by those who
have followed Ped policies
over the years, the funda-
mental detectives of commu-
nism have not changed an
iota over the AZ years since
it started playing a destruc-
tive international role aimed
at world SUPREMACY.
Since last November, when
the West was given an ulti-
matum on Berlin, Khru-
shchev has embarked on an
aggressive strategy which
seems to be paying off. He
agreed to a foreign ministers
conference at Geneva, but ii
turned out to be a tragi-
comedy. He wants a summit
melting. and there is every in
dication that he will get it
The propaganda value the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-28
Risks in Nixon's Visit to Poland

looked by the Soviet Union
is unclear, but presumably
they wish to avoid another
Hungary. 1t is never wise,
however, to assume that So
Wet policy in such areas can
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-28
WoImsIey Approved
As Tunisio Envoy
BY the Associated Press

The Senate Foreign Rela-
tons Committee approved yes
terday the nomination of
Walter Newbold Walmsley to
be Ambassador to Tunisia.
The 55-year-old Walmsley,
with more than 80 years of
diplomatic background, ha S
been serving as Deputy AS
sistant Secretary of Sttae for
International Organization
Affairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-28
Apprehension Is Felt That Any Mistake
By Vice President Would Hurt Poles

it now receives American
credits.
Why this has been over
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-11

dalton said almost all" the
Thursday registrants paid the
1920 tuition fee. Others pledged
to make arrangements for pay
ment.
The private school is sched-
uled to open the week Of Sep
TENDER 81.
Representatives Of the foun-
dation met with the county
school board yesterday after
noon to request board assist
ance in several problems.
The foundation asked wheth.
er the school board would agree
to the transportation of private
school pupils in county school
buses.
Grid Equipment Asked
H. r. Haca, head Of the
foundations athletic commit
tee. asked permission for the
foundation to borrow. buy or
rent" football equipment for rs
boys who will form the team of
the foundation school.
The foundation also asked
whether it might purchase
school books from the public
school.
Decisins on the requests were
delayed by the board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-11
,lBoysJaiIed
In Beating =

Two teen-age boys were sent
TO jail yesterday for beating an
FBI clerk in the Eastover shop
ping center in oxon Hill, Md.
The victim, q 20 year old
District man. was Knocked to
his knees September 2, accord
ing TO Prince Georges County
Detective Wayne Milligan. He
said the man suffered q broken
nose and jaw and face cuts.
Shoppers broke up the beat
ing about 1880 pm. when they
yelled the police were coming,
detectives said.
Upper Marlboro Police Court
Judge william H. McGrath or
dered six-month terms in the
House Of Corrections for Rom
aid N. Hoffman. 10, Of the 800
block Of Audrey lane, Glass
manor. and William N. Kleaver,
10. Of the 1900 block OF Barry
more drive. Oxon Hill. Each
was charged with assault.
Judge McGrath also ordered
Kleaver to serve an additional
six months for assaulting q
sailor in an earlier case. The
Judge last month suspended the
six-month sentence. but yester-
day ordered 1t served In view Of
the second fight.
Maybe this will be a lesson
to others who have ideas to
gang up on someone" Judge
McGrath said.
The beating victim was talk
ing to a woman acquaintance
when a gang Of six boys walked
past and pushed him, Detective
Milligan said. He said there
was an exchange Of words and
the victim started to walk
away.
Hoffman and Kleaver went
after him and the beating oc-
CURED. police said. A third
teen-ager ran up to help the
two. but his assistance was not
needed. He was identified by
police as Joseph Smithson. 10,
Of the 100 block Of Huron drive,
Forest Heights. charged with
disorderly conduct. He forfeited
$3.50 collateral. police said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-11
Man Electrocuted
Cleaning Machine

An equipment maintenance
man was electrocuted while
steam-cleaning a front-end
loader at the District. Sand &
Gravel Co.. Prince Georges
County police said yesterday.
The victim. Dale Dean Coff-
man. 20. Of 6651 Temple Hills
road at 1900 Branch avenue.
Silver Hill. police said.
Mr.. Coffman was found still
clasping the metal nozzle OF
the steam hose. police said.
He was pronounced dead on
arrival at Prince Georges Gen.
eral Hospital.
Mr.. Coffman was the father
of four children, the last born
Tuesday. police said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-11
Town Seeks
Equipmento Of
Fired Chief

ofhcials Of colmar Manor,
Nd. have gone to court TO try
to get back equipment from
the town police chief they fired
after he lost an election bid tc
the council.
The town claims Ernest H
Mulligan. of 4207 Newark road
has property valued at $500
This includes a .3s caliber re-
volver. uniforms. handouts, q
blackjack. a two-way police car
radio. q siren and four badges
according to Town Attorney
Bill Yoho.
He has filed a writ Of replev-
In in Hyattsville Trial Magis-
trate Court to get the property,
A hearing will be held Septem-
Der IS.
Mr.. Mulligan, a town police
man % years and chief the
past four. said half the equip
ment the town claims is his
own personal property. He also
said the town has failed to pay
his sos salary for July.
Mr.. Mulligan's police chief
Job was eliminated by the coun-
ell as an economy measure a
few hours after the election
July IA. The ousted chief has
contested his election loss in
Prince Georges Circuit Court,
where the case is now pending.
Mr.. Mulligan still is one Of
two part-time policemen work.
ing for the town of Cottage
City-next to Colmar Manor.
He is also president Of the
Prince Georges Municipal Po-
lice Association. a post he has
held Is years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-11
Gov. Tuwes Opens
Hospital Cunteen

SYKESvIILE. Md. Sept. II
(AP).-Gov. Tawes dedicated a
new, privately financed canteen
building at Springfield State
Hospital yesterday. He called 1t
a monument to "a will Of the
people to do for themselves and
not just to stand by and wait
for gratuities."
The canteen was built and is
being operated by women Of the
mental hospitals volunteer aux
iliary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-11

grass. IS: Randy Neland. is;
Dave Nichols. l6: AL Colby, 10:
Mike Clark. IS. and Bill Rap
son, IS.
At the cemetery they were
supplanted by six soldiers Of the
Army's Sd Infantry from Fort
Myer. The rites were concluded
within IS minutes.
Peters family. including his
Is : year old brother. Donnie,
and the grandparents. stepped
forward and touched the casket.
His mother was crying.
Pact q Mystery
The question of why the two
teen-agers decided on suicide
remained a mystery. Peters
friends. who we're at the funeral,
said Patricia definitely was
not Peters girl friend" and that
they had not been dating each
other.
They said Peter had been a
"science-fiction fan" who usu-
ally kept TO himself and APP
peared to be in a depressed
mood and unhappy.
When found by their two
fathers Wednesday morning
after an all-night search, Peter
was dead on the front seat Of
a car parked on a little-used
logging road of Braddock road
between Annandale and Burke.
Patricia was on the hack seat,
unconscious but still breath
ing.
The windows had been closed
and a garden hose connected
to each seat from the twin ex-
haust pipes o: the car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-11
Rummuae Sale

A rummage sale will be held
from Q am. to 5 pm. today and
tomorrow at the Lexington
Park (Md) Community Build
ing for the benefit Of the So
ciety for the Restoration Of st.
Ignatius Church in st. Marys
County,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-11
Suicide Poet BoyBuried,
Girls Condition Critical

Funeral services were held
today for Peter John Riordan
l6. the Annandale High SchooI
student who died in a suicide
pact on Wednesday.
The final resting place was
a grave in Arlington Cemetery
where about 100 relatives and
friends. including the father
OF the girl who tried to die
with Peter. were present.
The girl, Patricia Arcularius
Is. remained in critical condi-
ton at Dewitt Army Hospital
at Fort Belvoir. the result OF
fumes from an automobiles
exhaust pipes.
Were Classmates
The two teen-agers had beer
classmates. both sophomores
lat the Fairfax County school
Peter was the son Of Army
1t. Col. Don F. Riordan Of 7l2O
Atlee place, North Springfield
His father is on duty at the
Pentagon assigned to the ONCE
Of. the Army's Chief Of Ord
nance.
Patricia's home is in the
same community. Her father,
Air Force 1t. Col. Harry r.
Arcularius Of 1909 Gresham
street. also is on duty at the
Pentagon assigned to. the once
OF the Joint Chiefs Of Staff.
Simple graveside rites were
conducted at the cemetery by
two clergymen. One was the
Rev. Albert N. Honaker, pastor
Of st. Johns Methodist Church
in North Springfield and next
door neighbor of the Riordan
family The other was the Rev.
j. Grady Hutchinson, pastor Of
Ravensworth Baptist Church.
6 Boy Pallbearers
Earlier, the two clergymen
had conducted services at st.
Johns Church. where six teen
age boys-friends and class
mates Of Peter-served as pail
bearers.
The boys were Jack Snod-
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Library Ceremony

The District Commissioners
will take part in a ground
breaking ceremony for the new
Fort Davis branch library, Ala
bama avenue between Thirty
seventh and Thirty eighth
streets Sc. at 2 pm. Tuesday.
The 1884, 900 building is sched-
uled to be completed next July.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-11
Four Rural Schools

In the rural areas. four ele-
mentary schools have been set
UP in church buildings.
1--WE have good facilities, in
some cases as good or better
than the pupils had at the pub