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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
CONSTANTINE BROWN
KremIin Policy Behind Berlin Issue

mands for direct talks be-
tween East and West Ger.
many to work out a reuni-
flcation plan should suddenly
be accepted by the West,
it is a safe bet that Khru-
shchev would find some way
to avoid the very thing he
ostensibly and loudly seeks.
All the blasts that come
from Moscow on this issue
are phony, because Moscow
does not, cannot and must
not--for Communist reasons
permit any real negotia-
tons at this time toward
German reunification.
Why? Simple politics-if
politics is ever really sim
pie. If. for example, West
Germany and East Germany
were to sit down together to
work out a reunification for
mula, West Germany would
in the nature Of things
dominate such a meeting.
West Germany today is prob
ably the most prosperous
nation in Europe. The gov
eminent is stable and freely
elected. The opposition Is
patriotic and -Commu-
mist. The economy is firmly
organized, productive, we'll
ieo end well-manned. The
standards of living are far
higher than those prevailing
in the Communicated Sec
ton of Germany and. indeed.
they are higher than those
prevailing in most of Europe,
with the exception of Brit
ain.
Thus the fiction Of equal
ity in any direct negotiations
between the two Germanys
would break down at the
very beginning. To redress
the imbalance, then. is the
chief goal of the Kremlin
now. In a crash program.
East Germany's levels will
be brought up to nearer par
ity with West Germany be-
fore any real steps are taken
for identification. In the
meantime, Soviet diplomacy.
propaganda and threats will
be employed to slow down or
halt entirely the rearming
of West Germany, which is
still long way from realiza-
ton.
What the Kremlin seeks
in provoking the Berlin crisis
is time and naturalization.
East Germany is to be ac-
corded the fullest sovereign
ty and her economy is to be
made a showcase for all the
satellites to see. Until that
is accomplished, unification
will remain a dream.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
DAVID LAWRENCE
Dictatorship Diplomacy on Berlin

lief that there would be no
resistance at all. take some
step that would bring on war.
One reason for the cocki-
ness of the Soviets is the re-
ported belief In the Krem-
lin that the American people
voted against the Eisenhower
administration In the 1883
elections and that in 1860 a
Democratic administration is
coming into power which will
be favorable to Moscow. This
impression has been given
by the public utterances Of
some Democratic members Of
Congress. but 1t by no means
reflects accurately the over
whelming sentiment OF the
Democratic Party. There is
every reason to believe that
the majority in Congress are
behind the administration in
its firm policy.
President Eisenhower's call
of congressional leaders 10 a
White House conference to
discuss the Berlin problem
is designed. as was the Ma
tional Security Council meet
ing this week, to disabuse the
minds Of the Russians that
the American Government is
disunited on its policy Of
potential resistance to any
forced withdrawal Of allied
troops from Berlin.
There is. moreover. in
Moscow at the moment the
mistaken belief that the
British viewpoint may tend
to diverge from the Ameri-
can This, too, is a fallacy.
for, when the chips are down,
1t is most likely that the
Western allies will be found
united. In the face Of such
unity, the Soviet government
may content itself with
handing over paper sover-
eighty to the East German
government and then asking
the United Nations to settle
the status Of Berlin. Such a
development, while inconclu-
sive, could at least avert a
war and leave the ultimate
disposition Of BerliIa to be
negotiated over a long period
Of time.
Copyrighted, 1881
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06

in his Office election after
noon, facing what he thought
was certain defeat within a
few hours. He has toyed with
the thought Of sending it to
the former Senator, since he
has still to hear a word from
that vanquished politician.
Among Senator Young's
political unconventionalities
is his refusal to pamper the
constituents. Recently he let
a reporter forage through his
mail, complete with replies.
To an irate voter, the SEN
ator replied: Dear Sir: You
are a liar. Very truly yours,
Stephen Young" To another,
who said she had supported
him, he wrote: Dear Mrs.
Jones: You are entirely mis-
informed and your letter is
silly, but thank you for vot-
ing for me. Sincerely, Ste
phen Young"
If the Senator were only
this much and nothing more,
the Pentagon might relax.
But the fact is that Senator
Young is a trial lawyer of
great experience who does
the courtroom work for 40
odd lawyers in his home city,
Cleveland. He has done it
well and is described as a
man who prepares his cases
thoroughly before entering
court.
Thus he should strongly
bulwark the subcommittee
chairman, Senator Syming-
ton, who knows the Pentagon
well as a former Air Force
Secretary but lacks legal
training. That lack appeared
clearly in the Army-Mc-
Carthy hearings where Sena-
tor Symington experienced
difficulty in asserting his
points effectively against the
McCarthy-Cohen combina-
ton.
A great opportunity To help
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
DAVID LAWRENCE

The Berlin crisis Is running
true to form. Just as 1t APP
pears to be coming TO q cli-
max that could mean war,
the Soviet bluffer-in-chief
retreats q bit. This is the
art Of maneuvering, which is
historically known as dicta-
torship diplomacy.
The Soviet ruler now says
that the May n deadline on
forcing western troops out
Of Berlin can be moved for
ward II sensible negotia-
tons" are under way with
the Western powers. Prime
Minister Macmillan Is hailed
as having won this impor-
tant concession" from
Khrushchev during his re-
cent visit to Moscow.
The moves in the chess
game are all too palpable.
The British Prime Minister
has said the West might
even be willing to pull
some Of its troops away from
West Germany provided the
Russians pulled away from
East Germany. This is a form
of "disengagement" which
has been debated for many
months. In essence. it means
q retreat and withdrawal by
the West in the face of So
Wet pressure. 1t may not
make the West Germans
happy. but it satisfies the
peace-at-any-price sentiment
inside Britain. where the
British Prime Minister faces
political opposition from the
appeaser group all the time.
Meanwhile, President Eli
senhower at his press con-
ference this week was care
full not to criticize the British
Prime Minister'S mission or
its results because, after all,
the purpose of the visit was
solely to elicit information
as to the Kremlin rulers at
titude, rather than to reach
agreements. AS a piece Of
probing Of the other sides
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
DORIS FLEEsON
Ohio's Senator Young, Trial Lawyer,
Called Well Equipped for Job

The ranking Democrat on
the subcommittee which will
examine waste and duplica-
ton in the space programs is
the freshman Senator who
lets the chips-big ones with
o cutting edge-fall where he
thinks they are richly de-
served.
Senator Young Of Ohio
electrified routine Senate
swearing-in ceremonies when
he refused to walk down the
aisle with his senior colleague,
Democrat Frank Lausche,
who had ignored him
throughout the campaign. It
was q clear case of the bitter
bit as Senator Lausche has
long been q notorious lone
wolf in politics and all Wash
ington chuckled.
Since then Senator Young
has gone his merry way, tell
ing the truth as he sees it
with brevity and often wit.
He is q rare bird on two
counts. He is a genuine per-
sonality and q politician who
wears no mans collar.
What is even more rare Is
that he never rants and Is not
bitter. What he is doing at
SO is enjoying his independ-
ence right out in public and.
letting the Capital enjoy it
with him.
Nobody. including himself,
had given him a chance to
beat the veteran Republican,
John Bricker. Most DEM
ocrats, including Majority
Leader Johnson, refused to
waste time on Ohio; some
who went there didn't men,
ton Mr.. Young. Only the
Toledo Blade among the
States consequential newspa-
pers. supported him.
Senator Young still has in
his pocket the pleasant tele-
gram he prepared to send
Senator Bricker when alone
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
Reds Plan East Germany as Showcase
To Hold Satellites by Economic Ties
CONSTANTINE BROWN

economists are charting the
courses, calling the plays,
arranging the details. But
each individual satellite is
outwardly running its own
show. With success, the
Kremlin can say that the
individual nations them
selves had triumphed in
building socialism" thus
giving the outraged national
feelings Of the subject peo-
Piles some expression Of their
lost identity. With failure. Of
course. there can easily be
new trials and executions
for "revisionism" or some
other pet charge of the Red
dictatorship.
East Germany, itself the
scene of a bare-hands re-
volt in 1858, has been
chosen for the showcase ma
ton of the Communist bloc.
An about drive for eco
nomic parity with prosper
Gus West Germany already
is under way. To the men
in the Kremlin, nothing
must be allowed to interfere
with the East German re-
Mobilization.
Thus the Juror over the
status of West Berlin be-
comes an initial step in the
grandiose Soviet plan for
the German Communist
state. Not much longer can
the Soviet Union put up
with a big picture window
looking out on the free
world right in the center
wall of the Communist
parlor.
There is more than that
involved. too. If. for ex-
ample. Khrushchey's de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

One Congressman hesitates to fire his son from the
payroll for fear the kid will apply for obess pay-and
become burden on the taxpayers.
Democrats will celebrate Harry Truman's 18th birth
day. One of those diamond-in- the trough jubilees
Harold Stassen needs contributions to run for Mayor of
Philadelphia. Once again hear that old refrain "Hark
the Harod's Angels Sing"
Midwest Democrats meet in Milwaukee Slogan: Throw
the despots out-and the nepots in!"
New York Republican who backed Rockefeller for
economy and got the threat of higher taxes now calls
himself Rock-hbb Republican.
With Glare Boothe Luce named Ambassador to Brazil
Democrats ask Is this the time play fast and Luce with
amigos?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06

they would throw out the &C
counting textbook and devote
more time to developing the
students qualities Of business
leadership.
In teacher preparation they
would trim the requirements for
courses IN education theory and
plunge the student into more
practice teaching. They sug-
gested partnerships between
universities and their nighbor-
ing secondary schools to ease
the transition from the stu
dents desk to the teachers
chair.
In all fields, the educators
say they want to put more Of
a load on the employer who
takes over the student after
graduation.
Engineering firms already are
coming around to the idea Of
maintaining their own TECH
nical centers for sort Of post
graduate program. This way
the engineers not only Learn
the way the company wants
1t done, but they are able tc
keep in touch with the rapid
developments in their field.
Michigan State University
made no transcripts Of the one
day seminars. 1t wanted ideas,
not words. And it wanted the
educators to speak freely. Now
MSU officials are assessing
the results of their unusual ex-
pertinent The next-step will
be a series of meetings of
deans and faculty members to
line upa curriculum, which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
Lenten Retreat
Set Tomorrow

A lenten retreat will be held
from 10 am. to 2 pm. tomor-
row in Calvary Episcopal
Church, 800 Sixth street NE.
Mrs. Eugene Campagna of
the. Council Of Church Women,
Alexandria, Va. will lead the
prayer group. The retreat is
being sponsored by the church's
Christian Education Committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
WILLIAM S. WHITE
Liberals Taxation Problem

less likely to do all this than
the New York Legislature is
likely to let Gov. Rockefeller
slap on new taxes to the de-
gree he wishes. But Senator
Neuberger. a liberal of the
liberals. is determined at all
events to force his own fell
low liberals into some self
examination. II he is able to
do only this much he will be
content.
His view. and it seems per-
fectly sound. here as In AL
bany. is that the voters have
pretty well come to know a
hack from a hand saw: or
that anything that Is any
good will cost somebody
something. He even suspects
that the people know that
consistently supporting in
Congress the most madly
liberal" programs. and ST.
multaneously crying out for
lower taxes on "the little
man." is not really liberal.
The word for that kind of
policy is not liberal: the word
is spelled p-h-o-n-y.
Senator Neuberger himself
has painful memories of the
real spelling of the word.
Last year in the Senate he
had the duty to guide a bill
to raise postmen's pay. At
this point his fellow liberals
regarded him as a very sound
man. But then he came along
with the obviously necessary
second part of the thing, a
bill to increase postal rates
to pay the freight. A great
chill fell upon some of his
fellow liberals.
They acted then" he says
wryly. as though had come
out for a bill to nationalize
women and children"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
Khrushchev Offer to Extend DeodIine
Held TypicoI Tactic TO Lead Allies On

intentions, II was to some
degree successful.
Mr.. Macmillan can also
retreat II need be when he
finds the American, French
and West German view to be
in accord with the military
recommendations Of General
Norstad. commander Of the
NATO forces. Military men
Of the West don't think 1t
helps the morale Of their
forces to be Withdrawing al
lied troops from West Ger
many under pressure from
Moscow.
Coincidentally in this coun-
try, the Secretary Of Defense,
Neil McElroy. gave the inn
preston at a news conference
that. far from retreating, the
United States intends to adj
vocate resistance by force
should there be any attempt
to compel the allied troops
to get out Of Berlin in vio-
lation Of the existing four
power wartime agreement.
Mr.. McElroy said frankly
that, II fighting breaks out
over Berlin. he doesn't quite
see how you could avoid in
volving Russian forces" and
that 1t would be VERY diff
cult to keep 1t a limited war"
He added that I'VE do not
see ourselves fighting Rus
STA" in anything that could
be called a small war.
The Secretary also remark
ed that. while there would
be reluctance to use nuclear
weapons. they certainly would
be used If necessary but that
he hoped the friction over
Berlin would not get to the
point where that kind Of war
action would be required"
So from one side comes
the usual pressure to win
concessions by threat-of-war
and bluff tactics. From the
other side comes the Arm Ian
guage of potential resistance
so that the Soviets will not
miscalculate and, in the be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
Rockefeller and Neuberger Seen Trying
To End 'IYesponsibility' on Issue

Nelson Rockefeller Of New
York. is trying to persuade
the New York Legislature to
put on large new State taxes
to pay for the new welfare
programs he is proposing.
He is having very hard going.
But, at any rate. he is serv-
ing candor. and something
else as well. He is giving
valuable wal ming to fellow
liberals that more and more
voters who are not neces-
sarily reactionaries are tir-
ing Of the liberal notion OF
trying to do much for most
everybody without asking
anybody much to pay any
thing much back.
A Democratic liberal in
Washington, Senator Rich
ard Neuberger OF oregon, is
having his own try for SIM
liar motives. He has asked
Congress to raise taxes by
about So billion before 1t
approves more housing, more
unemployment benefits and
other inherently desirable
things.
Senator Neuberger wants
to soak everybody at least a
little bit. He would raise
Federal gasoline taxes and
he would allow the Postoffice
Department to lift postal
rates to sensible levels. And
he wants to hit some of 1.-The
interests" He proposes ex-
cess-profits levies on the
arms makers and reductions
in the tax write offs long
guaranteed the oil industry
because Of the highly. CLANCY
nature of its operations.
Congress is perhaps even
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06

leashing the brighter students
to soar as high and as fast
as they can.
They condemn vocational
training in the colleges as
wasted effort. Too often. they
say, the how-to training Of a
college is obsolete by the time
the student graduates. Other
times 1t turns out the student
doesn't need it anyway for his
particular job.
In many ways they would
broaden the education Of the
Nations youth to touch on
many subjects. But ina other
ways they would narrow the
field for more concentration on
the subject of specific interest.
Overturn the System
In liberal arts they would
overturn the course system as 1t
exists today. In place of the
standard Monday Wednesday,
Friday cycle of classes they
would put broader courses with
fewer hours in the classroom.
They would tailor the require
ments to meet the needs of the
student. For example. a stu
dent in political theory would
need some knowledge of the
classical world, but not neces-
sarily all purpose general
courses In Latin and Greek.
No More Accounting
In engineering the educa-
tors would take long, cold
look at the departmental struc-
ture. Today's engineering pro-
gram is divided into such fields
as civil. chemical, and aeronau-
teal engineering. Too narrow
and too vocational. they say.
Instead, they suggest a COM
bination of engineering with
science and three fields of study
man, materials and energy
with more emphasis on basic
principles and less on applica-
ton of the rules.
In business administration
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06

group of students who will get
more attention and do more
work.
That Is the picture drawn by
prominent educators and lay
men who came together TO help
lay the groundwork for q new
university with a new look In
learning.
Michigan State University
seeking new ideas in education
for a branch it plans to open
next fall, asked the educators
to answer this question:
If you were starting from
scratch and had the money you
needed. how would you set up
great university?
A Rare Advantage
DR.. John A. Hannah. presi-
dent of NJ. S. u, wanted to
know If educational methods of
today will meet the needs of
tomorrow. He said he wanted
to take full advantage of "the
rare opportunity of starting
with nothing" at the new
branch.
The educators met in four
seminars - liberal arts, engi-
neering. teacher education and
business administration - from
August to December. Guest
panelists included such authori-
ties as President Milton Eisen-
hover of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity. Historian Henry STEELE
Commager Of Amherst and Co.
lumbia University, and Henry
T, Head of the Ford Founda-
ton.
Something Of Revolution
| The answers that emerged
from the sessions amount to
something of a revolution in
higher education.
Dubious that education is do
ing the best possible job today,
much less than being ready to
meet future needs, the educa-
tors unanimously call for I'M
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06

Political liberalism in both
parties Is long on good ideas
for spending public money for
the public good. and some
times for the public safety
as well. But political LIBERAL
ism generally is short. indeed.
on willingness to face up to a
plain II unhappy fact: When
money goes out money also
has got TO come in, unless
government is to become a
kind Of spending happy.
grinning farce.
This built-i1 tendency to-
ward irresponsibiIity is the
greatest single long term
weakness Of the liberals,
whether Democratic or Re-
publican liberals. And it is,
to reasonably detached peo-
pie. the best single argument
for preserving conservatism
as a coiinterforce.
Liberalism, in q word, often
comes close to the classic
definition Of the demagogue.
This fellow, being bravely
consistent. always votes for
all appropriations and against
all taxes-except. of course.
those on corporations and
the rich.
This small lecture having
been duly entered into the
record. it is possible to re-
port that two young liberal
politicians are now trying to
do something about it all.
And while they no doubt will
fail in their ultimate objec-
tives, they are making eenu-
Inc contributions to reason
In the current budget debate.
A liberal Republican. Gov.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06

Behind the current Soviet
inspired crisis oVef the flu
ture of divided Germany lies
an important-indeed, per-
haps the most important
consideration Of the Krem-
Inns foreign policy. In es-
sence, 1t Is the determine
ton of the men in Moscow
to keep intact their satellite
empire in Central and East
ern Europe.
The revolt in Hungary and
the peaceful but no less sig
nificant upheaval In Poland
rocked the Communist pol
icymakers with a roughness
they themselves had never
foreseen or dreamed of. Sup
preston was relatively sim
pie. of course. but the men
Of the Communist hierarchy
knew that suppression alone
was insufficient. Something
had to be done to help guar
antee that there would be
no repetition Of Hungary or
Poland.
The course decided upon
was economic. Every single
Soviet satellite is today
engaged on a vigorous. COM
prehensive program for eco
nomic rehabilitation. Soviet
demands on production. on
plant. on raw materials have
been reduced to a minimum
and in some cases eliminated
entirely. Incentives have been
offered to workers and to
management that would
make capitalist incentives
look puny.
The entire program. over
all. is, of course. managed
by Moscow. Soviet planners,
Soviet engineers, Soviet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
Educators Give Views
On Student of Future.

PONTIAC, Mich, Mar (AP).-The college student of the
future may spend less time in the classroom and the
library and laboratory
He may take fewer but they will be broader
He may touch subjects, but will deve deeply into
fewer,
He set his pace and consequently may forge
ahead of his classmates
he is exceptional he will become a member of an elite
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06

MSU says twill be generally
consistent with the tenor Of
the seminars"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19

DEAR ABBY: ! would like
to ask you II the man ever
breaks the engagement? !
am a man who is engaged to
a girl thought I loved. But
I am finding out that she is
very selfish. childish and ex-
tremely demanding In small
matters.
! am beginning to wonder
what our marriage would be
like. ] know I am not perfect.
but her faults are becoming
more and more evident as
time goes on. She Is talking
about being married at
Christmas. I'd like TO get out
Of 1t. But how? John Doe"
A man breaks an engage
ment exactly the way . wom-
an does. He simply finds the
most tactful way Of telling his
intended that he's turning In
the orange blossoms for q
bachelor button. Far better
to have a broken engagement
than a broken home.
= 4
DEAR ABBY: I am writing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19

build up his sense Of indepen-
dence and makes him feel
more vitality a part of his
family.
It is true that in our So
ciety today that 16 is young
to start making such. contri-
buttons when they are not
particularly needed. 1t is also
true that the young wage
Garner can save his parents
the expense Of clothing and
various extras. But the same
youngster would have q much
better feeling about himself
and his family If a portion
Of that money went into the,
family budget.
In many homes q working
youngsters contribution
might seem pathetically
, small. He may have the feel
ing that this money would
Just 60 down the drain. In
such q case, he might save UP
enough to buy something
that win be seen and used by
all members Of the family.
This viii get around taking
cash from the child.
tcopyrisht 1859, General Features
Cofp.)