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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-05-19
County Follows
Balance Of State
In Voting Trends
Favor Matthias, Foley And
Kennedy-Votine Ex-
tremely Light

With an unprecedented lack OF
interest on the part of the cleo
torate, Garrett county followed
the trend of the Balance of the
sixth congressional district in
favoring Senator John Kennedy
for the Democratic presidential
nomination; Congressman John r.
Foley for the Democratic nomina-
ton for Congress, and Charles Nice.
Matthias Jr., for the Republican
nomination for Congress.
Garrett county polls were oper-
ated on standard time, since the
county did not officially make any
change in the time situation, and
as a result the tabulation was a
little later than in the balance of
the state. One voter was reported
to have literally blown his top"
when he tried to vote 10 minutes
before o'clock, since he had to
catch train for Baltimore, and
was informed that the polls opened
at 8 o'clock. The judges did not
let him vote.
The light voting gave the fol-
lowing tabulation:
REPUBLICAN
For Congress
James A. Buchanan IV...... 81
r. Byng Duvall ............. 81
Charles Nice. Matthias, Jr.. All
DEMOCRATIC
For President
Uninstruced Delegation ..... SO
Lar DAILY ............ 4
Andrew j. Easter ...... Is
John F. Kennedy APT
Wayne Morse ........1l6
For Congress
John r. Foley .479
Claude A. Taylor .........l12
Less than 20 percent of the Demo-
cratic voters went to the polls, the
total being slightly over 600 with
a registered vote of 3,435, while
for the Republican voters the total
was even less. Some IL percent of
the G. O. P. registered 5,475 voters
went to the polls.
Even So the majority was over
whelming for both Foley and Ma
thias, who will oppose each other
IN the November general election.
State Vote Also Light
The voting was extremely light
throughout the entire state.
Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massa-
chusetts scored an easy victory. He
jumped to a quick lead over Sen.
Wayne Morse of Oregon and al
most every precinct that reported
gave him an additional boost.
With all but three polling places
reported, Kennedy had 2OO,252 and
Morse 1925. Two other habitual
office seekers, Lar DAILY, of Chi
cago, and Andrew j. Easter, of
Baltimore, were far behind. as
expected. DAILY had 7,4O7 votes and
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A
Kenneth
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total of 700 Points based four classes Production AGO.
live market 1o0 cung 1907 breed identification the
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according the w. birds
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ducon The last class birds identifying
the Garrett County team ranked eleventh.
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For De GuuNe:
No Nonsense

President Charles de Gaulle
relieved Gen. Jacques Massu,
French military and civil COM
mander in Algeria In a move to
fOrestall a threatened Army-led
revolt there.
Since the nationalist movement
for an independent Algeria erupt-
ed into open rebellion in 1854, the
French settlers in that North
African province have resisted any
move in Paris to concede any,
thing to the rebels. Backed by eX-
treme rightist political elements
in France, the "colons" have sue
cessfully blocked several efforts
toward compromise.
In May. 1858, the French in
Algiers, supported by the Army
command, staged a swift coup
that toppled the French cabinet
and brought all France dangerous
ly close to civil war. At the de-
mand of the Algerian rebels. Gen.
Charles de Gaulle returned to
power on his own terms in Paris.
The military leader of that 1858
"revolt of the colons" was Gen.
Jacques Massu, hawk-noSed para
trooper commander popular in the
Army and among the Europeans
in Algeria. Since the return of
Gen. de Gaulle, Gen. Massu has
been virtually the supreme mill
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Defense:
Intelligence

Defense Secretary Gates told
Congress last week there Is no
deterrent gap; the United States
is still the most powerful Ma
tiOn miIitarily. He set off con-
troversy with his disclosure that
the Government now bases its
intelligence estimate on the
intentions" rather than on the
Capabilities" Of the Russians.
Democrats. led by Speaker
Rayburn, criticized the "rOsy"
defense picture and said the
administration was "tOo COM
placent" in the face Of Soviet
gains.
When Defense Secretary Nc
Elroy went up to the Capitol last
January to brief congressional
committees on the Nations de-
fense, he said that If the Russians
built all the intercontinental bal
listic missiles they were capable
of building and we produced all
those we plan to produce, the Rus
slams would have a 3-to-l margin
sometime in the early l960s.
The McElroy briefing was clearly
based on an intelligence estimate
of Russian capabilities. 1t con-
firmed, in the minds of defense
critics, their charges the admins
tration planned to allow a missile
gap" to develop.
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No Gop,' Says Gates

Since that time, Democratic
leaders. including those now vying
for the presidential nomination,
and others have hit the admins
tration hard on this point. In the
process. they have nettled Presi-
dent Eisenhower. His explanation
that there is more to deterrent
power than ICBMs-for example,
SAC bombers, carrier planes, sub
marine and intermediate range
missiles and the forces of our allies
around the world-has failed to
silence them.
This is the background against
which the new Secretary of De-
fense, Thomas S. Gates, jr., and
Gen. Nathan F. TWining, chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testi-
fed in recent secret hearings be-
fore Senate and House commit
tees.
Mr.. Gates asserted fatty that
"there is no deterrent gap" and
made a rather good case as he
ticked of a list of weapons and
forces in which the United States
clearly excels the Soviet Union.
But on the question of ICBMs,
with which administration critics
are beguiled, he made q startling
Continued on Page CA
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Cautious Attitude

Secretary Herter's blunt re-
marks on the deterioration of
uni tie d States-Cuban relations
were the strongest he has made
since the Castro regime took office.
But the State Department con-
tlnues to cling to a cautious at
titude, fearful especially that an
angered Congress might approve
punitive legislation, such as a
drastic slash in the sugar quota
for the island republic, that would
make the task of conciliation al
most impossible.
With this consideration in mind,
the White House is expected to
ask that the Sugar Act, which
must be acted upon at this con-
gressional session, be extended to
four years rather than for the
usual one. Such an extension,
diplomats point out, would rule
out any precipitate action by an
annoyed Congress and yet permit
the President to take swift action
on any hostile action of Mr.. Cas-
tro by emergency decree raising
or lowering the sugar quota.
The quota act was first enacted
in 1884, and was an effort then
and since to apportion fairly
United States sugar imports and
domestic production, assure ade-
quate supplies, and promote
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tary and civil power in the strife.
torn AlgierS area.
Oppose Concessions

But Gen. de Gaulle's program
for self-determination in Algeria
has provoked and angered the
colons, who fear great losses to
themselves if concessions are made
to the Moslem majority. Recent
developments have raised the
threat of a new revolt. this time
against President de Gaulle. A
para military rightist organiza-
ton called the National French
Front and claiming 10000 armed
members has called openly for
direct action and attacked Gen.
de Gaulle with violent press and
radio criticism.
Early last week Gen. Massu was
summoned to Paris by an irate
Gen. de Gaulle. The jaunty COM
mander in his paratrooper beret
had given an interview to re-
porter for a West German news
paper, and was quoted as express
ing opposition to the De Gaulle
program and threatening the use
of force against it. Gen. Massu
denied the statement, and after
a lengthy interview with the
Minister for the Armed Forces he
issued a statement affirming his
loyalty to Gen. Maurice Challe,
supreme commander in Algeria,
whose prestige and loyalty in
regard to the Chief Of State de
Gaulle) cannot be doubted"
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InAfricu::
Violence

The Premier of Africa's new
est independent nation. Came
rooms, called for French military
assistance in quelling a rebellion
that is spreading murderOus
anarchy.
Revolving tribesmen, with no
discernible political motive and
with little organization or unity.
ringed the CAMERON hill capital
of Dschang last week, cutting off
all travel except by chartered
plane. Premier Ahmadou Abide.
rejecting protests from some of
his Nationalist supporters, took full
responsibility for calling on
France for help. He asked two
full-strength battalions now, and
expects to need more.
The terroristS have destroyed
villages, decapitated two French
priests, attacked coffee and ba-
mana plantations, blocked roads.
Most white settlers in the high
lands area, one of West Africa's
most pleasant, have fed their
homes. In the capital itself, the
European population was 800 a
month ago: last week it had dwin.
died to 10.
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Communism CHARGE

The administration dilemma
was lessened by consideration Of
international politics. Although
Premier Castro himself has not
been linked directly with interna-
tional communism. several of his
closest and most powerful aides
have. S / n C e the FideliStaS
achieved power last January, there
have been recurrent charges, some
by disillusioned lieutenants Of the
fiery revolutionary, that the new
regime is being inflltrated by pro-
fessional Communists - charges
that Mr.. Castro has repeatedly
and emphatically denied.
Wednesday nights marathon
harangue by Mr.. Castro was not
confined to berating the United
States. Almost savagely, the Pre-
mier lashed bitterly at the re-
cent state visit of President Eli
senhower to Madrid and Spanish
Dictator Francisco Franco. Calling
the visit IAN embrace without de-
corum . an historic fraud 4.
deception free world slaves
and a monstrosity," the Cuban
semiofficial newspaper Revolution
next day linked the Spanish die
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Horossing Press

The technically free" press has
been harassed to the point Of
actual submission to the demands
of the regime. The military
tribunals that sentenced in drum
head fashion some 800 men ac-
cused Of Batista- INSPIRED war
crimes" to the busy firing squads
have been re-established.
Amid all this, Premier Castro
has missed few opportunities to
berate the United States as the
author of most Of Cuba's woes.
Besides accusing us of encour-
aging counter revolutionary ac-
tivity against his regime, the Pre-
mier has also followed the famil-
lar, and at one time certainly
partly justified. Latin-American
charge of 'Yanqui imperialism" by
stressing United States invest
mentS in Cuban sugar, industrial
enterprises, utilities and banking.
At first tolerant and patient.
later puzzled and indignant, and
now plainly angry, American Of
ficials have taken a serious view
Of this most unexpected develop
ment on the Caribbean doorstep.
Mr.. Bonsals recall stemmed from
the latest in a series of Castro
diatribes over the facilities Of
Cuba's television network: The
volatile Premier, in several hours
of emotional defamation Wednes-
day night, accused the United
States of a calculated campaign
of hostility toward Cuba.
The Castro charges, said Sec
retary of State Herter in teSti-
mony before the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee. were "in-
sulting to the American Ambas-
sador, the American Government.
and the American people" He
told the Senators of Ambassador
Bonsals recall; almost at the same
time it was learned that the Eisen-
hover administration was ready
to ask Congress to give the Presi-
dent authority to raise or lower
sugar quotas at will. A lowering
of the Cuban sugar quota. usually
fixed by act of Congress. would be
a serious blow to the Cuban
economy.
But there were voices in Con-
gress warning that such action
would be playing into Mr.. Castros
hand. Anti-United States feeling
among the "guajiros," already well
whipped by the Castro denunci-
ations, could we'll be multiplied
many-fold were the stick of re-
duced sugar quotas to be applied
to the faltering Cuban economy.
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commerce between the United
States and sugar-producing ma
tions. Under the working Of the
act, Cuba sells sugar to the United
States at prices usually two to
three cents above the prevailing
world market price.
Administration officials, frankly
annoyed but still quite puzzled by
the vehemence of Mr.. Castro's
anti-United States remarks, in
sist that there is no substance to
the Premier's charges that the
United States is opposed to the
revolutionary regime or is aiding
its enemies. Even drastic eXpro-
priation of foreign-owned enter
prises is recognized to be Cuba's
own affair, but proper and ade-
quate compensation, the policy
makers insist, is essential if
foreign capital is to play any fu-
ture role in Cuban development.
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Mussu Ousted

But Gen. Massu's disavowal and
somewhat conditional statement
OF loyalty was not enough for a
repeatedly furious Gen. de Gaulle.
The President called every top
military commander in Algeria,
with the exception of one. to Paris.
On Friday, the generals and
civilian officials met with Gen de
Gaulle at the Elysee Palace. When
the session concluded, Gen. Massu
was fired. His successor was named
Immediately: 1t. Gen. Jean Crepin,
commander in the Oran region
and a veteran of ndo-China.
In a formal communique, the
government made it plain that
nothing was going to be allowed
to obStruct the De Gaulle program
for Algeria. That program, the
communique said. was aimed at
self-determination for the Al
gerians, the only outcome for the
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tator, Mr.. Bonsal, "the war GRIM
inals, the latifundistaS Qarge land
owners) and the robbers" in a gi-
gantic conspiracy that Ignored
the bodies of young Americans
who died by the hundred of thou
sands in World War H." an sin
conceivable alliance that caused
shame to the memory Of Thomas
Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln"
Mr.. Castro's televised attack on
the Spanish regime brought a Wig
orous protest from Spanish AM
bassador Juan Pablo de Lojendio,
who was in the studio audience.
A dramatic melee ensued when the
envoy leaped to the microphone
and demanded time to reply to
the Castro charges; there was
shouting and scuffling until Gu
ban guards seized the Ambassador
and escorted him out of the studio.
The enraged Castro promptly an
nounced that the Spanish AmbaS-
sador had but "a hours to get out
of Cuba. and that the Cuban Am
bassador to Madrid, Jose Miros
Cordona, would be recalled i'm
mediately.
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Terms of Treaty

The new treaty, which will 60
into effect on ratification by Con-
gresS and by the Japanese Diet,
removes these traces of inequal-
ity. American bases will remain,
but by the consent of the Tokyo
government. Japan will have a
full and equal voice with the
United States on military matters,
even on the weapons and equip
ment to be based In Japan.
Premier Nobosuke Kishi, prais-
ing the pact in a speech at the
National Press Club Wednesday,
devoted considerable attention to
the economic aspects of the treaty.
He outlined the problems facing
the Japanese economy in a
greatly-overpopulated area, and
made a strong plea for continued
American encouragement of Japa-
neSe trade with the rest of the
world. Industrial exports, he de-
clared. were Japan's only hope
for the income needed to import
the foodstuffs that cannot be
raised on Japan'S limited acres.
Diplomats here saw in the sue
cessful conclusion of the treaty
tightening of the non-Communist
lines in the Far East and a
greater degree of unity between
Japan and the West on interna-
tional problems.
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THE WEEK IN PERSPECTIVE
Castros Curious Frenzy

United States Ambassador
to Cuba Philip w. Bonsal was
recalled to Washington "for con-
sultatiOns" Friday. The recall
third for Mr.. Bonsal since Fidel
Castro came to power, in dip
l0matic terms Is a stiff protest
against Cuban "insultS" and just
short of formal break in diplO-
matte relations.
When bearded and bellicose FL
del Castro succeeded, more than a
year ago. in ousting the onerous
dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista
from power in Cuba most Ameri-
cans wished him all kinds of luck.
For far too long a period had
the Cuban people suffered under
the misrule and corruption Of Gym
lcal politicians and caudillos. When
Castro began shooting his captured
foes in wholesale manner, even
then there were voices asking that
the young revolutionary be given
understanding and patience; the
excesseS were sure to subSide.
Today, after IL months of rule,
the Castro regime seems to have
jettisoned, almost deliberately. al
most all it's original friends. Some
observers profess to see dis
quieting similarity in the Castro
tactics to those of former Dictator
Juan Peron of Argentina.
Gen. Peron's method was to
rally round the "descomisados"
the "shirtless ones"-by appeal
ing to their distrust of foreigners
and especially foreign capital.
Mr.. Castro has followed the same
course, appealing to the landless
peasants, the under employed and
underpaid sugar cane hands, the
"guajiros" of the hinterland by
attributing their unhappy lot to
the Vaccinations and greed OF
foreign landlords"
The Castro regime has slashed
rents in half, ordered stiff pay
raises, clamped a heavy lid on
prices of foodstuffs, indications
and other essentials. and en-
barked on an ambitious program
of land reform. Foreign-owned
industries and enterprises have
been appropriated with scant
ceremony, with payment offered
in 2O-year bonds dependent on
the steadily deteriorating credit
of the Cuban government.
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one headache last week. Senator
Lausche, a former Governor of
Ohio, announced that he would
not run a slate of delegates in
opposition to Gov. Michael v.
Disable, a "favorite son" pledged
to Mr.. Kennedy. Had Senator
Lausche. who has a large and
loyal following in the Buckeye
State, entered the fight, some of
Ohio's "a votes might have moved
out of the Kennedy column.
Meanwhile. Senator johnson.
the Texan who is Majority Leader
of the Senate and the man Mr..
Kennedy considers his chief COM
petitor, was busy trying to make
points up North last week. He told
a Roman Catholic social group in
Brooklyn that religion had no
place in presidential politics and
pledged that Congress would pass
a good" civil rights bill before it
adjourns this year.
From what he said, the main
accomplishment of such a meas
ure would be to insure the voting
rights of Negroes. Mr.. Johnson's
views on what good" bill should
include do not. of course, coincide
with those of the small, but
vigorous band of liberals in the
Senate.
In his speech, Mr.. johnson APP
peared to be taking pains to DEM
onstrate the tag of "sectionalist"
and Southern Democrat" does not
belong on MIN.
On the Republican side. there
was good news for the party stall
warts. President Eisenhower gave
a strong indication in remarks TO
a Young Republicans meeting here
that he planned to get into the
thick of the presidential campaign.
Good luck to you," he said. Il
will see a lot of you, I hope, here
and there in the months to come
until we have another victory cele-
bration in early November"
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For Jopon::


The United States and Japan
signed a new treaty Of alliance
and mutual cooperation in
Washington Tuesday. Japanese
Premier NOb0suke Kishi and
President Eisenhower hailed the
pact as evidence of "indestruct-
ible partnership"
Fifteen years ago a PROSTATE
and battered Japan accepted with
dignified fatalism the occupation
Of the nation by the armed forces
Of the United States. Under Gen.
Douglas MacArthur's command.
the government Of Japan was to-
tally reorganiZed, military forces
were banned. war was ruled out
forever. Militarists held respon-
sible for the disaster of World
War II were tried and sentenced
as war criminals. And the direc-
ton Of almost every aspect Of
Japanese life was held firmly in
American hands.
So successful did the occupa-
ton policy become, with good
Japanese cooperation, that the
occupation was terminated with
a treaty Of peace in 1851. But
although the Japanese regained
control Of their own destinies, the
defense of the homeland remained
responsibility of the United
States. American airf1elds, bases
and other military installations
remained in American control,
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What's at Stake

The Wisconsin vote is not
winner-take-all proposition. While
there are some Statewide con-
tests, most delegates are elected
by districts. Defeat or victory will
be decided by how the vote is
split, and split it most likely will
be. The consensus is that if Mr..
Kennedy can win at least half the
81 votes, he will be regarded as a
definite winner. His chances of
doing this are considered fairly
good.
And so, it's "On, Wisconsin" i"
the first pitched primary battle Of
the campaign and one Of the few
In prospect.
Mr.. Kennedy was relieved of
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long crisis that Is worthy of
France 1t must be clearly
understood that this decision,
which would be belied by political
negotiations, will not be bent"
The statement also announced
stepped-up military operations
against Moslem terrorists and
guerrilla bands. Gen. de Gaulle
has refused to. consider political
negotiations with the Algerian
Provisional Government or repre-
sentatives of the National Liberia
ton Front until all fighting has
stopped. The Algerians, however,
insist on advance political guar
antees before discussing a cease
fire.
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BidouIt Trip

In another move to hold a firm
grip on the Algerian situation,
Gen. de Gaulle refused to allow
Georges Bidault to go to Algiers
for series of speeches until after
February /. Gen. de Gaulle him.
self plans to test his authority in
Algeria in a visit to begin Febru-
ary S.
Yesterday Algiers was seething
over the news of Gen. MasSu's dis
misSal. A protest general strike
was called Immediately. and ru-
mors swept the city. Combat-ready
riot police patrolled the streets
while armored cars took up COM
manding positions at major street
intersections.
The strike by midday had
closed almost all European shops
and halted public transportation.
Army roadblocks carefully checked
all cars and trucks. But late in
the day the Army confined to bar
racks to avoid clashes, appeared to
be solidly backing the President.
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THE NATIONAL SCENE
On, Wisconsin Now
Kennedy Theme Song

Senator Kennedy announced
he would enter the Wisconsin
primary to vie with Senator
Humphrey for the States 81 del
egates to the Democratic Ma
tiOnal convention. He disclosed
also that he would compete in
Nebraska and renewed a chal-
lenge to Senator Symington to
come out and fight.
Senator johnson told Brook
lyn audience he expected Con-
gress to pass a good" civil rights
bill at this session.
A few years ago, Senator Ken
tnedy, the front-runner for the
Democratic presidential nomina-
ton, wrote a Pulitzer-prize win
ming book called "Profiles in Cour-
age" the story of fearless Senators
of the past.
Today, the youthful looking BoS-
tonian stands, self cast, as a living
profile of Senator who possesses
m abundance of political courage.
Ten days ago, after vigorous.
effective opening campaign speech
at the National Press Club. Sena-
tor Kennedy indicated he might
skip the Wisconsin primary race
where close battle with Senator
Humphrey of Monnesota was the
prospect.
His younger brother, Robert
Kennedy, had advised him that
Wisconsin. considered Senator
Humphreys backyard" would be
ian unfair test. The idea was that
1t would present the kind Of
problem the Minnesotan would
face if he entered the primary
In New Hampshire, where Senator
Kennedy is considered shoo-in.
This counsel came as something
of a surprise because several pub
llic opinion polls had repeatedly
indicated that Senator Kennedy
could win a majority of the Wis
consin delegates.
Nevertheless, he said he would
weigh his brothers advice seri-
ously. 1t appeared to some OBJ
servers that the man who had
challenged other Democratic as
,pirants to "let the people decide"
had become hesitant and might
"play it safe" by staying out of
the contest.