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Evening star., 1960-05-17
Holding Out in Albany

New YOrKS Governor ROCkeIeIler
has gone to unusual lengths to make
secure his 'unavailability" for the Re-
publican vice presidential nomination.
Supplementing earlier statements
of disintereSt in second place on the
ticket, the Governor during the past
week end closed whole series Of doors
through which vice presidential draft
might have been launched in his direc-
ton. Politely but firmly, in letter to
G. o. P. National Chairman Morton, Mr..
Rockefeller declined an invitation to be
temporary chairman, keynote speaker
or permanent chairman of the partyS
convention in Chicago in late July. Hav-
ing done this, he wrote further that he
would not attend the convention in any
capacity" All of this, he explained, he
has decided upon as means of making
clear his unavailability as a vice preSi-
dental prospect and his unwillingneSs
to have the delegates misconStrue even
his presence at the convention.
But if this does indeed forecloSe any
further possibility or even speculation
that Mr.. Rockefeller might end up in
second place on the ticket, it still leaves
some other questions. AS the party'S
most dramatic winner in 1858, the New
York Governor cannot easily lock him
self in a political isolation booth" in
Albany in this presidential year. In his
original statement of withdrawal as a
presidential candidate last December 26,
Mr.. Rockefeller called upon "all of us
who are Republicans" to devote their
thoughts and energies to "invigorating"
the party and added that he expected
''to support the nominees, as well As the
programs" this year. Up to now, how
ever, he has declined an Endorsement Of
Vice President Nixon, although the Cali
fornian'S steady progress toward the
nomination has been marked by impress
sive vote-getting displays in primaries
where he has made no campaign effort.
At the same time, no write-in Rockefel-
Ter strength has developed despite occa-
sional talk of drafting" the Governor.
Technically speaking, Mr.. Rookie
fellerS position may be correct" one.
Mr.. Nixon has not yet been nominated
and some as yet unforeseen circum-
stance might arouse real draft Rookie
feller" movement. He may, in fact, feel
that the Governorship of New York is
a more important Office than that Of
Vice President of the United States, or
that his long-term political prospects
will be served better by his current pol
icy of noninvolvement. But his own high
standards of political responsibility may
yet call for searching denomination
by the convention week of July Is.
Evening star., 1960-05-17
One-Sided Advance

On one side of the Capitol, at least,
the inertia that blocked the Washington
area interstate transit regulatory COM
pact bill for so long finally has been
broken. We hope that the House Judi
ciary Committee approval of the COM
pact now will stimulate similar activity
in the Senate.
- There has been some speculation
that the compact might be tied in some
way to the more far-reaching bill now
under consideration by joint COM
mittee to provide for construction of
rapid transit system here. Such an idea
is without merit. For to combine the
two bills would only complicate the Sit
uation; their purposes are clearly Sepa-
rate, and should be kept so. Further
more, the controversy which initially
begged down the compact bill has been
resolved, thanks to the sensible amend
ments adopted by the House committee.
There no longer is any reason to antici-
pate trouble for the compact in either
the House or the Senate. The rapid
transit bill, on the other hand, is in an
earlier stage of development, and num-
ber of decisions must be made before
this session of Congress is asked to en-
act it.
Creation of the regulatory compact
agency will afford the first opportunity
for an area-wide coordination of exist
ing transit fares and routings-an ad-
Evening star., 1960-05-17

Constantine Brown con-
tends in his May 5 column.
More Student Rebellions
Due" that despite state
ments to the contrary, the
liberation of South Korea
from the dictatorial regime
of Syngman Rhee' was care
fully prepared and executed
by Communist infiltration of
the teachers and student
bodies"
Where did Mr.. Brown get
this information?
Certainly not from the
U. S. Department of State,
which on April 10 called the
demonstrations "a reflection
of popular dissatisfaction over
the conduct of the recent
elections and repressive meas
ures unsuited to a free
democracy" And certainly
not from the former regime
in South Korea, whose cause
he has espoused for years.
When Ambassador You
Chan Yang resigned April 26,
United Press international
reported he had made that
decision because he had
found he was wrong in believ-
ing that the wave of anti
government rioting in South
Korea was Com m unist t =
instigated." Mr.. Yang re-
marked the same day that
"A diplomat is an honest man
sent out to lie for his coun-
try"
Ex = President Syng m a n
Rhee, in his April 26 offer tc
Evening star., 1960-05-17
Red Hand in Korea
C. w. B.

make concessions, noted 1.-THE
report that our beloved young
students and other patriotic
brethren are demanding Of
me several things" At no
time did he imply the dem
onstrators were Communist
inspired.
DR.. Rhee's former premier
and foreign minister, Pyun
Yung Tai-one of the "elder
statesmen" he called during
the crisis-wrote in an open
letter to DR.. Rhee April %:
"The recent student riot
sprang from the nation wide
resentment at the unfair
elections they witnessed them
selves Systematically and out
rageously rigged and at the
unfortunate bloodshed result
ing from the repressive
measures applied to the
Masan student demonstra-
tions. The Communists are of
course eager to utilize any
disturbance whenever and
wherever it occurs. But, in
this particular incident, no
one doubts, at least, its non-
Communist origin. Any Off
cial statement condemning
these student riots as Com
munist- inspired is sure to fan
up public indignation instead
of calming or cowing it."
If Mr.. Brown wants to be
a true friend of Korea he
would do we'll to get his facts
straight.
MRS. Dorothy w. Allan,
Research Associate, Korean
Affairs Institute.
Evening star., 1960-05-17
LETTERS TO THE STAR
More Views on Spy Plane Incident

"perfidy" to Mr.. K. and thus
handing him a wide-open
opportunity to insult our
Government and every one
of us? The American press
must be very proud indeed
of its righteous" contribu-
ton.
I resent such misrepresen-
tation by the press which
has now shamed its own
countrymen around the
world, and which has given
support before the world to
the man who speaks every
kind of lie about US.
The American people de-
serve better than this.
Priscilla Alden Henderson.
Princeton, N. j.
y
There has been a lot of
unnecessary furor raised over
our being discovered engag-
ing in espionage against the
Soviet Union. Responsible
heads of state throughout
the free world are surely
aware that the national Sc
curity of all nations, includ-
ing the Iron Curtain coun-
tries, depends upon the ac-
QUESTION of reliable intelli-
gence information. This in
formation will have to be
obtained by either free ex-
change between governments
or by devious methods.
The main cause OF the fu-
ror being raised is no doubt
the trend in the press toward
the sensational, or at least
the apparently sensational
news. This is aSsuredly not
the first United States agent
captured and will not be the
last. We have captured
enemy agents in our country
and ! am sure that they have
sufficient Photographic COW
erage for their needs. I fee
that this country should moi
be as embarrassed about the
disclosure of the incident a.
about the apparently fret
talking agent who was cap.
tured. Men who are in the
profession of gathering in.
formation, operatives Of
spies, know we'll the hazards
of their profession and yet
they serve. either for patri,
otto or monetary reasons
With this in mind it ShoulC
not be expecting too mucl
for agents to fulfill their mis-
sion or to deny the potentia
enemy access to knowledge
of his mission and equip.
ment.
1t is essential that tn,
United States keep up it
, guard against possible ag
gression by any means avail
able. If this means precariouI
flights over hostile ground
then by all means do II
However, positive actor
should be taken to assure thai
the equipment used and tn,
information gathered will no
fall into the hands Of i'm
proper parties.
c. w. B.
Evening star., 1960-05-17
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

There seems to be no ques-
ton that the best way to
live, in the suburbs as any
place else, is to live your own
life in your own way.
The question of where has
little to do with it, except in
those cases of persons who
are easily led by others. For
them, it is a different matter.
If in the city, they live one
way; if in the suburbs, in
another.
Actually, the only real way
is to live according to the
moral, ethical and religious
precepts of the world. These
vary, it is true, but also there
is a remarkable similarity.
If one moves to the SUBJ
urbS, as many do at this
time of year, it is up to him
to be himself, let the demands
upon his time fall where they
may.
The demands made upon
him will be more than ever.
because countless rascals and
near-rascalS have seen that
most of the persons living in
the suburbs have some
money.
Just how much, they are
not sure, but they are going
to try to find out, by various
lodges. They ring your door,
bell endlessly, each wanting
something some Of your
money, of course.
They will take anything,
from a penny and a dime to
a dollar and five dollars. and
then look at you as if to say:
well, five dollars will do,
suppose, but why don't you
make it ten, you cheap
skace?"
You see, with these peo-
pie, you can't win.
4 = +
So why answer the bell, in
the first place?
This haraSSment has be.
come so bad in some of our
better suburbs that people are
no longer answering their
doorbells.
They peek out. and unless
the person is known to them,
they simply stand still,
breathing easily and care
fully, until the unwanted one
is gone.
Evening star., 1960-05-17

vantage which is not possible under the
present setup of jurisdictional regula-
ton. The compact already has been
approved by the Legislatures Of Mary
land and Virginia, representing one Of
the first positive gains to be made toward
a regional solution to area problems.
But all this will go for nought unless
the Senate Judiciary Committee follows
the lead of the House and takes the
compact bill off the shelf.
Evening star., 1960-05-17

Residents of the suburban
areas may find some salts
faction in a recent report in
a psychiatric journal.
According to these findings,
hospital admissions for schi-
zophrenia are much higher
in central city districts than
from suburban districts.
Schizophrenics tend to drift
into the lower economic
neighborhoods for one thing;
for another, say the experts,
living in such neighborhoods
one is more likely to develop
schizophrenia.
So there are some merits
to living out in what once
were called the outskirts" OF
our big cities!
We had thought, reading
about Suburbia for the past
five years, that nothing much
good is found there.
We have been told that the
children seldom see their
fathers, and that the mothers
take over complete control OF
the homes, developing there
by a matriarchal society
We are told that nobody
really knows anybody, so
must make up for this by a
ceaseless round of fake par
ties and participation in
meetings of all kinds, some
of the do-good variety, some
not so good.
y y
To all this, the honest sub
urban dweller has turned a
slightly jaundiced eye.
Many have left the city
behind to get away from peo-
Pile. They seek no membership
in poker clubs or any other
kind.
There are scores of reasons
why people move to the
suburbs.
In many cases, it is solely
an economic question.
AS soon as they make
enough money, they move
out, just like that. 1t is nc
mystery.
Once they are installed in
Brer Rabbit lane, let us say
they live exactly as they
lived before, with this excep'
ton, it takes longer to get tt
where you want to go thar
before. The motor car make:
up for this time lag.
Evening star., 1960-05-17
Summit DebucIe

If Mr.. Khrushchev had dispatched
a nuclear- tipped rocket instead Of max
ing a personal appearance in Paris, he
could hardly have blasted the summit
hopes in more devastating fashion. And
he probably did this with malice afore-
thought.
The Soviet leader had some provo
cation and ample opportunity, thanks to
us, to torpedo the conference. When the
heads of state sat down in Paris, he was
confronted with the fact that American
planes had been flying over Russia on
espionage missions, that this was con-
Sidered national policy authorized by
the President, and that, as of that time,
there was still reason to believe the
United States intended to continue such
flights. (Mr. Eisenhower'S disavowal of
this came after Mr.. KhruShchev had
wrecked the conference.)
True enough, espionage is a game
which everyone plays, most definitely
including Mr.. KhruShchev. And eSpio-
mage in any form, If it is successful, has
to be an intrusion on national Sover-
eighty Still, the fact remains that Mr..
KhruShchev, as a result of the way in
which our own Government miShandled
the U-2 incident, was definitely on spot.
He cannot ignore opinion at home, es-
pecially opinion in the Soviet armed
forces and in the party hierarchy. If
he had simply refused to negotiate that
would have surprised no one. But the
Soyiet leader went so far beyond this
that the President was justified in say
ing that he must have come all the way
from Moscow just to. sabotage" the
meeting. ...-...--
What was Mr.. Khrushchev really
trying to accomplish, and why did he go
about it in such blunderbuSs fashion?
AS to the first, there are several poSSi-
bilities. He may have been trying to iso-
late the United States from the rest OF
the world by picturing us as criminals
bent upon starting a nuclear war. He
may have been trying to drive wedge
between us and the French and British.
Certainly his pointed expression of ap-
probation to General de Gaulle and Mr..
Macmillan suggests as much. He could
well have been trying, at minimum, to
deprive us of overseas bases. And he even
took a fling at going over the Presidents
head to interfere in American domestic
politics.
The question of why Mr.. Khru-
shchev wanted to explode the con-
ference in such thoroughgoing fashion
is a mystery. He made one comment
near the end of his remarks, however
which was interesting and perhaps oi
some significance. II believe" he said
''that both President Eisenhower anc
the American people will understand me
correctly" What did this mean? Wa:
Mr.. Khrushchev saying, in effect, tha
his harsh words should not be taken al
face value; that, instead, he was speak
ing in a sense for home consumption
If this is correct the break between
East and West may not be as irrevocabl'
as it seems. If it is not correct, however
we had better leave nothing to chance
For we can expect, certainly, an inten
Sif1cation of the cold war, perhaps ;
Berlin crisis before the year is out, ant
possibly the war which every sane per
son had hoped to avoid.
Evening star., 1960-05-17

dollars and give the blood
of thousands of our youth to
save them from Hitler and
Company just a few short
years ago? Yes, they live with
the lie and they, the govern
ment, shall die the same way.
Mr.. *" forgets. And as a
closing remark, in answer to
the one signed Reader"
May IL, I might say to my
friend: The President of
these United States is en-
titled to his golf, even as
you and I. If a general of the
armies had to pull the trig-
ger on every gun that was
fired, he wouldn't be a hu-
man being, but a most COM
plicated machine. You don't
want a machine as President,
do you2
AL HOughtOn.
&#
! am amazed and shocked
that the Eisenhower admin
tration should condone the
flight of an espionage plane
over the Soviet Union. This
is clearly in violation of in
ternational law and is justi-
fled by the administration
solely in terms of expediency.
namely. the necessity Of
checking on whether or not
the Soviet Union is preparing
to launch a surprise war.
AS a former army officer,
I appreciate the value of
good military intelligence,
but I do not believe that the
end justif1es the means; this
has been a slogan of the
Communists with which we
have heretofore heartily dis
agreed.
I shudder to think what
will be our courses of action
If we permit presumed ex-
pediency to dictate our poll
cies rather than internationa'
law and established inter.
national conventions. What
would be the American re.
action If a Soviet plane hac
been shot down over St
Louis and the Soviet Unior
had attempted to justify the
flight?
Mitchell Dreese.
According to leading news
. papers across the United
, States and probably lnclud'
: ing newspapers throughou
the world, date of May 13
Mr.. Khrushchev stated tht
following:
Reading American pres!
reports these days, I see tina
! excepting a few gangster
! of the pen who are white
washing this action, tn
} absolute majority of peopl
5 writing in the American
+. press are indignant abou
this incident, regard it a
perfidy with regard to the
Soviet Union. That is a gooc
sign"
; Are good Americans ex
, pected to thank the absolut
majority of the American
press for pointing out thi
Evening star., 1960-05-17

and Symington of Missouri
the only two seriously con-
sidered possibilities except Mr..
Stevenson.
What happens to Senator
Kennedy in the Oregon pri-
mary may be greatly impor-
tant to his chances for the
presidential nomination. The
other potential Democratic
nominees, except Mr.. Steven
son. have their names on the
primary ballot. Mr.. Steven
son took his of by making an
affidavit that he was not a
candidate. Senator Wayne
Morse, Oregon's favorite-son
candidate, is out to beat Sem
ator Kennedy if he can.
Should he win this primary,
too, it would be all over but
the shouting-unlesS, indeed,
enough of the Democratic
leaders should feel, because
he is a Roman Catholic and
because of his youthful ap-
pearance, that he would be a
loser in November against his
Republican opponent. The
religious issue. notwithstand-
ing the big Kennedy victory
in West Virginia, in the
minds of many Democrats is
not dead.
Plea for Rockefeller
Judson Morhouse, Repub-
lican State Chairman Of New
York, has come through with
a plea that the national
convention turn to Gov.
Rockefeller for its presiden-
tial nominee. He fatty says
it now looks as though no
other Republican could OBJ
tain the necessary Demo-
cratic and independent votes
which will be needed to put
across the party candidate in
November. He did not use
Vice President Nixon's name,
it is true, and spoke well OF
him. But it is evident he in
cluded Mr.. Nixon in the cate
CORY of other Republicans he
considered unlikely to win
against Senator Kennedy or
any other nominee Of the
Democratic Party.
Mr.. Stevenson's chance Tor
the nomination rests on a
possible convention deadlock.
That is something the Ken
nedy people will fight des-
perately to prevent. This or
ganization was tremendously
effective in West Virginia and
in other primary States; it
will leave no stone unturned
to get it's man a good vote
in oregon.
The Republicans, meeting
in Chicago two weeks after
the Democrats open their
convention in Los Angeles,
will know, in all probability.
who their opponent in the
presidential race will be. Only
a prolonged deadlock in Los
Angeles would prevent this
foreknowledge. If they should
decide that Mr.. Nixon would
not be their strongest candl-
date, they could turn to Gov.
Rockefeller. This is unlikely
but it could happen.
Many Democrats have
dreamed hop efully of a
Stevenson Kennedy ticket,
and many Republicans OF g
Nixon Rockefeller ticket. The
first is a possibility. The Sec
ond is not, unless a miracle
should happen.
The odds may be Ions
against them, but the draft
ers" still persist in theil
efforts for Gov. Rockefelle'
and Mr.. Stevenson.
The seriousness OF. the in
! ternational situation, as i
appears today, may have al
: important impact on botl
the Republican and Demo
| cratic National Convention
when it comes to picking thei
presidential nominees, max
, ing selection of the best quail
Evening star., 1960-05-17
THE POLITICAL MILL
The 'Drofters' Still at Work
By GOULD LINCOLN

With the Republican and
Democratic National Con-
ventions coming up in less
than two months, the draft
ers" (for Gov. Rockefeller on
the Republican side and Ad-
lai Stevenson Of Illinois on
the Democratic) are girding
for their final plays. This
goes on Notwithstanding the
long leads Vice President
Nixon and Senator Kennedy
of Massachusetts have today
for their respective party
nominations. Chances of sue
cess for the presidential
nominations of Gov. Rookie
feller and Mr.. Stevenson de-
pend apparently on whether
party leaders become con-
vinced that Mr.. Nixon, as
the Republican nominee, will
fail to win the election in
November, and whether the
Democrats fear that Senator
Kennedy, in the general elec-
ton, will fall by the wayside,
Notwithstanding his victories
in party primaries.
Both Gov. Rockefeller and
Mr.. Stevenson have an
nounced they are not candi-
dates for presidential nomi-
nations. The Governor has
declared he will under no
circumstances accept a vice
presidential nomination. 1t
is virtually certain that Mr..
Stevenson, twice his party's
presidential candidate, would
not accept second place on
the Democratic ticket. The
New Yorker has gone so far
as to reject an offer from the
Republican National Chair
man, Senator Morton of Ken
lucky, to serve either as
temporary chairman and
keynoter or as permanent
chairman of the G. o. P. Ma
tional Convention in Chicago,
thus reinforcing his declara-
ton that he will not accept
second place on the ticket
if an attempt is made to Sc
cure him. Gov. Rockefeller,
however, remains available
for a draft" for the presi-
Dental nomination. That is
the opinion Of his supporters
Mr.. Stevenson, for his part,
has refused to shut the door
finally to a third presidential
nomination. Further, he has
just said he is not planning
to indorse any of the Demo
cratic candidates for the
nomination. He was asked
specifically about reports hi
was soon to declare himself
for Senator Kennedy.
Kennedy Going Strong
There the matter stands fol
the moment. Mr.. Nixon ha!
made a remarkably gooc
showing in those presidential
primaries in which his namt
has been eAtered-eXcept il
Wisconsin where thousand
of Republican voters moved
over to vote in the Kennedy
Humphrey battle in the Dem
ocratic primary. Without an!
campaigning personally, n
outran the Eisenhower total
in the 1856 primaries in New
Hampshire. Illinois and Penn
sylvania. In Nebraska, al
though not on the ballot
Mr.. Nixon received 1000
write-in votes, only 500
votes behind the total fc
Senator Kennedy who nc
only had his name on tn
ballot but had campaigne
in the State.
AS for Senator Kenned.
he not only defeated Senate
Humphrey in Wisconsin an
crushed him in West Vii
ginia's primary, but in a
write-in primary tests and a
public opinion polls he hs
far outdiStanced other riva
for the nomination, includin
Co,oko,.e ToIoneO,o of Toyc
Evening star., 1960-07-25
SO HE REFUSED
TO ACCEPT THE
SIS MILLION

SAN FRANCISCO (AP),
John r. Carr can boast:
Some fellows came to the
door to leave SIS million
to So million in coin-but
1 wouldn't let them in"
The man, an employe Of
the United States Mint,
here, refused to let in two
huge truckloads of silver
coins when they arrived
ahead of schedule from
Denver. So the trucks, and
their treasure had to spend
the night in the driveway
of the Mint Just of Buch-
anan street.
There's nobody to sign
for the stuff" Mr.. Carr told
the truckdrivers and their
armored car escort when
they arrived at the new
Mint about 3 pm. Sunday.
The vehicles were parked
behind a stone wall and
an iron gate within the
Mint grounds.
Evening star., 1960-07-25
Anglers, Beware

An arapaima is a South
American fresh-water food fish
that sometimes weighs more
than 400 pounds.