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, 1960-06-11

Meeting to Convene
Ia 81. Thos. June is
The Caribbean Tourist As
ISOLATION will have its Ninth
Annual Meeting in St. Tho
mas, June 1915.
Bradley Nash, US. Under
Secretary Of Commerce and
Governor John David MerWin
Of the us. Virgin Islands, will
be key speakers at the Open
ing Session.
Max Allen, President Of the
American Association Of Ira
vel Agents, will address the
over $50 Delegates on We'd
nesday. June 18th.
On Friday, John Houser,
Vice President Of American
Express, and William Patter-
son, Associate Editor Of the
Saturday Review, will talk on
IT h E Caribbean Picture.
They will discuss what is to
come in travel as q result Of
the growth of population and
what part the Caribbean must
play.
Representatives from France,
Canada, the United States
and all the islands and coun-
tries in the Caribbean will be
IN attendance The DELEGATES
will include Governments,
transportation companies, ira
vel agents, shops, hotels and
the press.
Discussions will be held on
the coordination of the sub
regional organizations with
eta to minimize The dupliea
ton Of activity and the dissi-
patton Of funds. Many Of the
detectives Of the sub-regional
organizations are already ade-
quately covered by experts
from the Members Of eta IN
their related fields.
The new proposal and me-
ihods Of fund raising for an.
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Evening star., 1960-03-18

school problem. "And ! see
no reason why anyone who
offers to serve the public for
money should not serve any,
one who wishes to buy-pro-
vided they are orderly"
Changes View on Unions
Her view Of labor unions,
which she once strongly sup
ported, has changed. however,
she said because the whole
situation has changed"
AS a young woman who had
just left college on the eve
of World War I, she was
very pro-labor, "like all my
contemporaries who were
worth their salt. or did any
thinking at ALL" she remem-
bered. Unions were Just be-
ginning to organize, she ex-
planned, and to advocate or
ganization of labor was con-
sidered almost subversive.
Now, with labor "an enor-
mously powerful, highly A.
nanced business able to hold
up the whole economy of the
United States, If it wants
Evening star., 1960-03-18

last one landed me In the
hospital"
A part of her convalesc-
ence was spent in Southern
Pines with Mrs. Irwin, widow
of the well known writer and
she was happy to accept her
longtime friends invita-
ton to spend some weeks with
her here in Washington.
Caught by Blizzard
Noting that she keeps an
apartment in Hanover. to be
near the library at Dart
mouth, she said she expected
to escape the SHOWS of New
Hampshire and got into the
worst blizzard I've seen all
winter"
She expects to remain in
Washington until May when
she will return to her home
in Vermont.
Though she has not COM
pletely regained her strength.
Miss Thompson is enjoying
her first stay of any length
in the National Capital.
Already she has been per-
suaded to write a series Of
four columns for a syndicate
on the controversial Air
Force Training Manual,
linking churches and COM
munism.
Though the coverage was
very good when the story
broke. she thinks there's a
''lot more in it than has been
brought out so far"
1T involves inter-church
relations and even the his
torical role of churches" she
pointed out. LAS the daugh-
ter of a Methodist minister.
I was brought up on church
history"
She's very much interested,
of course, In the coming
presidential election though
I don't honestly think it is
ideologically very interesting,
because both parties believe
in the same thing"
In the past she has voted
in both parties-"not at the
same time, of course, but
can't say yet who would be
her personal choice for
President. since she doesn't
know who the candidates
will be.
Il wouldn't vote for Hum
phrey." she said as an after
thought. And later: From
what know. Lyndon John
son has been the greatest
Senate leader in the history
Of the United States. I don't
know what kind of President
he would make. but a friend
in the Senate, who Is not Of
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IN CAPITAL
Dorothy ThonpsonLooks
Ahead at National Scene

the same party, tells me he
does everything from a long
view. That's an asset. And he
has an incredible gift Of
harmonizing people"
While it's too early to pre-
dict the final outcome, she's
never guessed wrong on an
election yet - even on the
Truman-Dewey contest. "At
any rate, ! didn't have to
withdraw my column for the
day after the election or
apologize for it," she said. IT
had written that I supposed
by this time Dewey would be
elected, according to the polls,
but that I didn't see why"
Possibly the tipoff was a
personal poll she had made
while travelling on a lecture
tour Just before the election.
She asked various people on
the train who would be
elected, she recalled, and
they all said Dewey. Then
I would say: I suppose you'll
be voting for him'-and they
all said: NO."
Felt Court Was Wrong
BY and large, however. her
predictions have come from
a sense of SMELL" as she
put it, or perhaps "uncon-
sciously noted observations"
Miss Thompson, who sees
no virtue in never changing
your mind, said her mind
has always remained the
same on one subject - the
Supreme Courts decision on
school integration. 81 was
sure no good would come of
it," she declared.
Her position is that of
Justice Learned Hand, she
said, quoting his observation
that the Supreme Court had
assumed the prerogatives Of
a third legislative body in
making it the law that any
colored pupil must be granted
the right to study in hitherto
white schools.
The result of the decision,
she continued, has only been
exacerbation of racial ten
sions "at a time when they
were improving enormously
they have improved aston
ishingly in my lifetime"
Laws cannot be enforced
except by sheer force-un-
less they are in accordance
with the conscience of the
community, she added.
Justice Hand also has
said that compromise and
feeling your way is part of
the legislative process" she
continued. But liberals"
don't understand that, she
indicated. They believe in
good or evil, black or white
that they are on Gods
side. You can't do anything
with people like that"
Miss Thompson made it
clear, however, that she con-
siders bus segregation en-
tirely different from the
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to-" her view has changed.
Today, she said. strikes in
the big industries have be-
come warfare between busi-
ness and labor-purely tests
of economic and political
power with no element of
justice involved, and with
the costs paid by the entire
American people. even in
cluding union members who
are not directly involved.
There ought to be a more
Evening star., 1960-03-18

reasonable way to settle dis
putes than these tests Of
strength" she continued.
Of her visit here, Miss
Thompson said it has been
especially pleasant because
she has a great many. very
old friends in Washington.
And I have found" she
added, that if friends are
old enough-and dear enough
absence doesn't seem to
make much difference"
Evening star., 1960-03-18
BY FRANCES LIDE
star stan Writer

Sometimes I think right
eous and selfrighteous people
do more harm than the
wicked-who usually know
they are wieked!"
Thus Dorothy Thompson,
provocative as always, as
sessed one of the problems
involved In the desegrega-
ton Of schools in the South.
In Washington as the
guest of Mrs. Wallace Irwin,
the author, lecturer and for
mer syndicated columnist al
so discussed the coming presi-
dental election (but deferred
her predictions -"T1l give
you that along about Octo-
ber") and looked backward
briefly to the days when she
was an ardent suffragette."
Miss Thompson was OBJ
.viously amused by her re-
collections of participating
in the woman's suffrage bat
tie in 1917. In working on
her autobiography, she has
been writing about that per-
iod and it was fresh in her
mind, she explained.
Recalls Suffragette Days
MY first job when I left
college" she recalled, was
as an organizer for the New
York State Woman's Suff-
rage Party in the 9th Cam
palgn District of New York.
Il was paid SIS a month
and travelling expenses so
I kept on the road as much
as poSsible!"
Did she make speeches?
No, not really. I organ
lied groups and communities,
. and ] was usually the bark
er'-I got the crowd together
and then we had the speaker.
Our talks were made
from the back seat of an
open touring car" she
chuckled.
With New York regarded
as a pivotal State. it was all
enormously exciting. she re-
members.
In retrospect, I would say
we were fanatic with zeal for
the righteousness of our
cause. And I'm afraid we
often were unscrupulous as
TO methods-we promised all
things to all men,"
Then she added more PEN
sively: Il don't think it
(woman's suffrage) has made
nearly as much difference
in the outcome of American
politics and social life as I
thought it would"
Writing Book Of the Times
Her autobiography isn't as
far along as Miss Thompson
probably anticipated when
she gave up her syndicated
column, "On The Record"
after the death Of her hus-
band. Maxim Kopf, in the
summer of 1858.
She revealed then that she
was considering writing a
biography of my times" a
project which she pointed
out would require much re-
f1ection, re-evaluation and
re-reading.
1T was not to write so
much about myself, but to
reconstruct the world had
lived in. The changes
have been so enormous" she
elaborated the other day.
Since the loss of her hus-
band, Miss Thompson has
had two major illnesses. Ser
iouS surgery was followed by
three heart attacks in three
days last July. And the
Evening star., 1960-03-18

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Evening star., 1960-01-23
SCANDAL

Continued From First Page
ask the Governor about the
Hodge scandal"
The Mayor told reporters:
THE thre years I have left
as Mayor will be devoted to one
firm priority project-cleansing
and the removal of men who do
not belong on the police de-
partment, and restoring the
good name Of the police de-
partment and Chicago"
Anticipated Step
Previously. Mr.. O'Connor,
sometimes called the most
honest cop" on the force, had
said he might be the first to
get the ak.
Somebody has to be the
sucker, and it could be me, "
he said.
Meanwhile, the investigation
intensified in the Summerdale
police district. the North Chi
cago area where Morrison said
eight policemen helped him loot
stores and five others extracted
bribes from him.
The 13 officers have been
charged with criminal offenses
and suspended from the force.
Summerdale's supervising po-
lice captain, Thomas McLaugh-
lin, recommended that seven
other officers from the district
be given lie detector tests in
connection with the burglary
OF Murray Frank & Associates
last November, when $4,000
worth Of liquor and women's
hosiery was stolen.
In a letter to Mr.. O'Connor
earlier this week, Capt. Frank
said he was told by FBI agents
that the burglary was a profess
sional job and required police
protection to be successful.
Evening star., 1960-01-23
BENEDICT
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opposed to her romance with
Porumbeanu.
Under French law, Douglas
Is entitled to police aid in en-
forcing decisions for his sister.
Dean Is witness
One witness in the judges
chambers was Dean Sturges
Riddle of the American Epis-
copal Cathedral in Paris. 1t
was in his church that Gam
BILE and her brother Douglas,
81, met for the first time after
he arrived here to plead with
her to return home.
After the hearing, Dean
Riddle declined comment about
any decision reached in the
judges chambers.
"The thing is in the process
Of being decided" he said, land
I am sure 1t will be decided in
the best interest Of all con-
Icerned." He added that Gamble
"is a churchgoing girl. She has
been brought up in the church. 1"
One of the Benedict family
lawyers at the hearing told
reporters:
Gamble would have had to
return to New York anyway
since an order was filed there
ordering her to return. How
ever. we would have had to ask
for the application of the order
in France and this would have
taken some time. The present
procedure is faster"
However, there was no ques-
ton of criminal procedure. Miss
Benedict is past the 18-year
age Of consent in France al
though still classified as a
minor.
Miss Gamble and Mr.. Porum-
beanau, who was her chauffeur,
went to Paris aboard freight
er on December 81. The girl,
woh is an heiress to the Rem
ington typewriter fortune, an
nounced her inetntion to wed
her friend. and rejected her
brothers earlier appeals to re-
turn home. Mr.. Porumbeanu is
married.
Evening star., 1960-01-23

in Havana is about So. Thus,
making allowance for freight
charges, any sugar sold in the
United States brings from Q to
21a cents a pound more than on
the world market.
No United States Subsidy
Contrary to a widespread
belief, the United States Gov
eminent does not subsidize the
sugar market and does not put
UP money for the staple. Be-
cause Of the quota system and
the free market here, the law
simply gives an advantage to
the producing countries to the
degree they.ar favored by Con-
gress.
Senator Smathers, Democrat
of Florida. suggested this week
that the Government place in
escrow" the amount of money
by which Cuban sugar is favored
above the world market price
His idea was to hold back the
money until the Cuban govern
ment properly compensates
American investors for property
1t is seizing under the agrarian
reform program.
The Smathers plan would
require legislation providing
machinery or processes not in
Icluded in the existing law.
Evening star., 1960-01-23
cousting Party Ends
With 3 Boys Drowned

KANSAS CITY, Jan. % (AP).
Three boys drowned last
night in the ice-covered Blue
River. Two were riding an old
car hood down the snow-cov-
cred riverbank when it went
onto the ice and broke through.
The third died trying to save
them.
Shedding" on the car hood
were Terry and Bill Branson,
Z and 8. sons Of a production.
worker at a nearby automobile
body plant. Charles Feltrop.
Is. drowned trying to save
them.
Eugene Scarlet, 16, fell
through the ice while trying to
save Billy, but managed to pull,
himself out of the water and
ran for help.
Evening star., 1960-01-23
MASSU
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in which many settlers of Span
ish and Italian origin live.
Several hundred men gath
cred in the streets. Perhaps 70
per cent of the shops were
closed and delegations pro-
ceeded to the others to get
them to bang down the steel
shutters which front most
shops. Most Moslem shops were
closed.
Many men wore in their la
pels the emblem Of the National
French Front. a para-military
organization headed by Joseph
Ortiz.
Recalled to Paris
Gen. Massu was recalled to
Paris Tuesday by the French
President and allowed to cool
his heels.
He arrived at Elysee Palace
without prior announcement,
He was Immediately taken into
De Gaulle's Office.
The government announced
yesterday that Gen. Massu
would meet the President "be-
fore his new post is decided
on"
The daily France-Soir spec
ulated that the general may
be assigned a post either In
West Africa or the island of
Madagascar.
Either would remove him
far from rebellion-torn Algeria,
and preclude any Of the COM
ment or criticism which lost
him his job as commander of
the Algiers region.
Evening star., 1960-01-23

in Wisconsin would 'Fbe a big
boost" to Senator Kennedy,
Gov. Lawrence said. Il don't
think any one State will decide
this race"
Gov. Lawrence also took is
sue with California Democratic
National Committeeman Paul
ziffren's assertion, earlier in
the week, that Senator johnson
would not be acceptable" to
Northern Liberal forces at the
convention. The Pennsylvania
Governor said, II don't rule
out anybody from considera-
ton"
Evening star., 1960-01-23
DC. democratic Chief
Charges Plot in ADA

The chairman of the District
Democratic Central Committee
has charged that "a small fac
ton Of the Americans for DEM
ocratic Action is attempting to
take over control of the central
committee for their own self
ACKNOWLEDGMENT"
A. L. Wheeler declared that
he was referring to a group
headed by Joseph L. Rauh, jr.,
and Tilford E. Dudley.
Mr.. Rauh is a national vice
chairman of Americans for
Democratic Action, and Mr..
Dudley is a member and for
mer secretary of the District
ADA branch. They are both
active in the District Commit
tee for Humphrey and are also
members Of the District Demo-
cratic Central Committee.
Chairman for Morse
Mr.. Wheeler, who is also
chairman Of the District cam
paign for Senator Morse, Demo-
crat Of Oregon, asserted that
Mr.. Rauh and Mr.. Dudley are
attempting to use the name
OF Senator Humphrey, Demo-
crat Of Minnesota, to promote
their owns interests.
Mr.. Dudley replied that nei-
ther he nor Mr.. Rauh has ever
asked for any position or any,
thing else as a reward for his
efforts in behalf of Senator
Humphrey.
"On the other hand" said
Mr.. Dudley, "it is well known
that Mr.. Wheeler was offering
his services to any presidential
candidate who would help him
retain his chairmansbip. He
shopped around for any deal
he could find so he could con-
tinue as chairman of the Dis
trict Committee"
Offers Strength Test
Mr.. Dudley said Mr.. Wheeler
offered to support Senator
Humphrey. "but only on the
basis that he would be the top
guy"
When he found he couldn't
get that, he found Senator
Morse, who would support
him." Mr.. Dudley said.
Declared Mr.. Wheeler:
"The truth is that Mr.. Rauh
and Mr.. Dudley are very un-
popular on the central COM
mittee.
"The overwhelming ma
Evening star., 1960-01-23

COntInue0 FROM t1rSt rage
to be Representative Boiling
a Missourian and a Symington-
for President backer.
Stevenson Won't Attend
The only notable absentee
from tonight's gathering is
Adlai Stevenson. Mr.. Steven
son was the chairman of q
similar Democratic beauty
parade" in New York last
month, and was less than
pleased when Mr.. Truman
called him back to the plat
form during the part of that
evenings program devoted to
talks by the presidential hope
fuls.
The two-time candidate has
said repeatedly that he is not
a contender for the 1860 honor,
although he has not ruled out
the possibility he would accept
a draft. Mr.. Stevenson de-
clined an invitation to speak
tonight, rather than risk being
thrown back into the candi-
dates pool.
Each hopeful who is on the
program tonight will have to
make his speech twice-once
in the ballroom and again In
the downstairs banquet room.
ToaStmasters in the two
rooms are scheduled to be
Representative Bowles Of Con-
necticut, regarded by some as
a dark horse possibility. and
former Secretary of Interior
Oscar Chapman. Mr.. Chap
man was reported yesterday to
have the flu, and a substitute
may be needed.
Tonight's dinner climaxes
a weekend of nonstop poll
ticking by the visiting Demo-
cratic officials. They were en-
ltertained yesterday by the
Kennedys, in their Georgetown
home. and by the Humphreys,
in a Sheraton Hotel suite. Nu-
merous other gatherings were
held around town.
Wisconsin Holds Spotlight
Chief topic Of conversation
was Senator Kennedy's bold
bid to knock Senator Humph-
rey out of the race in the
April 5 Wisconsin primary.
There were reports that Mich
igan, Illinois, New York and
perhaps other States would fall
to the Massachusetts Senator
If he carries of his Wisconsin
gamble.
One notable dissenter from
this view was Gov. Lawrence
Of Pennsylvania, leader of that
States powerful 81-vote dele
cation. He told reporters he ex-
pected no candidate would have
enough first-ballot votes to win
nomination. While q victory
Evening star., 1960-01-23
Pope Receives
Cuban Minister

VATICAN CITY, Jan. %
(AP) Pope John XIII today
received in private audience
Cuba's foreign minister, Raul
Roa.
The Cuban leader was ac-
companied by his wife and
several other members of his
party, among them Francis
Chavarry, undersecretary Of
state, and Manuel Yepe, direc-
tor Of protocol.
Pope John received Mr.. Roa
in his library for a private con-
versation and then other mem
ers of the Foreign Minister'S
party were introduced to the
Pope.
Evening star., 1960-01-23
Andrews Sisters Sued

LOS ANGELES, Jan. % (AP)
The Federal Government has
sued the singing Andrews Sis
ters for $230,424.22 in back
taxes. United States Attorney
Laughlin Waters said yester-
day the taxes are due for the
years l949 through 1853 from
Patricia, Laverne and Maxene
Andrews.
Evening star., 1960-01-23

jority of the committee sup
port my leadership, but you
can't please everyone. I'm ready
to put my leadership of the
central committee up for a vote
any time. If I don't have the
support. I'm ready to resign" "
Mr.. Wheeler charged that Mr..
Rauh and Mr.. Dudley don't
even represent the ADA. They
represent no one but them
selves"
He also contended that many
Of the people on the District
Committee for Humphrey, such
as Francis Biddle, former At
torney General, have not been
active in local politics.
Evening star., 1960-01-23
CUBA
Demand in Congress
ForAction Increasing

against any major enemy
power.
The Cuban Governments
picture of the widening rift is
quite different from the one Mr..
Bonsal is expected to outline.
Mr.. Castro and his aides say
the United States is responsible
for the breach. They insist
Washington encourages dictat-
ors and traitors and permits air
raids on Cuban sugar fields.
They also have accused WASH
ington Of threatening economic
reprisals against Cuban govern
ment seizure of American in
vestments.
Those Yankees!" blared
headlines in the pro-Castro
newspaper La Gale. They art
preparing aggression"
Observers say MIR. Castro's
campaign is aimed at breaking
up ties between Havana and
Washington in order to fit
Cuba into a new international
scheme. They say the plan is
not CommuniSt-directed, but
1t follows closely the pattern
Of Communist countries.
Objectives Indicated
These observers give this
outline of Castro's goals, ac-
cording to the Associated Press:
He wants to gain possession
of nearly 81 billion worth of
American agricultural and in
dustrial investments in Cuba
in line with its naturalization
OF Cuban economy.
Mr.. Castro has brushed aside
United States protests against
Cuban seizure of American
property without due recourse
to law, or even handing the
owners an official receipt for
their holdings.
Unless the United States
finds some way of stopping
him. a big raid on American
property is expected in the
next few months when more
than 5000 million worth OF
American-controlled sugar is
gobbled up by the governments
agrarian reform program. He
is also expected to seize some
American-owned m / n n 9
plants, oil refineries and fac
tories.
The State Department has
emphasized that it is not oppos-
ing Mr.. Castro's land reform
program but only the methods
he has used in seizing Ameri-
can-owned property.
Evening star., 1960-01-23
Reds Study Pacific

TOKYO, Jan. IS (AP).-The
Soviet photographic vessel vo-
nikov is making a two-month
oceanographic survey of the
southwest Pacific between Aus
tralia and New Zealand, Mos
COW radio reports in a Japa-
nese language broadcast.
Evening star., 1960-01-23
Congress to Have Say
On Cuban Sugar Issue

Congress will have the final
say on whether Cuba retains its
favored position as a supplier
of sugar for the United States.
A decision on the issue, which
has come up because Of strained
relations with the government
of Fidel Castro, will be made at
the current session because the
present law governing sugar
quotas expires this year.
Under the law, Congress set
a formula for sugar purchases
in the United States. There are
five domestic sources and about
IS foreign sources, each with a
different quota as determined
in the formula.
Needs Estimated Annually
The Secretary of Agriculture
estimates each year the total
amount Of sugar required by
the whole country. The quota
formula is then applied to this
total.
Cuba, is by far the largest
single source. It's share is almost
one third the total consumption
here. This year, its quota was
3.12 million tons out of a total
Of 9.4 million tons of raw sugar
In New York, the price of raw
sugar now is $5.85 per 100
pounds. The world market price