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GENERAL

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Evening star., 1961-06-25
What to Do.
About Jews
In Russia
THE JEWISH PROBLEM IN

THE JEWISH PROBLEM IN
THE SOVIET UNION: An
Analysis and a Solution.
BY B. z. Goldberg. Grown;
$4.95)
Almost every journalist who
visits the Soviet Union re-
ports a Jewish problem"
there suppression Of Jewish
cultural institutions. restrie-
tions on Jews applying for
admission to colleges, and
other definite anti-Semitic
acts.
Until Mr.. Goldberg's book,
however, these reports, frag-
mentary at best. have always
been received with a great
deal of skepticism. Mr.. Gold
berg, a columnist for a New
York Yiddish newspaper.
speaks both Russian and
Yiddish fluently and has Wis
tied the Soviet Union three
times since the mid 1930s.
Inherited Problem
He brings to the subject
a deep insight into the over
all Jewish problem in the So-
Wet Union - a problem the
Communists inherited from
Czarist Russia.
There is no doubt after
reading this book, filled with
Mr.. Goldberg's personal en-
counters, that Jews, m ore
than other minority groups
in the Soviet Union, are the
victims of an all-out cam
paign to destroy their cul-
tural traditions. They are the
only nationality Jews are so
classified in the Soviet I'M
ion) for instance, which is
not allowed to print news
papers or books in their ma
tive tongue (Yiddish or He
brew or even in Russian.
At the end of the book,
he offers a solution" which
consists mainly Of advising
Soviet authorities to let Jews
emigrate to Israel If they
want, and to restore a jew
ish press, etc. There is no
indication, however, that Mr..
Goldberg's suggestions viii
ever be acted upon. q
BERNARD GWERTZMAN.
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To Help Us Understand
Soviet Imperialism

THE GRAND TACTICIAN:
Khrushchev's Rise to Power.
BY Lazar PiStrak. (Fred-
erick A. Praeger; So
President Kennedy's recent
encounter in Vienna with
Premier Khrushchev has
shown once again that the
first problem of United States
foreign policy is to under
stand correctly and COM
pletely the nature of Com
munist imperialism and the
character of C o m m u nj S t
leaders. Lazar Pistrak's The
Grand Tactician is an i'm
portant contribution to the
continuing search for such
an understanding. 1t is hard
to see how a fair-minded per-
son, having read this book
and accepted it as reasonably
accurate and authentic could
take seriously the proposition
that our problems with the
Communist world can be
solved simply by diminish
ing tensions" and negotiating
more sincerely"
Negotiation is necessary
but we must know, as Mr..
Kennedy seems to, what is
involved in negotiation with
a man like KhruShchev and
a system such as the Soviet
Union.
Mr.. Pistrak shows that
Premier Khrushchev had
such a talent for pleasing
superiors that he was not in
frequently ahead of their
own desires. Thus he antic-
ipated Stalin'S ultimate
hardening towards the Trot-
skyites at a time when Stain
was being generous to them.
Stain, of course, was graft
fled. Khrushchev's support of
Stain and Stalinism (which
he later denounced arose
not only from his desire to
advance himself in the eyes
of the dictator but because
his own rough, uncomplex
nature tended him towards
the brutal simplicity of the
monolthic totalitarian state.
He had no interest in the
"intra-Party Democracy" of
pre-1917 Bolshevik intelli-
gentsia.
without Mercy
Mr.. PiStrak brings out that
KhruShchev was absolutely
without mercy or ScrupleS in
carrying out the policies of
the party; he was the epitome
of "the impetuous Bolshevik
spirit" when it came to liqui-
dationS and ruthless removal
of obstacles to party objec-
tives. The author catches
him in hundreds of lies and
inconsistencies, both within
long and short time spans.
1t is evident that truth and
logic have no Importance
whatever for him. Even the
use of Communist terminol-
ogy in Khrushchev'S TRADES
is simply a politician using
those bad names" with
which he is familiar.
Finally, Mr.. Pistrak makes
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WusHeHero
OrCowurd?
THE CHANGER. By Mar
shall Pugh. (Harper and

THE CHANGER. BY Mar
shall Pugh. Harper and
Brothers; $500 49,
Sometimes, in the course
of warfare, action occurs
which hovers close to the
borderline between RANK
cowardice and sound military
procedure.
The Chancer is a novel
which explores the life of a
soldier involved in such q
situation, trying to discover
whether the experiences in
his background shaped his
destiny as a hero or a
scoundrel. =
Marshall Pugh is a Scot
who writes skillfully, and
with considerable understand
ing of human motivations.
j. G. OK.
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BOOKS IN REVIEW
John Steinbeck
In Lighter Vein.
BY DAY THORPE
Star Book Critic =.

THE WINTER OF OUR Discomfort by John steinbeck
CThe Viking Press; $450)
For the best in what is somewhat obscurely known as
summer reading John Stenbecks novel, "The Winter
of Our Discomfort" be recommended without hesitation
1t has all the necessary ingredients except perhaps
sive length The story wecontrved and the book has
for religion dog morality public and private
Tarot cards. two children (not at all mpos
sibe ones) and the implications of bank robbery doubt
Evening star., 1961-06-25
READING AND WRITING
Sherman Adams Pays
Tribute to Eisenhower
BY MARY McGRORY
Star staff Writer

Sherman Adams account of his six years the right
hand of President Eisenhower is history of the admins
tration, not personal history. "FIRST-HAND REPORT"
(Harper; $3.50 defense of Dwight D. Eisenhower not
of Sherman Adams Mr. Adams represents his boss "a
highnnded idealist" and rather sanity who
proved his subordinates in the gene way Mr.. Adams
own fall glory through fatal friendship with Bernard
Goldfne is not illuminated by ray more
chronological account of the Eisenhower terms
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United Nations:
Administration

The United Nations moved
closer last week towards chOOs-
ing a successor to the late Sec
rotary General Hammarskj0ld.
The United Nations charter says
simply: THE Secretary General
shall be appointed by the General
Assembly upon the recommends
ton of the Security Council. He
shall be the chief administrative
officer of the organization"
Since there is no provision for
succession, Mr.. Hammarskjold's
death on September 18th forced
the Security Council members to
nominate a new man, or else to
revise the provisions Of the charter
The Soviet Union was ready with
Premier Khruslichev's 1860 "revi-
sion"-to replace the one-man Of
flee with a three-man directorate,
representing the West, the Soviet
bloc, and the neutrals. Each would
have a veto, and each-as the
West has pointed out - could
thereby paralyze the U. MS opera
tions.
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afforded some immediate prospect
Of accord was Laos. Both sides
recognized the need to reduce the
dangers in that situation"
At the time, the Presidents
words relieved the anxiety of
many who were afraid that Laos
or neighboring South Wet Nam
might be the scene Of an East
West about conflict.
Since the Vienna talks. the Ber-
lin crisis has dominated the
worlds headlines, and its fears,
pushing Southeast Asia into the
background.
In his recent United Nations
address, however. the President re-
minded the General Assembly Of
the smoldering Goals of war in
Southeast Asia" He pointed out
that South Wet Nam was al
ready under guerrilla attack, and
that the Laotians ARE in dan
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LikeIychdee

The neutralist Prince Souvana
Phouma is the most likely choice
to head such government, bat
he has been unable to get fun
cooperation either from Prince
Boun Gum or the PROF. Communist
Prince SouphanouVong.
Once q single government is
formed. officials hope the Geneva
conference will proceed to set up
the necessary controls for main
tanning and enforcing the cease
fire. So ~
With the monsoon season end
ing, officials also cast an anxious
eye toward South Wet Nam which
has been waging q constant guer-
rilla war with forces from the
Communist north. The Vietna-
mese President Ngo Dinh Diem
called it real war" last week.
In recent months, the United
States has been carrying on a
crash program to strengthen the
South Wet Nam forces. Some sue
cess has been recorded in fighting
south Of Saigon, but whether the
Vietnamese are capable of. repeIi-
ing an about attack without
American troops being sent to their
aid is q, question troubling many
officials who would like to avoid
another Korea-like action.
A State Department spokes-
man admitted last week that the
United States was considering the
possibility Of shipping GIs to Sal
gon if the situation worsens.
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Guorontee Seen

At this moment, indications are
that the Soviet Union does not
want a war over Berlin and most
likely will offer a guarantee to
the West on Berlin in return for
separate peace treaties.
In speeches commemorating the
18th anniversary Of the East Ger
man state yesterday, Walter u
BRIGHT and Anastas Mikoyan both
said that such guarantees could
be written into a peace treaty.
But neither gave any specific
details.
The Western leaders have never
been in complete agreement over
Berlin policy. The British and
Americans have tended to lean
toward taking the diplomatic ini-
tiative; the French and Germans
toward holding fast.
In recent weeks the French
have remained as obdurate as
ever, but the Germans-their cleo
ton over - have indicated they
would not object to negotiating a
temporary arrangement with the
East Germans.
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Common Mart.
Good. Prospect

Great Britain begins a series
Of talks next week with the En-
ropean Economic Community
concerning England's possible;
membership in the six-nation
organization. ~
The British papers write about
the forthcoming negotiations with
the difference due a royal alli-
ance. The Economist, for in
stance. says:
"At last the prolonged affair
between Britain and the six have
moved beyond the counting stage.
A proposal has been made and.
very Professionally, accepted. A
date. October 10, has been fixed
for the start Of talks on the terms
of the marriage"
What they are talking about,
Of course. is the complex discus
sions that must be held in the
next few months between Great
Britain, on the one hand, repre-
senting its commemorative inter-
ests, and the FEC, or Common
Market, on the other hand, con-.
cerned with the economic pros
perity of the continent.
This concern was nurtured In
the early postwar years when
France and West Germany pooled
their rich Ruhr resources - =
landmark In European history
and was brought to maturity in,
1858 when West Germany, France,
Italy and the Benelux nations
formed the market.
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A Successor

Now that the likelihood of Mr..
Rayburn's return to the Speaker
ship is extremely remote. con-
gressional Democrats have, of ne
cessity, begun to turn their
thoughts to a successor.
Representative John McCor-
mack of Massachusetts,, who has
been acting Speaker (pro tenn
since Mr.. Rayburn's departure in
August, is generally considered to
be the leading candidate.
At the same time, it is con-
coded that his selection is by no
means certain. There are several
other serious contenders for the
mantle Of leadership. including
Representatives Boiling of Mis-
souri,, Boggs of Louisiana. Albert
of Oklahoma, Mills of Arkansas,
and Walter of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Mccormack, who will be
10 in December, has been the
heir apparent for many years. But
in this last session, he ran into
difficulties holding his forces to-
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Congress-:
Mr.. Sam

Hospital tests last week dis
closed that Speaker Rayburn
has a spreading, inoperabIe
cancer. President Kennedy asked
Nations prayers.
When young Sam Rayburn of
Bonham was elected to the Texas
House Of Representatives in 1907,
he had his eye on the post of
Speaker. He made 1t in 1911.
When he first came to Wash
ington. on March 4, 1913, as
United States Representative from
seven Texas counties, he had
new ambition: To become Speaker
of the House. On September is,
1910, as the war ragged in Europe
and Americas entry was being,
bitterly debated at home. the
House elected him its top Of
fetal to succeed the late William
B. Bankhead.
Ever since that late summer
day in 1910. Mr.. Sam Gas he was
known universally has been
Speaker, except for a brace of
two-year periods when the Re-
publicans controlled the lower
chamber. He thus has served in
the House (48 years. longer than
any other man and as Speaker
twice as long as any other.
On Thursday last week. what
had been widely suspected was
confirmed by doctors in Texas
after the 79-year-old Speaker had
undergone biopsy. He had can
Ger. Announcing the discovery of
malignancy, the hospital bulletin
with straightforward finality car
ried these words r>
mo further surgery Is an
ticipated."
Although there had not been
real surprise, the shock was,
nevertheless. great. Leaders Of
both parties expressed their sor-
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Better Feeling

Because Mr.. Gromyko was de-
scribed as "in good humor," and
because both sides have refrained
from rancorous statements, a
great deal Of optimism has arisen
in Washington. The war scare Of
last month receded to some ex-
tent.
Experienced diplomats, however.
warned last week that the talks,
themselves, have given no grounds
for such optimism. Mr. Gromyko
firmly reiterated past Soviet po-
sitions and did not supply the
West with any assurance that
negotiations would be fruitful.
AS q result Of the talks, how
ever, Mr.. Gromyko should have a
crystal clear idea Of the Vests
position. He flies back to Moscow
tonight. and Mr.. Khrushchev
should know the Vests stand to-
morrow.
The next phase in the Berlin
crisis is up to him.
If he gives the West assur-
ances that negotiations will be
held In good faith, and that he
is sincere in his guarantees"
then the next phase should be a
fruitful one with an easing Of
international tensions.
II, on the other hand, he re-
fuses these tokens Of good faith,
then the situation will deterio-
rate.
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row and President Kennedy asked
the Nation to join him and Mrs.
Kennedy in prayers for the Texan.
Mr.. Sam. in pain and cussing
his "lurnbago," left Washington
and the first session of the 9th
Congress on August 81 for his
Texas home and some rest. He
vowed to return for the opening
of the second session on January
10. Now doctors say it is a matter
of days, weeks or, at the outside,
a few months.
AS Speaker. Mr.. Sam was tough,
crusty, strong and skilled in the
use of power and authority. His
favorite admonition to newcomers
to the House was: IF you want
to get along then go along"
With all this, he was kindly.
If rarely sentimental, and his COL
leagues had an affectionate re-
gard for him. He was never so
partisan that he could not rally
his forces to. support President
of the opposition party = namely,
Dwight D. Eisenhower ON mat
ers of Importance to national
unity.
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Essential Move

Last year, many Britons realized
that membership in the market
was essential for their country's
prosperity. Several politicians and
newspapers started a campaign
that eliminated in Prime Minister
Macmillan's decision last summer
to seek admission. .,.. IS
England's major concern at the
moment is to gain assurances
that markets will be found for
the commonwealth countries,
fearful of the markets increased
competition. The Labor Party has
pledged complete support to the
commonwealth countries, and may
vote against membership if these
assurances are not met.
Many European businessmen
and politicians are not altogether
happy with England's decision to
join, but most responsible leaders
believe that with England unity
ing the market economically. full
attention can now be given the
problem of political unification.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08

If Gov. Brown in now smiling
a bit, so are Gov. Nelson A. Rock
efeller of New York and Senator
Barry Goldwater OF Arizona. both
leading contenders for the Re-
publican presidential nomination
in 1864.
A defeat for Mr.. Nixon either
in the primary (not very likely
or in the main event next year
(close race seem would, Of course,
remove him from consideration
for a second chance at the pres
idency.
Gov. Rockefeller, an ardent ad-
vocate of greater civil defense,
visited President Kennedy on Fri
day to discuss an interest in its
activities. The Governor has taken
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Rivals u. S.

This market has increased the
economic strength of the conti-
nent so rapidly that as a unit,
it rivals the United States and.
outstrips the Soviet Union in.
growth. Any tourist can see the
changes the market has made in
Italy and France where the prob
lem of unemployment has almost
been solved and vast amounts Of
new capital are being invested. in.
the countries economies. 80
While the markets economy
has grown rapidly, Britain's rate
of growth has stumbled along at
a sluggish Q per cent in recent
years. representing England's loss,
of export markets to the FEC
countries. -.'r.
Great Britain vai1ly tried to
protect its economy by setting UP.
a European Free Trade Assoeia-'
ton with six other countries, but:
the Eta has failed to bring much
of an Improvement.
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Republican intraparty war
fare ragged In California last
week as former Gov. knight
and supporters Of former Vice
President Nixon snapped charges
of alleged pressure on each of
the candidates for the guber-
material nomination to with
draw.
Democratic Gov. Edmund (Pat)
Brown of California hasn't, in
the last couple years, been ex-
actly lucky politician.
There was the controversial and
long drawn out Caryl Chessman
capital punishment case, over
which he almost had to lose
points no matter what decision
he made.
Later, he dallied SO long over
his choice for the Democratic
presidential nomination - trying
to make the best deal-that he
did not wind UP on top Of John
j. Kennedy's list of friends-due-
a-favor.
Finally his administration of
the State government has not
been considered an unqualified
success.
Thus it was expected that, al
though he won by more than a
million votes in defeating former
Senator Knowland in 1858 and
Democratic registrants heavily
outnumber Republicans in Cali
formal, Gov. Brown would find it
difficult to win another term if
the @. o. P. put up a strong
candidate.
This is still the expectation. But
tickle Dame Fortune, If she is
not yet grinning at him, appears
to be directing at least a hesitant
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Laos:
Truly Neutral

The three Laotian princes re-
sumed talks in Laos last week
In another effort to establish
a unified government In that
troubled kingdom.
After his June encounter with
Premier Khrushchev. President
Kennedy told the American peo-
pie that the one area which
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The Next Move

Mr.. Khrushchev now has the
world waiting for his next move.
1t is a familiar position for the
Communist boss. and with the
Communist Party congress due to
open in Moscow on October II,
he may remain silent until then.
At the congress. Mr.. Khrushchev
will want to impress his fellow
Communists with the progress his
policy of peaceful co-existence"
has made. If he can assure
his comrades that a treaty will
be signed with the Vests &C
qtiiescense it will be feather in
his cap, as well as another gain
for world communism.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08

ger Of losing the independents
they gained not so long ago.
Since May 81, a 14-nation con-
ference has been trying in Geneva
to solve the Laotian dispute. The
conference has succeeded in get
ting the three warning factions to
agree to ceasefire, but so far has
failed to stabilize the situation
any further.
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Fearing that the Soviet Union
might insist on the ''troika" and
veto any Security Council nominee,
Secretary of State Rusk came for
ward with his own revision" He
suggested that the General AS
sembly bypass the Council and
choose a temporary secretary to
serve until 1863 when Mr.. Ham
marskjold's term would have ex-
pired.
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Bitter Bottle

Mr.. Browns enhanced political
prospects are the result Of Bit
ter intraparty battle now going
on within the G. o. P.
The top Republican warriors
are former Vice President Nixon
and former Gov. Goodwin Knight,
opponents in good standing.
Late last month, Mr.. Knight,
who had already announced his
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WoIkout Feared

Neither plan won approval. Most
diplomats saw the Soviet proposal
for what it was, but feared that
adoption of the. American plan
might result in the Russians walk
ing out Of the U. N.
In the face Of total opposition
the Soviet government broke the
impasse two weeks ago. It scrapped
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Boredom?

Actually, even though the
Knight-Nixon feud could have a
serious effect on the outcome of
the 1862 California contests and
the national picture for 1864, the
charges and countercharges have
generated good deal Of the so
what?" reaction from most of the
rest of the country.
One might ask isn't it the way
of American politics to try to win
over an opponent by promises of
appointments or support for other
ventures? OF course, it is.
And while Mr.. Knight may not
be the best qualified candidate
for chief justice in his State, an
other former California Governor
became q chief justice without
much judicial experience.
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No Agreement

The conference has been ham
pered by the inability of the three
princes, representing pro-Western,
neutralist, and pro-Comnunist
forces, to agree on a single uni
fled cabinet that would be &C.
ceptable to the King. The princes
also have not been able to work
out plan on the merger of their
different military forces.