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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23
Wet War
Effort Seen
UnsIuckened

The State Department said
today there were no reports
that the military effort against
the Communist forces in South
Wet Nam would be slackened
by the crisis in Saigon.
Department spokesman Rich
ard I. Phillips said the United
States has taken note Of state
mentS by Wet Namese military
leaders Ito the effect that the
war against the Wet Cong will
be vigorously pursued and we
have no reports from cur own
sources any diminution Of this
effort in the field"
He added that there has beer
no change in the American
policy of assisting South Wet
Nam against the Communist
guerrillas.
On the political side, Mr.
Phillips could not shed any
light on the question Of who is
in charge in Saigon-President
Ngo Dinh Diem or Ngo Dinh
Nhu.
I'VE are continuing the
process Of assessing the situa.
ton on the basis Of embassy
reports" Mr.. Phillips said. "It
is too early obviously to reach
any final conclusions"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23

badly handled, religious incid-
ent on May 8 has become in
three months an avalanche of
popular feeling against the
Diem regime.
President Diem himself, who
still commands personal re-
spect, may survive, but the
rule Of the Ngo Dinhs Is COM
ing to an end.
I spent a recent Sunday
morning in Saigon's seven
TERED Xa Loi Pagoda, where
several thousand had come to
pray for the soul Of the most
recent Buddhist suicide.
Many girls wept and even the
police. sent to circulate among
the crowd with the idea Of
breaking it up, if it turned hos
tile, knelt to pray.
Then, when the religious
ceremony ended, the gathering
became political. Banners were
hoisted and by skillful propa-
ganda a Buddhist monk worked
on the already highly aroused
emotions Of the people. At q
word and unarmed, they woulc
have marched on the barri-
cades to their deaths.
This feeling is growing all
over the country. The wal
against the Communists, seri.
Gus though 1t is, has almost
been forgotten as the Buddhist
crusade grows in strength.
This crusade begins where 9
Billy Graham leaves off, anc
nothing now, I am sure, car
stop 1t.
Sophisticated Wet Namest
shudder at the thought that
Dieu Hue, widow OF a minister
at the Court Of AMMAN and the
mother Of the country's leading
scientist, should nationally and
soberly plan to burn herself tc
death in the cause. But, unlike
Nine. Nhu, they don't sheer;
they only pray.
This is true Of the top civil
servants. Of generals in th6
army and even Of students who
have spent years abroad and
who had forgotten they were
Buddhists.
No one is in any doubt that
the Buddhists' demands esca.
late every time the administra-
ton goes half way towards
meeting them. But the feeling
is not against the Buddhists
1t is against the regime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23
I'd Wet Nam Aide
Quits Post Here,
AssoiIing Diem

DR.. Ngo Ton Dat, First Sec
rotary Of the South Wet
Namese Embassy, followed Am
bassador Tran Van Chuong's
lead and submitted his resigna-
ton today.
Like the Ambassador yester-
day, DR.. Dat accompanied his
resignation with a blast at the
Ngo Dinh Diem regime, which
he characterized as "the most
unpopular and oppressive gov
eminent Wet Nam has ever
had" The regime has lost the
support of "the great majority,
If not all of the South Wet
Namese population" he added.
DR.. Dat, who holds a masters
and doctors degree from Cor
nell, has been with the EN-
basSy here since April. Before
that he served as political and
press officer at the South Wet
Nam Embassy in Australia, and
as press chief in the Foreign
Ministry in Saigon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23
Settlement Made
In Ford Strike

CHICAGO, Aug. % (AP)-
Settlement of a strike in the
Chicago Heights, ILL.,, Ford
Motor Co. plant which idled
more than 10000 workers in
five States was announced
jointly today by the company
and the United Auto Workers
Union.
The strike of $3.50 JAW
members at the Chicago Heights
stamping plant which began
August Is was resolved by set
Element Of all "a grievances
which were the cause of the
walkout. the officials said.
Because stampings from the
Chicago Heights plant are used
in other plants Of the Ford
system, layoffs and production
curtailment affected 81 other
Ford plants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23

limited he may expect a show
down with the Diem leadership
shortly. He attached special
significance to the decision OF
Foreign Minister WI Van Mau
to resign and especially to his
symbolic act of shaving his
head in the style of a Buddhist
monk.
Mr.. Chuong also expressed
concern over reports that Pres
ident Diem had not been seen
in the last two or three days.
Reports of Shift
There have been reports that
the Presidents brother, Ngc
Dinh Nhu, has become the
operating leader of the regime
Ambassador Chuong's daugh.
ter, Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu, is
married to the Presidents
brother and has been ar
enthusiastic supporter of the
Diem regimes repressive meas
ures against the Buddhists.
Senate Democratic Leader
Mansfield Of Montana ex-
pressed regret today at Mr.
Chuong's resignation. He saic
the Ambassador had SERVED
Wet Nam and the cause OF
sincere and understanding rela.
tons with the United States
with faithfulness, diligence anc
distinction"
Senator Mansfield also ex-
pressed regret at the resignation
Of Mrs. Chuong as Wet Mans
observer at the United Nations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23

Monday, drove into the city
from the airport last night.
Communications channels re-
NAMED subject to military CEN
sorShip.
An American official said he
believed the breakdown, which
started with a series of bloody
raids on temple pagodaS early
Wednesday, was inStigated by
Wet Namese generals.
Il don't believe the generals
actually are in control" he
said. THE country definitely
is still ruled by President Diem.
But there is a growing
weight of evidence that it was
on the generals insistence the
present breakdown and martial
law were initiated. On Sum-
day, when a mob of demonStra-
tors in Da Nang beat up an
army officer, took his weapon
and burned his jeep, a lot of
officers felt the army had lost
face. I think that's one of the
reasons for marital law now"
There was no indication how
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23
Senate Unit Rejects
Arbitration by ice

key issues within so days after
the start of hearings.
Meanwhile, the parties would
be required to resume negotia-
tions on the subsidiary issues.
If they fail to settle these
other issues within 30 days
after the arbitration rulings on
firemen and crew sizes, the
subsidiary issues also would go
to the arbitration board for
final and binding decisions.
There would be a 60-day time
limit for the arbitration boards
rulings on these subsidiary
issues.
At the outside, the committee
figured, all issues will be re-
solved by March /. 1864.
Amendments Possible
Some members of the COM
mlCtee OBJECTED 10 the provision
for arbitration of the subsidiary
issues. They favored continuing
negotiations on these points.
But all members Of the COM
mittee who voted approved the
final bill. Some of them may
propose amendments from the
Senate floor.
The arbitration board would
decide how long It's ruling
would remain in effect, up to
a maximum Of two years. The
boards rulings could be super
seeded at any time by mutual
agreement Of the unions and
the railroads.
Labor and management also
could agree to extend the life
of the arbitration boards rul-
lings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23
Robert Kennedy
Heads UGF Unit

President Kennedy today ap-
pointed his brother, Attorney
General Robert F. Kennedy, as
chairman Of the Government
division for the Eighth Annual
United Givers Fund campaign
in the Washington area.
In a memorandum to the
heads Of all Federal agencies
the President urged all Gov
eminent employees to support
whole heartedly the dripe this
fall to raise funds for many
health and welfare services in
q single community effort.
Il urge all to join the Attor-
ney General in making this
great humanitarian appeal in
Washington and nearby Mary
land and Virginia an outstand-
ing success" he said.
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board starts working, the I'M
ions and the railroads could
reach a voluntary agreement,
under terms of the bill. Such
a settlement would supercede
arbitration.
On a key point at issue be-
tween the unions and rail-
roads. the committee bill
favors the union position. 1t
provides, as the unions had
insisted, that the arbitration
award on the issues of firemen
and crew size not take effect
before final resolution of the
bsidiary issues, either
through negotiations or arbi-
tration.
Under terms of the bill, the
unions and the railroads each
would appoint two members
Of the arbitration board. These
four members would have 10
days to select three neutrals
If they failed to do so, Presi-
dent Kennedy would appoint
them.
Hearings in 30 days
The arbitration board would
be instructed to consider ten
tative or partial agreements
narrowing the issues, reached
during negotiations in the four
year dispute over work rules.
The arbitration board would
start hearings within 80 days
after enactment Of the legis-
lation, and would be required
to make its rulings on the two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23

long martial law would con-
tinue. A curfew continued al
night throughout the country
Military censorship also con-
tinued.
A traveller arriving from
Dalai, 140 miles northeast of
Saigon, reported he had seen
troops fire on demonstrators.
There was no indication of the
number of casualties.
Student strikes were reported
in various parts of the country,
including Saigon.
All pagodaS remained sealed
off by troops and police.
Most of the monks arrested
in the Saigon pagodas were
being held in a military COM
pound on the waterfront, it
was learned. Estimates of their
number run to 1000 or more.
One report which could not
be confirmed said the aged
Buddhist nun Dieu Hue, mother
of Wet Mans leading Buu Hoi,
died of a heart attack at Xa
Loi Pagoda after troops broke
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23

into the temple early Wednes-
day.
Dieu Hue had volunteered
with some monks to burn them
selves alive in protest against
the government.
There still was no reliable
indication of casualties from
the pagoda raids.
A few hours before Mr.
Lodges arrival, Wet Namese
authorities opened telephone
lines connecting the United
States Embassy with the resi-
of Saigon. The lines had beer
cut since the pagoda raids.
Mrs. Mus husband, Mr.
Diem's younger brother anc
chief adviser, claimed in 9
broadcast statement that the
Buddhist disturbances which
preceded the government crack
down Wednesday were aimed
at overthrowing the govern.
ment.
Mr.. Nhu, who has charge Of
the South Wet Mans security
police, accused nuns and monk;
of "plots and drives to sabotage
the security of the nation"
arms and munitions were
brought into the pagodas or
the one hand to suppress the
genuinely religious and on thu
other to plot a coup d'etat," he
said.
Mr.. Nhu said the government
remained patient for month!
trying to prove its "concilia'
tory good will"
This policy, he added, "ha'
been branded feeble by man!
and misintrepreted by Others
as impotency for not having
found an adequate solution fol
the Buddhist issue"
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Their differences today are
a shaky foundation for our
confidence"
But Harold E. StasSen, Pres
ident Eisenhower's disarma-
ment chief, who has been as
faithful in attendance at the
hearings as Chairman Full
bright, suggested that Mr..
Khrushchev could be trusted
in this instance. He reminded
the Senators that the Russians
had kept to the Austrian
treaty.
After Mr.. Stassen came Nor
man Cousins, editor of the
Saturday Review of Literature,
the first literary voice to be
heard in the hearings.
He testified without notes,
in an intense rush Of words,
and he talked only of Mr.
Khrushchev and his motives,
Mr.. Cousins had visited the
chairman twice, and 1t was a
sketch Of an aspiring bourgeois
that he left with the Senator's
Mr.. Khrushchev, he said
and his testimony was entirely
to the major point Of the chair
mans motives-is a man who
is interested in building hous-
ing developments, rather thar
having them blown sky high
A man with a hoe who wants
to improve his agriculture.
His intention, said Mr.. Cou-
sins. Is to have not "congenial
coexistence, but peaceful CO.
existence"
President Kennedy's June II
speech at American Univer-
sity, in which, said Mr.. Cousins,
he opened doors Mr.. Khru.
shchev had thought were shut
caused IAN agonizing reap.
praisal within the Kremlir
about the attitude Of the
United States"
At the same time, Mr.. Cous.
ms, went on, Mr.. Khrushchel
got a letter from the Chinese
Communists instructing him
about world communism.
"Khrushchev weighed thu
two documents" said Mr.. Cous.
ms. Pravda and Izvestia pub.
lished the Kennedy speech, moi
the Chinese letter, proving that
the volatile chairman had tieC
his political future to the
United States.
Chairman Fulbright suggested
helpfully that Mr.. Khrushchel
in Yugoslavia had said he coulc
learn from America.
Mr.. Cousins said he hoped
the Russians wouldn't get the
idea from some OF the testi.
mony in the Caucus Room that
they were being taken In BY
signing the treaty.
On the whole, the Senators
seemed to welcome Mr.. Cous.
ms view Of Mr.. Khrushchev al
a changed man. They are hay.
ing to change basic attitude:
TO vote for the treaty, and they
were glad Of the company Mr.
Cousins insisted they now have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23

fund from 5000 million to $3.50
million. slashed military as
sistance from $1.2 billion to 81
billion and banned all foreign
aid until the Federal budget
was balanced.
The House set something Of
a record yesterday in conduct
ing IA teller votes-a procedure
by which supporters and OPP
ponents of individual amend
ments march up the middle
aisle to be counted. r..
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WET NAM
Troops Take Control in Saigon;
Lodqe Sees Monks Before Diem
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dhist monk and asked the Pres
ident for permission to go to
India on a Buddhist pilgrimage.
He was the third high Wet
Namese diplomat to resign in
the Buddhist crisis. Tran Van
Choung resigned as Ambassador
to the United Nations. The
official Wet Nam Press Agency
said Mr.. Diem dismissed the
two because the Ambassador
seriously failed in his duty to
respect the chief of state and
in his mission of serving and
defending the governments
policy abroad"
The ChuongS are the parents
of Mrs. Ngo Dinh Nhu, the
Presidents politically powerful
sister-in-law, who has urged
severe government measures
against the Buddhists. Mr..
Chuong had disavowed his
daughters stand earlier, and in
resigning yesterday termed the
Diem regime bad one.
An Air Force officer seemed
to be taking increasing charge
at the ministry.
Top U. S. diplomatic officials
said they believed the armed
forces have been bringing in
creasing pressure on Mr.. Diem,
and actually initiated the raids
against Buddhist pagodaS in
predawn hours Wednesday.
But other American officials
held to the theory that the
President and his adviser
brother, Ngo Dinh Nhu, actually
were masterminding the whole
thing, in effect heading a mill
tary junta.
Both are Roman Catholics.
Mr.. Nhu has said on several
occasions he believes the gov
eminent (meaning his brother)
has taken too soft and moder-
ate a line in dealing with the
Buddhist campaign, avowedly
aimed toward religious free
dom and social justice.
Troops at Intersections
U. S. intelligence men feel
that if Mr.. Nhu actually were
to assume formal control, the
top military generals almost
certainly would revolt. Military
officers generally speak highly
of Mr.. Diem, but the more out
spoken have been critical of
Mr.. Nhu.
Troops remained posted at
key intersections.
Armored cars and tracked
vehicles thanked the highway
as Mr.. Lodge, speeding up an
arrival originally scheduled for
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name. 1t went further by pro-
hibiting aid to any foreign
country for productive enter
prises" involving more than
500 million in United States
assistance without specific ap-
proval by Congress.
Other Republican members
tried unsuccessfully to extend
the ban for more than one
year, limit the amount to $50
million and explicitly name the
Bokaro project. The Broom
field amendment carried by
voice vote with many Demo-
Gratis favoring it.
Another successful Republi-
can amendment was that OF
Representative Adair of In
diana requiring that at least
so per cent Of funds for the
Alliance for Progress projects
be channeled through private
enterprise.
This requirement, adopted
162-to-159, was similar to one
approved last Wednesday, deal
ing with the Development Loan
Fund. Mr.. Adair also obtained
House passage Of an amend
ment Wednesday setting a
minimum interest rate Of 2 per
cent on loans under the DFL
program. The bills sponsors
predicted the Senate would
knock out these three amend
mentS.
appropriation Close
The House voted 153-to-15O
against aiding any country
after December 81, 1854, If it
did not agree to investment
guarantees against possible ex-
preparation Of American goods
and assets.
The House also changed a
provision for reorganization of
the State Departments Bureau
of Consular Affairs and Migra-
ton. 1t adopted an amend
ment requiring that the ad-
ministrator of the bureau be
appointed by the President
subject to Senate confirmation,
But 1t voted against making
him an Assistant Secretary Of
State, because the department
already has IL Assistant
Secretaries.
Amendment attempts re-
jected by the House, several by
close votes, would have:
Cut the SIS billion Develop
ment Loan Fund authorization
to $l.2 billion; knocked out the
entire $2l7 million program fol
economic development techni-
cal assistance, reduced Alliance
for Progress OUTLAWS from $500
million to $3.50 million, trim.
med SIC million off the $136
million in United States con-
tributions to international or
CARNATIONS, limit such contri-
buttons to the 80 per cent share
which the United States cur
rently gives to the United Ma
tons, reduced the contingency
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AID
Foes, Bockers Differ
On Amount of Cut
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they would seek a cut Of about
$575 million.
Fund Struggle Ahead
The practical effect Of this
81 billion slash would be mainly
to encourage the House APP
preparations Committee tt
make still further cuts in rot
ing the funds for the foreign
aid program. The present bill,
set a ceiling for actual appro-
priations in a later measure
Adoption of the 81 billion dol
lar cut resulted in a $685.
OTIS, 900 total authorization.
The Appropriations Commit
tee, in any event, was certain
to recommend far less than the
SAL billion in the Foreign Re.
lations Committees authorize.
ton bill which in itself wa'
$438 million below President
Kennedy's revised request anC
almost $500 million below hi
original recommendation las
January.
An appropriations subcom'
mittee headed by Representa-
tive Passman, Democrat o.
Louisiana, repeatedly ha'
slashed the amount to about
500 billion.
Administration forces yester.
day rallied from initial losse;
on two important test votes last
Wednesday. They defeated al
moves to cut money items Of
end presidential discretion II
handling foreign assistance
OUTLAWS.
Made Major Gains
Opponents m a de severa
major gains. The most i'm
portant was the broader anC
stricter ban on aid to countries
that send goods to Cuba eithel
by ship or aircraft.
BY a tie vote of 1872 to 1862
however, the House rejected
an attempt by Representative
Cramer, Republican of Florida
to prevent the President from
waving the ban when he be-
lieved it would not be in thu
best interest of the UniteC
States.
The Cramer amendment
would have won by q single
vote if Representative Rains
Democrat of Alabama, preSid'
ing during the debate, had no
voted against 1t and caused
tie.
Republicans, nevertheless
claimed a substantial victory
because the amendment eventu
ally adopted under the spon'
sorship of Democratic Repres
entatives Fascell and Rogers o
Florida resem bled earliel
G. o. P. proposals.
Another major amendment
adopted by the House unde,
Republican prodding woulC
ban, at least for one year, an!
United States foreign assistanc,
funds for construction Of ,
steel mill at Bokaro, India.
BOkarO Not Named
This amendment by Repres
entative Broomfield. Republi
can Of Michigan, did not men
ton the Bokaro project by
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lily duNlCC dIlu VI WHICH, us
approve, Mr.. Chuong declared.
Il strongly hope to go back
to my country" he told The
Star today, but only when
there is a change in regime
1t is not possible to go before.
For me the most precious thing
is freedom"
Doesn't Fear Harm
A respected intellectual in
his home country, the former
Ambassador says he has no fear
that harm would come to him
if he were to return to his
home in Dalai, north of Saigon.
Nobody will harm me-" he
said. Il shall not be arrested.
I would simply be isolated
from the free world.
IF I wanted to write you a
letter I would not be sure you
would receive it. And If you
were to write me, am not sure
the letter would reach me-"
Mr.. Chuong aspires to no role
in changing the regime of
President Ngo Dinh Diem or
in forming a new government,
he says.
He points out he has never
been a politician and shall
never be one"
Here Nine Years
In the nine years he has been
Ambassador here and during
his service as a Minister of
State before that, Mr.. Chuong
never belonged to the political
party Of President Diem.
Il have always been a lone
man, a professional" he said.
The former Ambassador says
he has not been in touch with
any Of the dissident Wet Nam
exile groups, or those inside
South Wet Nam working to
bring down the Diem govern
ment.
He will not seek any OF them
out now, he told The Star.
IF some one comes to me,
as always I will be open to men
Of good faith and courage"
he added.
His principal effort now, he
indicated, will be TO convince
the American people. and par
ticularly their Government,
that South Wet Nam has suit
able alternatives TO President
Diem, so that withdrawal Of
United States support would
not result In chaos.
1t is absurd" he charged,
end IAN insult TO a free coun-
try TO say that outside OF one
man no other man can be-
come its leader"
South Wet Nam has a vast
reservoir Of able, dedicated and
experienced men" who could
take over the government, in
Mr.. Chuong's opinion.
Many South Wet Namese
exiles have complained that the
Diem regime has Jailed most Of
his opposition and forced the
rest underground.
The former Ambassador
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Ambassador Who Quit
ToStoyOutof VietNom
BY EARL ii. VOSS
Star Staff Writer

South Wet Mans former Ambassador here Tran Van
Chuong will not return to his country until there change
in regime there.
He resigned yesterday in protest against his
raids Buddhist pagodas the last series of
moves of which he disapproved.
II cannot representing government which ignores
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23

This amendment by Repres-
entative Broomfield. Republic
can Of Michigan. did not men,
ton the Bokaro project by
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