Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 136, Decatur, Adams County, 10 June 1954 — Page 1

Vol. LII. No. 136.

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Report Rebel Military Term For War's End Call For Reds To Control All But Hanoi-Haiphong < BULLETIN GENEVA, (1NB) — British , foreign secretary Anthony Eden today bluntly asked the Geneva peace conference delegatee, mainly the Communists, to state clearly if there was a chance o restoring peace to Indo-China. GENEVA (INS)—The Vietminh Communists' military terms for an enJ to the war in northern IndoChina were reported today by a Soviet source to call for . Red control of au or the Tonkin Dflta except the Harioi-Halphong region. The area around Hanoi, "The Paris of the East.” and Haiphong, the port city on the Tonkin gulf, would remain in French hands. These terms, representing the first formal Cietminh proposition concerning a demarcation line in northern Vietnam, were submitted —to the military .experts meeting in Geneva by the Vietminh’s vice minister of defense representing Ho Chi-minh’s high command. They appear aimed at luring the French into a deal’ which would permit France to maintain temporarily at least "a ‘'Hong Kong" type foothold in Northern IndoChina. The rebel forces would surround (lie small position at Hanoi and Haiphong on three sides, and presumably at almost any time drive the French into the sea at their backs. The arrangement would pave the way for eventual Communist political domination . ,of all IndoChina. The Vietminh terms were submitted as a counter proposal to the regroupment plan offered ~by French Gen. Henry Deltheil to the military representatives meeting which was based on the original French government conditions for a cease-fire. The latter would give the Fran-co-Vietnamese forces control of the entire delta as well as the Hanoi-Haiphong region. The Soviet source described the French conditions, set forth by Premier Joseph' Laniel, as ridiculous in the ligljt of the VieCminh's _ military strength in the delta. He claimed the submission of those terms by the French at the military talks was one of the major reasons for hardening the SinoRussian attitude at the conference. The military experts are discussing the regroupment of opposing forces by regions and the Vietminh were expected to submit a plan for central and southern Vietnam today. Indications in the Soviet circles were that the over-all Vietminh recoupment plan foresees French withdrawal to the Coastal regions with the Communists taking over ~ thr>WtefiOr of the country. The Russian informant claimed foreign minister V. M. Molotov wa» still confident of getting an armistice agreement at Geneva. bu‘ felt, it would take time. Negotiations at the conference (Cnnt«»n»4 »•-*"— Ft-WO INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudv tonloht and Friday, scattered thundershowers extreme north portion late tonlnht ftr Friday. Cooler extremenorth Friday. Low ♦«- nloht 64-70. Hinn Friday 85-90, except around 80 north border.

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Round Three — Symington vs. McCarthy

Aiken Doubts Farm Measure Will Pass Democrats Demand High Price Support WASHINGTON (INS) — Senate agriculture chairman George Aiken (R-VL,) collided with a leading senate Democrat today over whether there will be any new farm price support legislation this year. Aiken told a newsman the odds are 99 to 1 against enactment of a new farm bill because of Democratic demands for rigid high price supports. But Sen. Alien J. Ellender (D-La.), disputed this and said the issue may come to a test next week in the agriculture committee. " .■ * ? Aiken said that even If congress approves 90 percent of parity supports for six basic farm commodi-. tls for another year as proposed by Democrats, the measure will be vetoed by President Wswffi&w er. iSllender insisted that not only will the senate, and house reject the administration’s plan to vary supports between 75 and 90 percent but that the President "wouldn’t dare veto the bill," containing 90 percent supports. .At the same time, lEllender charged that the Eisenhower administration has made “very little effort” to use its campaign slogan of “trade not aid" to dispose of surplus farm products overseas. In a sharp criticism of agriculture secretary Ezra Taft Benson, Ellender said: “I believe the present secretary of agriculture is so set on congress enacting his flxi■ble price support program that he doesn’t give a damn what happens, to the surpluses.” Aiken said he has noticed a sharp drop in farm and comgessional interest in rigid price supports except for the National Farmers Union and declared that if no legislation is enacted, ‘Tm satisfied the general farm situation will be--better this year than ft was last year.” Flexible price supports automatically go into effect in December unless qbbgress votes another extension of -the 90 percent program. Askd what the chances are for enactment of a farm program, Aiken declared: “It’s a toss-up as to whether there will be any farm price support legislation . .... at the moment. I would say the chances are 99 to 1 against a bill being .en4cte"d.” The Republican lawmaker said he felt that "the President is in a good strategic position” on the issue, but Ellender contended that . there are sufficient yotes in congress to approve 90 percent supports and said he felt the President would not go against the wishes of congress. Although Aiken said it is difficult to predict how the senate will vote on the issue, Ellender said he figures at least 53 Republican and Democratic senators —a majority—will approve the Democratic proposal. '■* B U L LET, I. ...... WASHINGTON, (INB)—Retired Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer called today or a complete break in diplomatic and trade relations with the Kremlin and said it would help advance a revolution against Communism. Wedemeyer told the internal security subcommittee that, the severing o U. S. relations with Russia “would not be dangerous to our economy or security” and said It would not result in a third world war.

UN Council Defers Parley On Indo-China Defers Meeting To Await Outcome Os Geneva Conference UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (INS — The UN security council deferred its meeting on Indo-China today, until next week in a “wait-and-see” move as the Geneva conference tottered toward collapse. ; U.S., British and French talks with Thailand on drafting a resolution to send UN military observers to survey and patrol the border areas endangered by attacks of Communist Vietminh forces were in abeyance pending international developments over the weekend. The aattitude of the western council members was based on: -1. The conviction that fall of the FTench government would break off the Geneva conference immediately. 2. The ‘‘feeling’-’at the UN that the U.S. will write off the Geneva conference as a total failure and have a showdown on intervention in Indo-China with its Western Allies. 3. The certainty that the French government, if it does not fall, will call for the “internationalization” of the Indo-China problem and conflict within a short time. 4. The uncompromising speeches made at Geneva by Soviet foreign jninister V, M. Molotov and Red China's premier Chou En-lai, both of which approached a Communist ultimatum to accept the MoscowPeiping terms or. fight it out.* Exceptional significance is placed privately on ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge’s prolonged stay in Europe after completion of his mission in representing President Eisenhower at the D-Day tenth anniversary. Lodge has been consulting in France with many diplomatic leaders and is sizing up the situation presumably in preparation for reporting to Mr. Eisenhower on the Indo-China crisis on his return. Lodge is president of the security council for June. Meanwhile, the atmosphere at the UN was clearly influenced by a feeling that U.S. policy on the Indo-China issue is vacillating and ih a fluid stage, subject to sudden reversals. Some worried diplomats consequently stressed privately that tbe UN cannot hope to deal effectively with Indo-China unless and until the Eisenhower administration is ready to act with boldness and determination.

Industry Committee Meets Monday Noon The June luncheon meeting of the .Decatur industrial committee of the’ chamber ofCdthrnefce will be held Monday noon in the Decatur Moose home. A 30-minute sound movie, “American Harvest,” will be featured at the meeting. This film is a documentary of America, its natural resources, its factories and its people. Also on the program will be a report by Lowell Harper, chairman of the membership committee, His report will include a dlscffsston of the: by-laws. 'Reservation (or tbe event must be made on or before Friday with Jay D. Markley. > v - - < ' °

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, June 10, 1954.

McCarthy Swears Army Counselor Adams Made 1 Attempt At Blackmail

House Group Extends Trade Ad For Year House Committee Favors Extension Os Trade Measure WASHINGTON (INS) —The house ways and means committee today speedily and unanimously approved President Eisenhower’s request for a one-year extension of the reciprocal trade act, which expires Saturday. The one-year extension, od which the house is expected to act Friday, is all the President asked —after be decided against pressing at this time for congressional adoption of his liberalized foreign trade program. Following the 23 to 0 vote by his’ committee, ways and means chairman Daniel A. Reed (RN.Y..) declared that the one-year extension “will serve to maintain continuity of our present trade relationships while at the same time permitting the congress to have thorough public hearings early next year” on the President's program. -si Reed explained that such hearings were not possible this year committee had in? taxes, social security and unemployment compensation. Senate finance chairman Eugene Millikin (R-C010.,1 said hie believes his committee should consider the measures next week while it awaits a final draft of the tax revision bill. The committee tentatively approved the one billion 400 million dollar tax reduction bill Wednesday night, but R will not be reported to the senate until final review about June 19 or 21. Action on the trade program means that senate hearings on social security legislation would be deferred until the committee has finished all-of its work on the tax measure. The trade program by passes —j (Continued on page Fight)

Closing Exercises Os Vacation School Services Friday At Zion Lutheran Closing exercises for the Lutheran vacation Bible school will be held in the Zion Lutheran church, Monroe and Eleventh streets, Friday evening at 7 o’clock. The Rev. Edgar P. Schmidt, pastor of the church, will be in charge of the service which will offer demonstrations by the children of the four school departments on phases of the school's activities. The senior department, led by the Rev. Walter Bauer, will present a Bible story hour, will demonstrate a "speaking choir,” and will sing, “I love Thy Zion, Lord.” The beginner department, led by Mrs. Garth Heckley, will lie divided into two groups, one division singing. "Everybody ought to love Jesus,” and the other division, “Joy, joy, joy.” Each group will also offer a short prayer they learned. The junior department, led by Mrs. Herman Krueckeberg. will demonstrate the creation story on flannelgraph. The primary department, led byMrs. Karl Reinking, will give a review of Bible verses they memorieed. and will-'sing the song, "Who made the sky?” Rev. Schmidt will give a brief address on Christian education and the assembled congregation will sing two appropriate hymns. . Following the service in church, the parents and friends of the vacation school children will be invited to the parish hall where Ute children will display the handicraft projects they completed during the sessions. The public is invited to attend the exercises. The total enrollment Wednesday morning stood at 216.

Laniel Seeks To Save Government Vote Os Confidence Scheduled Saturday I PARIS (TNS)—- Pessimism gripped French political circles today as premier Joseph Laniel engaged ip a last minute struggle to avert the fall of his government. Laniel’s 11-month old cabinet, divided aud tottering, faces a vote of confidence on its Indo-China policies Saturday in the national assembly. - ■ ~ The date was set at the premier’s request as the deputies wound up a marathon assembly early this morning. Lahiel asked for the confidence voti after the assembly rejected a government test motion on procedure by a count of 322 to 263. While foreign minister Georges Bidault prepared to return to the Geneva conference tonight, Laniel’s minister for the Associated States of Indo-China. Frederic DuPont rushed to Parfs by plane. Bidault was scheduled to confer with President Rene Coty before he left for the Swiss conference city. The general feeling in Paris was that a ministerial crisis already has practically begun, and unless the premier is able to perform a political miracle the crisis will become official after Saturday's vote. During today and Friday, Laniel must regain more than 50 votes w'hich he lost Wednesday night. The Radical Socialists (moderate) and ex-Gaullist deputies were completely cold to Bidault's defense Wednesday of the government’s policies. , Laniel presided over a restricted (Turn To Pace Five)

Spokesman Status For Atom Chairman Principal Officer Clause Is Removed WASHINGTON (IN) — Agreement on a “spokesman” status for atomic energy chairman Lewis L. Strauss cleared the way today for committee action within a week or ten days to place President Eisenhower's atomic energy bill before congress. Elimination of a clause which would have named Strauss the "principal officer” of the AIEC has removed the most controversial feature of the proposed new law ; Rep. Chet Holifield (D-Calif.>, warned, however, that a number of disputes remained to be fought out in closed sessioris of the joint atomic committee, before a bill can be recommended to the house and senate. Rep. Sterling Cole (R-N.Y.,) chairman of the committee, announced late Wednesday that agreement had been reached by the committee to strike out the “principal officer” clause, opposed by three of the five members in testimony on the bill. A substitute clause tentatively written into the measures said "the AEC chairman, or acting chairman ih the absence of the chairman, shall lie the official spokesman of the commission in its relations with congress, agencies, persons or- the public.” It adds: "The chairman ... as agent of the commission, shall see to the faithful execution of the policies and decisions of the commission, and shall report thereon to - the coniuiisaipn trpni time to time as the comhiission may direct" The substitute clause further ‘provides that "each memlier of the commission, including the chairman, shall have equal respgftsfflility and authority in all decisions and actions of the commission, and shall have one vote.” The only additional authority grafted Strauss by the provision Is that of appointing the-acting chairman, when he is absent from Washington. Up to now, this has been decided by seniroity.

Popular Appeal Os Communism Concerns Ike No Present Plan To Seek Authority To Dispatch Troops WASHINGTON (INS) — President Eisenhower said today that, while the Communist threat to the free world is very serious, he is more concerned about the worldwide popular appeal of Communism than the danger of military attack. The chief executive told a news conference that the Red threat which requires the free world to maintain costly armed strength may continue for the next 40 years. But, taking an over-all optimistic tone, he said he believes the United States and its Allies are on the best possible road to defense against Communism. Mr. Eisenhower said there is no question but that the French forces In Indo-China would be better off if they received outside military help. But he declared he has no present plan to ask congress for authority to send American armed forces to Indo-China. Mr. Eisenhower will speak to the nation over radio and television tonight at 8 o'clock (CDT). He told his news conference he will discuss those elements of his prograni now undef cOiifiTderatlon by congress. # xA question about the present military situation )ln Indo-China started the President off on a long appraisal of both the .military picture there and the world struggle against Communist aggression. « He agreed that the tree world faces a very serious situation in guarding against' what he called the knife-in-the-back threat of Communist aggression. But he declared that it is not enough to be strong militarily — that we must prove throughout the world that our free system of government is better than Communism. The President said he has never been able to understand the appeal Communism has to the people of the world, but added that it is this appeal that he fears more than (ContlnaeU On I’nge Klcht)

Talks Are Resumed On Steel Contract Bargaining Teams Renew Negotiation PITTSBURGH, (INS) — Cutdown bargaining teams of the United Steelworkers and U. S. Steel resumed 1954 contract negotiations in Pittsburgh today. The sessions have been in recess for nearly two weeks while "Big Steel” studied the union’s demands. USW President David J. McDonald and John Stephens, U. S. Steel vice president in charge of industrial relations, both said they expected only "to resume talks.” McDonald took the occasion to Challenge a recent published report, which said that the USW had "staggered” and corporation with demands totaling 50 cents at the last negotiating session. McDonald said that "simple arithmetic” would show that the demands listed in the report would “total at least <1.22 an’hour"~Hfr added: "Who would be crazy enough to ask for 11.22 an hour, upless the dollar was worth one penny?” He also challenged all speculation on what the steelworkers demands would eventually, saying that no one, not even himself, knew that. McDonald said the only item in the demands* that could be pinned down to a dollar, and cents.level was wages, but he wasnlt saying what the steelworkers demands were oh that score.

President Answers Commission Query Only Discussion Os Senator McCarthy WASHINGTON, (INS) — President Eisenhower indicated today he thinks it would be improper for anyone to hold a commission in the armed forces who has publicly urged government employes to disobey orders and turn over confidential information to unauthorized persons. This was as close as the chief executive came to discussing Seji. Joseph R. McCarthy at his weekly news conference. The Wisconsin Republican, who served overseas in World War 11. holds a reserve commission in the marines. His chief counsel, Roy M. Cohn, has a national guard commission. ~ Mr. Eisenhower was asked whether he thinks anyone should hold either a reserve or an active commission if he has publidy urged government workers to disobey executive orders. The President replied that thinks the loyalty and readiness to obey both military laws and the American constitution should be unquestioned when anyone holds a commission in the armed forces. The President noted that he was speaking generally, and not discussing any particular case. fie also commented briefly during a lengthy discourse on the administration's trade program about the fact that some persons believe we should cut off all aid to Allies who don’t conduct their trade with other countries the way we want them to. McCarthy has repeatedly blasted other free world nations for trading with the Iron Curtain and has demanded they be cut off from U. S. economic aid for doing so. Democrats Plan Stale Convention Indiana Democrats Will Meet June 22 INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Arrangements for the Democratic state convention in Indianapolis June 22 w-ere made rapidly by state party officials today following an extensive workshop session at state headquarters Wednesday. Indiana Democratic nominees for qmgress from 10 of the 11 districts attended the four-hour workshop session at which the "teachers” were national committeeman Paul M. Butler, of South Bend, and state chairmhn Charles E. Skiilen, of Winamac. The only absentee was Ray Madden, of Gary, Indiana's lone Democratic congressman, who had to remain in Washington the congressional session, Butler will be keynote speaker and temporary chairman and former congressman Andrew Jacobs, of Indianapolis, will be permanent chairman of the convention. Severin H. attorney, Wednesday announced his candidacy for the Deinfecratic nomination for the state appellate court, second district, .subject to action by the convention. J Schurger, who is president of the Adams county bar association, is a former county prosecutor and in 1950 was president of the Indiana prosecutors association. Dictatorship Grim BONN (INS) — West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer told American World War II correspondents today that "the Russian dictatorship is even grimmer than the Nazi one which I detested with -all my soul". Adenauer spoke for an hour to the group of former war correspondents who went to Europe last week-end on the tenth anniversary of- the Allied landings' in France. ~

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Swears Threat Made To Wreck His Committee Also Contradicts Sworn Testimony Os Stevens And Adams WASHINGTON (INS) — Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy swore today that army counselor John G. Adams made a “bold, specific" attempt to "blackmail" the McCarthy committee and threatened to “wreck" it if the senator persisted in'calling army loyalty board members as witnesses. The Wisconsin Republican told senators investigating his dispute with Adams and army secretary Robert T. Stevens that what he called the "blackmail" attempt was made the night of Jan. 22. He testified that Adams told him that night, during a three-hour conversation in McCarthy’s apartment, that the Pentagon had, the power to ruin the senator s committee and would not hesitate to use it. McCarthy's version of the alleged "blackmail" attempt wound up his direct testimony and the subcommittee recessed at -42:25 p.m. EDT until 2 p.m., when the Wisconsin senator faces cross-ex-amination; , Earlier, McCarthy contradicted the sworn testimony of Stevens and Adams on a series of major points in their dispute, including the celebrated photo of Stevens and Pvt. G. David Schine. McCarthy charged, in effect, that Stevens lied under oath when he said he never asked to have his picture made with Schine. The' Wisconsin senator also contradicted the secretary’s denial that Stevens and Adams offered to supply "dirt” about the navy I and air force if the McCarthy committee would halt its probe of subversives in the army’s secret radar laboratory at Fort MOnmouth, N.J. And McCarthy likewise branded; as false Stevens’ denial that Maj.' Gen. Kirke B. Lawton. commander of Fort Monmouth, was a victim of “reprisals” from the secretary because he had cooperated with, the senator’s spy hunt. He also commented that an officer whom he described as “abysmally incompetent," Maj. Gen. Richard Partridge, former chief of army intelligence, had been promoted to permanent rank even though, McCarthy said, Stevens agreed with him that Partridge was a liability to the Pentagon. In his testimony on the photo incident, which occurred Nov. 17 at McGuire air force base, N.J., McCarthy said that Stevens told Schine: "Dave, come over here ... or. Dave, 1 want a picture with you . .” Stevens, early in the hearings insisted that he never asked to be photographed with Schine. the former McCarthy committee aide for whom the senator and his chief Roy M. Oohn, are accused of exerting Improper pressure. McCarthy said he remembered the Nov. 17 event clearly because he had been “amused” before the picture was taken by the fact that a colonel was holding Pvt. Schine’s coat. The senator, a marine corps officer in World War 11, commented: “We didn’t do things that way in the marine corps.” Schine, during a brief appearance on the witness stand last month, swore that the picture was made aV.StfiY.toa.’ rSS»SSt „ The photo was a blg lssue etfrTy in the hearings because when the McCarthy side presented it, only Stevens and Schine were depicted, but it developed later, that air force Col. Jack Bradley had been "cropped out'* of the picture. The Wisconsin senator also charged that Pentagon officials: 1. Attempted to discredit the entire Communist-hunting work of his' committee. (Turn To Page Three! 12 PAGFA - -•-—