prague
Sees Yen
To Peace
There was a "notable evidence
of solidarity in the cause of peace"
at the recent United Nations as
sembly, despite the "disappointing
failure" to obtain an agreement
lor an early armistice in Korea,
Charles A. Sprague, alternate U.N.
delegate, said on his return to Sa
lem early today.
Pointing out that 54 out of 60
nations joined in appealing for a
Korean settlement, Sprague said
that the "unity behind the United
Nations command's refusal to re
patriate prisoners by force will
stand as a benchmark in interna
tional relations."
The editor and publisher of The
Oregon Statesman, who was nam
ed to United Nations by President
Truman last September, flew home
via Richmond, Calif., where he
spent Christmas day with his
daughter, Mrs. Melvin Hurley, and
landed in Portland Friday night.
He was brought to Salem via car
by his nephew, Robert Sprague,
advertising director of The States
man. Mrs. Charles Sprague, who
accompanied him to New York,
remained for a few days in Rich
mond. Sends in Resignation
Sprague disclosed that he had
sent in his resignation from U. N.
and did not plan to take part in
the next session in February "the
new president should have full
liberty to name members of the
delegation" and "I am glad to re
turn to resume my responsibilities
here in Oregon." His committee
work has been concluded.
Regarding the recently - ended
seventh session of the U. N. gener
al assembly, Sprague said:
"It is too early to make an ac
curate appraisal of the work . . .
and perhaps we who participated
In it lack the correct perspective
for judging . . .
"I think now the disposition is
for the United Nations to await the
move of General Eisenhower after
he becomes president. He is eager
to conclude the war without ap
peasement of the Communists, but
no hint has come as to what course
he will adopt with reference to
Korea. As "far as more generous
participation in the fighting by
other members of United Nations
Is concerned, I didn't observe eag
erness on the part of any to in
crease their commitments."
EnUrhtentng Experience
The experience as alternate del
egate at all U. N. sessions this fall
and winter "was an enlightening
one for me," the former governor
of Oregon said, "and at times quite
thrilling to be privileged to speak
for my country in this great or
ganization of nations."
Sprague said that many persons
asked him about, foe, selection of
former Gov. Douglas McKay as
secretary of the interior, and that
"I was glad to report his great in
terest in management of natural
resources and his acquaintance
with their problems. That appoint
ment will be a fine recognition for
him and for Oregon."
Reflecting his impression of gen
eral attitude in the east, Sprague
said that "the realization of
'change is in the air and the peo
ple look to the inauguration of the
Eisenhower administration with
optimism tempered by a realiza
tion of the gravity of the prob
lems he will face."
Soviets Uncooperative
In the U.N. itself, Sprague said,
"the Societ bloc remains uncoop
erative on most endeavors of con
sequence. Vishinsky's speech de
nouncing the Indian resolution on
Korea seemed addressed as much
to the Chinese Communists as to
U.N. members. Russia continues to
veto admission of new members
unless on a package deal to admit
five more of its satellites. The
bloc remains pretty much in self
isolation, unable to swing many
votes on any vital issue.
"Significant in this assembly
was the effort of India to assume
leadership, especially of the small
er powers, and the inclination of
groups of states to form blocs,
such as the Asian-Africans, or the
Arabs. These groups led drives
against the so-called colonial pow
ers in the Tunisia, Morocco cases,
and against color discrimination as
in- South African race relations."
U.N. "Lost No Ground"
Regarding over-all results, Spra
gue said that "if the assembly
made no visible progress toward
establishing peace in Korea, at
least it lost no ground. The mem
bers still stand for collective se
curity and resistance to aggres
sion, and even the Soviet bloc was
. loud In the profession of loyalty to
peace at the charter of United
Nations."
Sprague will spend today look
ing over the nearly - completed
$300,000 Statesman plant at North
Church and Chemeketa Streets, to
which his newspaper is expected
to move within the next two
months, and in conferences al
ready scheduled for him.
dule's 'Woman'
Of Year Only 13
SANTIAGO. Chile ufl Chile's
woman of the year got a doll
among her prizes Friday and
thought it quite appropriate. r
The - presentation was made to
Damaris Alvarez in the presiden
tial palace.
The jury voted Damaris was the
outstanding Chilean woman for a
busy year of teaching joor children
after attending her own - school
classes daily.
Damaris is 13 years old.
ACCIDENT HURTS FATAL
PORTLAND W James B. Col
lins, 58, died in a hospital here
Friday where he was being treated
for injuries suffered in an automo
bile accident Tuesday.
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Yule Mo Toll 320,
Wear All-lime Migh;
86 in Other ffisliaps
By The Associated Press
The Christmas holiday traffic
death toll continued to mount Fri
day night, pushing the number of
fatalities nearer a grim all-time
record.
With two days of the extended
holiday remaining the nation's auto
3 Pedestrians
Hit in Salem;
3 Others Hurt
Three auto-pedestrian accidents
in Salem were included in Fri
day's traffic mishaps. Two occur
red during the darkened, rainy
night hours.
Three other auto accidents, in
cluding one near Woodburn which
sent three Portland residents to
the hospital damaged several au
tos and disrupted an emergency
run for a local ambulance. (Addi
tional details on page 2).
First pedestrian mishap Friday
morning sent 5-year-old David
Beaiey, son of Mrs. Frances Beal
ey, 3805 Cherry Ave., to Salem
Memorial Hospital with a possible
fractured leg, bruises and lacer
ations. Marion County sheriffs depu
ties, called to the scene, said it
appeared the boy had run from
between two parked cars in front
of his home into the path of an
oncoming auto. Driver of the car
was G. B. Rundstrom, 1545 Nor
way St Officals at the hospital
reported the boy's condition as
"good" Friday night. No citations
were issued.
The second accident occurred
in the evening when Mrs. Dolly
Salchenberg of Sutherlin was
struck at High and Court Streets.
Driver of the auto was James N.
Gray. 1505 N. Capitol St Mrs.
Salchenberg was checked by Sa
lem first aidmen and driven to
her car. No injuries were lasted,
and no citations were issued.
The last pedestrian to be struck
was Richard Chytka, 20, of 1534
Ruge St. who was hit at North
Commercial and Marion Streets at
the eastern approach to the new
Marion Street .bridge. Driver of
the car was Ola LaMoine Clark,
753 Marion, St, who was driving
onto the bridge at the time of the
accident.
Chytka was taken to Salem
General Hospital by Salem first
aid where he was examined for
a possible fracture of the leg and
bruises. No citations were issued.
Bombers Blast
Red Supplies;
3 Jets tost
SEOUL LP U. S. fighter-bombers
rained destruction on Commu
nist supply and frontline positions
Friday, blowing up 15 supply
dumps with spectacular explosions
that indicated hits on ammunition.,
Sixteen Sabre jets fought twist
ing dogfights with 16 Russian-made
MIG jets high over North Korea,
but the Fifth Air Force said there
were no damage claims.
Allied ground forces knocked
back four -Red probing attacks
along the 155-mile front, and sent
out a few patrols.
Allied artillery broke up six Com
munist troops movements north of
the Central Front
Temperatures dropped to two de
grees. An inch or more of snow
fell Friday night across most of
the battle front
The Fifth Air Force said it lost
three warplanes during the week
ended Friday. An F-86 Sabre jet
was shot down in air combat, an
Australian Meteor jet fell to Red
ground fire and a third jet was lost
to "unknown causes."
The Air Force -id its fighter
bombers destroyed 600 Red trucks
during the past week.
French Cabinet
Attempt Given
Little Chance
PARIS m Premier-designate
Jacques SousteCe beean talks Fri
day with French political leaders
to see if he can build a parlia
mentary majority and form a new
coalition cabinet
But observers gave the 40-year-old
secretary - general of Gen.
Charles De Gaulle's French! Peo
ple's Rally Party (RPF) little
chance of success on the ground
it would be difficult to get majori
ty agreement on the sort of pro
gram the RPF Is likely to offer.
A foreign policy statement by
Sous telle to reporters was seen
sure to incur opposition of Foreign
Minister Robert Schuman's pow
erful Popular Republican -Party
(MRP) whose lack of support
caused : Premier Antoine Pinay to
quit last uesday.
Th
fatality mark reached 320. Other
types of accidents took 86 lives,
including 40 lost in fires. Violent
deaths from all accidents totaled
406.
Tfaffic fatalities were running
well ahead of those for the record
four - day holiday Christmas,
1936, when 555 persons were killed
by auto mishaps and 761 from all
types of accidents.
The rate of highway slaughter
approximated 1950's disastrous
record for a shorter, three - day
Ciiristmas period when 545 were
killed by cars. The overall toll
foi that period was 724.
The National Safety Council,
which predicted a record 590 traf
fic deaths for the present period
from 6 p. m. (local time) Wednes
day to midnight Sunday, said its
gloomy forecast now appears con
servative. 19 Hart for Each Death
The impressiveness -if the na
tion's holiday accident death list
was emphasized by comparison
with the Defense Department's
most recent weekly casualty report
33 killed, 182 wounded and one
missing.
A rule of thumb used by safety
engineers sets the number of per
sons injured in accidents at about
10 for each person killed. Thus,
590 deaths during this hristmas
holiday might mean 5,900 others
injured.
Ned H. Dearborn, Safety Coun
cil president, said that deceptively
clear driving conditions, lack of
common sense and courtesy, and
driving . under the influence of al-
cohol probably were the major fac
tors contributing to the current
high accident toll.
Oregon Record Clear
Oregon had not recorded
a Christmas holiday traffic fatality
by Friday night, pending a report
from the coroner's office on the
death of Henry Vieth, 80.
Vieth's car plunged off a street
in North Portland Christmas night
but -police were awaiting a report
from the coroner's office as to the
cause of his death. The coroner's
office said there were indications
he suffered an attack of some sort,
but that an autopsy should be held
to be certain.
Francis Named
Chairman of 2
House Groups
- PORTLAND UR State Rep.
Carl H. Francis of Dayton will be
named chairman of both House
law committees when th Legisla
ture convenes Jan. 12, State Rep.
Rudie Wilhelm reported Friday.
Wilhelm is scheduled to become
speaker of the House.
In the past there have been a ju
diciary committee and a revision I
of laws committee, each with dlf-
ferencent chairmen.
But Wilhelm said that since one
of the major jobs of the coming
session will be statute revision,
there will be one major committee
the judiciary committee this ses
sion. It will consist of five mem
bers with Francis as chairman, he
jsaid.
The other committee, to be
known as the statute revision com
mittee, will be made up of the ju
diciary committee plus five or six
other members.
Wilhelm also reported that the
House caucus will be at 8 p.m.,
Jan. 11 at the Senator Hotel in Sa
lem. State Sen. Eugene E. Marsh, Mc
Minnville, who Is to be president
of the Senate, said the Senate cau
cus will be held the same day at 2
p.m. in the State CapitoL
MURRAY'S BROTHER DIES
PI- TrtGH UP) James V.
Murray, 46, brother of the late
CIO president, Philip Murray, died
Christmas Eve after an illness of
several years.
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RftcDay Fefte Monday
Salem residents will honor their
former governor and now Secre
tary of Interior-designate Douglas
McKay on Monday with a recep
tion and ceremonies at the State
CapitoL
Mr. and Mrs. McKay will re
ceive guests from 7 to 10 pjn. at
the governor's office as part of the
McKay Day activities and state
employes will fete their former
"boss" with music and a gift at
a noon-day feature. ;
Residents are invited to join the
farewell to McKay, who leaves
soon to take up his new duties in
Eisenhower's cabinet in Washing
ton, D. C. The reception line will
run up the stairs at the right of
the front door to the Statehouse,
past the governor's office and
down the left stairs. "
McKay is expected to speak
briefly to state employes who will
gather in the rotunda at 12:45 pm.
for a short program. Featured
will be group singing led by the
Oregon State Employes Associa
tion choral group The former gov
Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Saturday, December 27,
"Dulles
From Stalin; Chwchill
Briton Slates
Talks to Ike
And Truman
By PHIL CLARKE
LONDON OR Prime Minister
Churchill is sailing for New York
on New Year's Eve to discuss the
Korean War, Western defenses and
other world problems informally
with President-elect Eisenhower.
He will fly to Jamaica later for a
vacation.
Churchill's office made the an
nouncement Saturday. It said he
would have "informal talks" with
Eisenhower. Informed diplomatic
sources outlined the global topics
the two will discuss.
They said Churchill also wants a
preview of the Eisenhower admin
istration's policies toward Britain's
trade and financial situation before
the White House changes hands
Jan. 20.
In New York, Eisenhower com
mented: Die Welcomes Friend
"I heard that my old friend was
coming and I am delighted to meet
him."
After about three days in New
York where he will be the guest
of his old friend, Bernard Baruch
Churchill will stop off in Wash
ington "to pay his respects to Pres
ident Truman."
Before the elections that re -turned
him to the prime minister's
office, Churchill had indicated he
favored another high-level meeting
with Stalin.
The 78-year-old prime minister,
a regular visitor to the United
States in years past, will be mak
ing this" trip at an awkward time
before Eisenhower has been in
augurated and while the Truman
administration is still in Washing
ton. Plans Jamaica Holiday
Consequently his talks with
Eisenhower are tagged as "inform
al." He is taking no official aides
or advisors with him.
After a day in Washington, Chur
chill will fly to Jamaica for a
two weeks vacation in the Carib
bean sunshine.
The prime minister will sail from
Southampton on the liner Queen
Mary Dec. 31 and arrive in New
York Jan. 4. He will be accompan
ied by Mrs. Churchill, their daugh
ter, Mary, and her husband, Chris
topher Soames, a Conservative
member of Parliament.
Informed sources said Churchill
may visit Washington again, after
the Eisenhower inaugural, on an
official basis, perhaps taking along
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden
and R. A. Butler, chancellor of the
exchequer.
It is known that Churchill wants
an early meeting with officials of
the new administration to see what,
can be done about expanding Brit
ish trade and tightening British
American financial cooperation.
Ex-Detective
Shot by Son
In Florida
HOMESTEAD, Fla. James
O. Barker, former chief of Miami
detectives and a prominent figure
In the famous Oakes murder trial
in Nassau in 1943, waslkilled Fri
day by his son, James Jr., 24.
A steel-jacketed tmllet from a
.38 police special revolver endedj
the 49-year-old man's life. His son
said the gun went off in a struggle
while his father was "hopped up
on dope."
John Tyler, chief of the Dade
County sheriffs criminal bureau
of investigation, said "the evidence
poinfts to the truthfulness of the
boy's statement" and indicated
justifiable homicide.
ernor will share the spotlight with
his secretary. Miss Alene Phillips,
who is acompanying him to his
new duties. Both will receive gifts
from the OSEA, presented by its
president Virgil CNeiL
William L. Phillips is general
chairman of the McKay Day pro
gram assisted by the following
committeemen: Salem Mayor Al
fred Loucks, Russel Pratt, Wil
liam H. Hammond, Russell Bone
steele, Ed Schreder, Marion Coun
ty Judge Rex Hartley, L. O. Arena,
Robert L. FJfstrom, Robert Ashby,
Clay Cochran and . Robert Fenix.
Dave Hoss has been in charge of,
publicity; - Edwin H. Armstrong,
Capitol arrangements; Mrs. James
T. Brand, reception; Miss Dora
thea Steusloff, guest book; Miss
Hattie Bratzel, decorations; and
Ralph Cooley, finance.
In a short ceremony at 1:30 pm.
Secretary McKay will be awarded
the victory medal and American
theatre ribbon for World War II
service; The presentation win be
made by Mai. Gen. Thomas Rilea,
state adjutant general. '
1651
Asks for 'Concrete
Walls Rising
In l iiimi -T il I'Vl Hi mil
Where houses stood a few months aro, concrete walls for the new South Salem High-School, at Church
Street and Rural Avenue, are rising. This photo shows forms for part of the north basement wall
of the gymnasium wing, looking eastward. Looming over the work is one of several power shovels
and other earth-moving machines which have completed about 60 per eent of excavation. Finish
ing of the building Is some IS months away.
Mud Slowing
S. Salem HigH
Construction
The new South Salem High
School building Is off to a. good
start on Its extreme ends, which
will house the music and athletic
departments.
TVii was the tnud-slowed clo
ture this week after some 50 days
of construction on the new school
adjacent to Leslie Junior High.
Seventy ner cent of the footings
in the gymnasium sections at the
northwest end have been poured,
while footings were being poured
Wednesday for the music rooms at
the southeast end, along the Leslie
auditorium.
Webster Smith, superintendent
for the Donald M. Drake Co., gen
eral contractor, said excavation Is
60 per cent done on the entire
project. However, two sections of
the structure between the two
ends, mostly classrooms, will not
start upward until the ground is
less mucky.
Forty men and considerable" ma
chinery are engaged in the build
ing, which will not be completed
until the fall or 195.
The Salem School District al
ready has paid the first $118,000
on the $$3,062,723 contract
Other developments at the site
have included paving of a new
parking area north of Leslie
School to replace a south-side one
torn up by construction; moving of
a bicycle shed, and arrival oz the
three boilers for the new schooL
It will have a heating plant sep
arate from Leslie s.
The district has ordered cor
ridor lockers, gymnasium lockers
and baskets and folding bleachers
for the gymnasiums, at a total cost
of some $67,000. These will not
be delivered for another year at
least but had to fit in to archi
tectural details. District Clerk Con
neU C. Ward said no more equip
ment would have to be ordered
for several months.
Korean Crash
Fatal to 14
TOKYO (&) A twin-engined
Greek Air Force transport plane
slammed Into a bill shortly after
taking off from an airfield In
southern Korea Saturday and kill
ed 14 passengers and crewmen.
Nine passengers and the radio
operator were reported to be US.
servicemen.
It was the second crash In Korea
S six -days involving flyers from
e Royal Hellenic Air Force.
Fourteen died in an earlier crash.
Far East Air Force headquar
ters said the plane, a C-47 trans
port, failed to gain altitude after
takeoff at 3:25 am. -
It said the plane crashed into a
hill about two miles from the air
field and burned.
Headquarters said four crew
members of the Greek Air Force
were killed.
SALEM PRECIFITATIOH
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This Year
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for New South
Once Wealthy
Says Grandma;
Gave to Poor
LOS ANGELES (A Grandma,
who pulled a toy gun on a bank
teller once too often, revealed her
self Friday as a one-time daughter
of wealth, educated at the best
schools, polished by travel study
in Europe.
But she said, her father lost his
20-million-dollar fortune in Wall
Street in the cra.sh of 1929, and she
turned to robbery when arthritis
crippled her hands. She insisted
it was a Robin Hoodish sort of
career she gave her money to
others.
Her father, said grandma, was a
New York and" Philadelphia finan
cier, the late Robert M. Catts, who
made 14s vast stake in real estate
and construction financing.
But reports from the East Indi
cated that her description of his
operations may have been some
what overdrawn.
Charged in three counts of bank
robbery, Mrs. Ethel Arata, 52, told
U. S. Commissioner Howard V. Cal
verly In Federal Court that she
wished to plead guilty and did not
want an attorney.
But he ordered her plea delayed
until Jan. 9 to give a -and jury
a chance to look into her case.
She was captured Christmas Eve
by the manager of a bank in nearby
Arcadia, moments after she failed
to bluff a woman teller with a toy
pistol.
Later, to police, she admitted
she held up branches here of the
California bank on Oct. 17 and the
Citizens National Bank Nov. 26,
getting a total of $1,469.
She denied a third robbery, of
$2,600 from the Union Bank & Trust
Company here, and a teller could
not identify her. So police now are
looking for another grandma.
Salem Pullet
Lays Threat
To Egg Record
A 6-month old Rhode Island Red
pullet hen might be In line for a
Chicken of the Year award based
on a tremendous egg-laying feat
Brought into The Statesman
newsroom Friday was a giant egj
laid Christmas Day by the pullet.
The egg weighed 5 ounces and
measured 9 inches around the ends
and 7 Inches around the middle.
The hen Is owned by Van Car
roll, Salem Route 4 poultryman.
Her mighty effort, which was one
of her first laying attempts, too,
was brought In by Carrol's son-in-law,
E. D. Coons of Portland.
The Statesman carried an Assoc
iated Press story which originated
in Malvern, Ark earlier , this
week concerning a possible record
breaking egg" laid by an inexperi
enced white leghorn pullet This
egg weighed a mere 5 ounces and
measured 8 inches around the
ends and 6Vi inches around the
middle.
Regarding the Salem pullet
Coons said she is "tired but doing
nicely. I am going to preserve this
egg until a larger one comes to
light I think it's a record.'
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Karnes to Die
Jan. 30 for
Salem Slaying
Albert William Karnes was sen
tenced Friday to die Jan. 30 in
the Oregon State Prison gas cham
ber, for the xe-slaying of elderly
Mrs. Susan, Litchfield In Salem
last summer.
While Marion County Circuit
Judge George Duncan passed sen
tence, the slender, blonde Karnes
showed the same calm he ex
hibited throughout his first de
gree murder trial last August. He
was found guilty of the June 7
killing by a jury which did not
recommend leniency.
The 24-year-old Astoria youth
had been sentenced to die on Oct.
17. But that order was delayed
when Karnes' court-appointed at
torney, J. William Stortz, filed a
notice of appeal to the State Su
preme Court.
Judge Duncan asked Karnes
Friday if he knew of any reason
why sentence should not be passd.
"No, the youth answered In a
low steady voice. Judge Duncan
presided at the four-day trial at
which Karnes had pleaded Inno
cent by reason of insanity. Karnes
yesterday also signed a waiver
dismissing his appeal to the su
preme court.
Stortz filed the notice of appeal
Sept. 25 because the U. S. Supreme
Court had under study the consti
tutionality of the Orgon law deal
ing with insanity pleadings. Sub
sequently the U. S. court upheld
the Oregon law and Karnes' final
chance was considered lost.
The badly-beaten body of the
81-year-old Mrs. Litchfield was
found in a woodshed to the rear
of. her modest home at 4333 Wal
ler St., on the morning of Sunday,
June 8. Karnes was arrested at
The Dalles a few days later and
confessed to the murder.
In prosecuting the case District
Attorney E O. Stadter Jr., asked
for the death penalty. Karnes did
not take the witness stand In his
own defense.
Woodburn Dial
Phones Start
Work Tonight
Staiesnaa News Service
WOODBURN Dial aervice for
the 1,050 telephones in the Wood
burn exchange will start at ap
proximately 11 pjn. Saturday
when the switchover from manual
service is slated.
New telephone numbers, as
signed this week, 'Will go into ef
fect at that time. Some of the new
numbers have four digits, others
hav five. .
Following the change, patrons
wUl dial 4411 to report fires and
2-3111 to contact city police. The
fire number is for residents of
Woodburn rural fire protection
district as well as city residents.
All Woodburn telephone opera
tors have been offered employ
ment elsewhere by Pacific: Tele
phone and Telegraph Co. Chief
Operator Hattie Lytle and five
others will transfer to Salem. Five
operators will resign.
Prop
Weather
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Max. Min. "Prrfip.
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43 35
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42 3 .00
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Portland
San Francisco
; Chicago
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Willamette River
FORECAST (from U. S. Weather Bu
reau. McNary Field. Salem): Shower
and partial clearing today beconinr
partly cloudy and cooler tonlfht. Hlfh
today near 44. low toniht near 2.
Temperature at 12.-01 ajn. was 36. .
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Best Channel:
Big 3 Talked
By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER
WASHINGTON un The Eisen
hower administration held the door
open Friday for diplomatic nego
tiations with Generalissimo Stalin,
even as it prepared to engage in
important talks with British Prime
Minister Churchill in the first days
pf the new year.
These developments hightened
speculation over the possibility of
an eventual Big Three meeting
aimed at easing world tension.
It appeared certain that a di.v .
cussion of the advantages and dis
advantages of an Eisenhower-Sta-
lin-Churchill session, perhaps in
cluding other leaders as well,
would come up during the meetings
of the President - elect and the
prime minister at New York 10 da
hence.
In a question and answer ex
change with the New York Times,
made oublic on Christmas Day.
Stalin expressed- a favorable atti
tude toward a meeting with Eisen
hower. He also said Russia is in
terested in ending the Korean War.
Dalles Says 'Be Concrete'
John Foster Dulles, who is to be
Eisenhower's secretary of 'state.
challenged Stalin Friday to back up '
his remarks with "concrete pro-
posals."
Dulles said the. way for such
overtures is always open through
diplomatic or United Rations chan
nels, and that they would be "ser-.
iously and sympathetically re
ceived."
London reaction to Stalin's state
ment had made plain that the Bri
tish want to be in oh any Stalin-
Eisenhower conference.
While the policies of the Eisen
hower government still have to1 be
defined and declared, the United
States has long taken the position
that it was not interested in exclu
sive deals with the Russians. 1
Churchill tiius seemed assured of
a friendly response from his old
wartime comrade-in-arms on this
as well as any other points he
wishes to raise.
Churchill Trip Not Result
Word that the British prime min
ister would t in New York Jan. 4
for talks with Eisenhower followed
by little more than 24 hours the
Times' publication of Stalin's an
swers to four questions which the
newspaper had sent him.
However, Informed persons said
Churchill's decision to make the
trip was not a result of the Stalin
pronouncement They said Chur
chill's plans to visit this country on '
his way to a vacation In Jamaica
had been in the making for some -time.
-
The first direct reaction to Sta
lin's remarks came from. Dulles,
who Issued his statement here after
conferring by telephone with Elsen
hower, who is in New York. ii
Keeps Door Open . I
The reaction expressed by Dulles
apparently was designed to take
advantage of any serious diploma
tic Intent In Stalin's statement
While thus keeping the door "open,
the new administration also re
frained from making any commit
ments. "
In general the Dulles statement
appeared to be in line with reac
tions of the Truman administration
on some similar occasions in the
past. It has stressed the need of
concrete proposals and has em
phasized the use of normal diplo
matic channels.
But the Dulles statement also
employed a cordial tone In assuring
Stalin bt serious and sympathetic
consideration for any specific Ideas
he has.
Generally diplomats here and
elsewhere , in the Western world
have been skeptical of any serious ,
intent in Stalin's statement. But -
they have not ruled out the possi-'
bility that it could lead to at least
some negotiations.
Animal Crackers
Bv WARREN GOODRICH
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