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Letter From Santa Claus
Was the response of Uncle Jo Stalin on the
day before Christmas to the queries of James
Reston of the New York Times a letter from
Santa Claus? Did the avuncular premier of the
Union of Socialist Soviet Republics, the Father
god of the Communists from the Elbe to Bering
strait and to Canton pat on a long-bearded mask,
a fur cap with bells (his suit already is red) and
essay the role of genial Saint Nick to the nations
of the West? Did. -good old Joe" recall the in
structions of his youth and out of the depths
of memory draw the inspiration of the Christ
mas season, and seek to emulate the' proffer of
the Prince of Peace?
We do not think so. Though Stalin with his
familiar mustache and pipe seems a more
comfortable figure than some of his wooden
faced colleagues, he is no Santa Claus, and no
saint of any kind. His recital: Yes the USSR
nd USA can live "peaceably"; No, war be
tween them is not "inevitable;" Yes, I would
like to talk with representatives of the new
Eisenhower administration; and would cooper
ate m a diplomatic approach to end the war
in Korea, this is almost in exact parallel with
what Stalin has said before.
And what else really could he say? One
"would hardly expect him to say that war is
"inevitable," or to decline to cooperate, or dis
dain any meetings with Eisenhower. As the
claimant to the original patent for peace and
prevention of a third world war he could not
well scuttle his propaganda campaign by be
coming a war-fatalist.
The only thing significant in the Stalin reply
was its timing. The queries were presented on
Dec. 18th and the replies were received on
Christmas eve. Such promptness is most un
usual. The explanation may lie in two factors:
first, a desire to get in a plug with the new
umimsuaiion; second, an eagerness io regain
ground lost in the recent Assembly of United
Nation where the Soviet block stood out alone
against the Indian resolution for concluding an
armistice in Korea. Its final, last-minute
thrust with a vicious resolution against the
United States over the use of force in suppress
ing prison camp riots in Korea was rejected
decisively denying to the Communists the
propaganda advantage they wanted. Stalin
appears simply to have taken the favorable
Christmas-time to make a fresh gesture for
peace, squeezing out what propaganda value
he could at a time when it was needed.
Uncle Joe need not have waited for Christ
mas if he wanted the war in Korea to end.
He could have played a vital part in concluding
an armistice if he had radioed Vishinsky to
make a speech at UN approving the resolution
of India. Then he would not have been accused
ef wearing the mask of a false Santa Claus.
Secretary-designate Dulles gave the right
answer (which in turn is similar to that of
5cretary Acheson on previous occasions), let
Stalin evidence his good faith by concrete pro
posals. It still is not too late to join hands with other
nations in urging Red China and North Korea to
accept the offered terms of an armistice.
Though we are skeptical of any good intent
in Stalin's answer to The Times we should
not for our part just file the correspondence
in the waste basket. In due time, the new ad
ministration should seek to explore (in full
cooperation with Britain and France) anew
the avenues of diplomatic approach to Russia,
hoping to find one path that may lead to peace
without apepasement.
Heavy Drill for the Eisnhower Team
While the Eisenhower team hasn't started
calling the signals it certainly has been getting
in plenty of heavy drill preliminary to the
"kickoff ' on January 20th. It was a smart move
on the General's part to name his cabinet and
principal assistants early. This has thrown
them into the political arena rather abruptly
but it has eliminated the usual run of specu
lation over who will be chosen, and it has en
abled the prospective appointees to prepare
themselves for their new assignments. Since
it is important that there be no serious inter
ruption in the running of our vast governmental
machine this procedure will make for a more
orderly transition of power.
The great advantage, however, lies not in let
ting each appointee study up on his particular
assignment. Rather, it arises out of the oppor
tunity for welding a team. The conferences out
in the Pacific with military leaders and the civ
ilian officials-designate must have been of great
value in spelling out a policy on the Korean
war. The later conferences now centered at
the Eisenhower offices in the Commodore Ho
tel, New York, are likewise devoted to weigh
ing courses of action, hearing the counsel of in
formed men and women, and holding consulta
tions which naturally precede important de
cisions. The country can look forward to a shift of
the governmental gears with a minimum of
grinding. And promptly it will take note that
firm hands are on the controls. We can antici
pate that authority will be exercised with a
clear sense of direction and that there will
be a positive drive to reach the goals which
have been selected.
Eisenhower is not to be rated as a miracle
worker; but measuring the "horsepower" of
the "manpower" he has chosen for his team
the country can have great confidence that it
will achieve results good for the country and
for the world.
Prime Minister Churchill is coming for a
brief visit with Eisenhower. Some one now
may revive the gag of his previous coming:
Hang two lanterns in the tower of the old
North Church in Boston. ("Two if by sea" ran
Longfellow's poem on Paul Revere). However,
this great Britisher is always a welcome visitor
in the USA.
Eisenhower's Defense Department Chiefs
Discovering Economy Won't Be So Simple
By JOSEPH AND STEWART
ALSOP
NEW YORK Next to the
foreign policy line (which it
must deeply affect) e char
acter oi resi
dent - elect Eis-
$ enhower's De-
- fense Depart-
ment is the
most important
',i thing to know
, about in the
a
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ULlLA
t
new admlnis
. tration.
The evidence.
as disclosed by
careful inquiry
among the men
Jeerph Also around Eisen-
, hower, is ex
tremely conflicting. On the one
hand, there are strong hints that
the new President expects the
civilian cmeis .
of the Penta
gon to super
vise t procure
ment and pro
duction, while
the uniformed
Chiefs of Staff
make the "mil
itary" decisions.
This Is sug
gested by Eis
enhower's se
lection of five
exeee d i n g 1 y j.Stewart Aleop
able and impor- x
tant business leaders for the top
Defense Department offices. It
is also suggested by Eisenhow
er's well-known intention to
bring into the Joint Chiefs of
Staff a team of men who com
mand his personal confidence.
The most , often mentioned are
Gen. Alfred Gruenther for the
Army; Gen. Lauris Norstad for
the Air Force; Admiral Arthur
Radford for the Navy; and Gen.
W. Bedell Smith as chairman of
the Joint Chiefs.
On the other hand, returns of
. B.i:r uxiicrcnt nature nave
new coma la f rem the Washing-
briefing of the prospective
JJefense Secretary. Charles E
,VI5en. and his staff by tnevm-
vSr
bent Secretary Robert A. Lovett
and his co-workers. One of the
day's more significant moments
occurred when Wilson asked
Lovett how much time he would
have to devote to problems like
Congressional relations, relations
with other nations arising from
the foreign military aid program,
and so an. Lovett replied that
these would take about half his
time. Wilson, then asked how
much time 'he would have left
for the production prog-ram.
About 10 per cent, was Lovett's
estimate.
There is no doubt that the new
Eisenhower defense appointees
originally thought they would
mainly busy themselves with or
ganizing production "and enforc
ing economy. But already, this
illusion is passing. Already, it is
becoming plain to these key men
of the Eisenhower Cabinet that
there is no such thing as a pure
ly "military' decision on the
highest level. Already they are
grasping the central point that
all so-called military decisions
on this level have the most ex
tensive political implications,
both at home and abroad. A
symptom of this growing aware
ness is the desire of Wilson to
avoid a complete break with the
past. At least two of the key
civilian officials in the Pentagon
are to be kept on, in effect in
civil service status.
Meanwhile. President -elect
Eisenhower himself Is else fir
ing some pretty striking indica
tions of his own viewpoint on
defense organization. At the
moment, for Instance, he is giv
ing serious consideration to a
plan for transferring final au
thority over all promotion ef the
higher general offices to the ci
vilian Secretary ef Defense. Con
trol of promotions is, of course,
the secret of supremacy. When
this very great increase in the
power of the civilian Secretary
wag first proposed to him. Eisen
hower is reported to have re
acted with a characteristic. "By
golly, bow we've got them."
By "them Eisenhower un
questionably meant the great
numbers of men in the services
who place service interest ahead
of national interest. The need for
true unification is a subject on
which the incoming President is
very hot under the collar. He
talks often, and he talks indig
nantly, about IL On this point
also, a reliable source has quoted
him as follows:
"No one who hasnt been In
the middle of it can possibly un
derstand how bitter and how
costly the rivalry between the
services is. That's what killed
poor Jim Forrestal that and the
fact that ho could always see
both sides of -every question."
Altogether, it is hard to be
lieve that "the civilians are to
do production and the generals
are to do military" in the Eisen
hower Defense Department, as
one happy general - hopefully
forecast. Even if some traces of
this conception of defense or
ganization survive at the outset,
they are bound to be wiped out
by the pressure of events.
The real question that then
remains to be answered is how
far the Inevitable drive to econo
mize, will carry President-elect
Eisenhower and his defense sub
ordinates. On this head, inquiry
discloses that : the new civilian
heads of the Defense Department
still cherish some illusions.
They think that greater -efficiency
can save a lot of money
in the Defense Department. They
have still to discover that real
defense economies can only be
made if they re-examine such
great" strategic' questions as the
armed forces levels, and if they
tackle the vital problems in
volved in weapons system and
tables of organization and equip
ment. None the less, all should
be well if the new men stick to
their reported motto, which is
"More fighting power for less in
vestment of men and resources.
(CooTTirht. 152.
New York Herald Tribune, tne.1
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Well, this old fellow came into the newsroom and sat down
wearily. He leaned his sickle against the legs of the chair and
tucked his long white beard into his bed-sheet toga. He said:
"I'm ready to go quietly." "Go where?" we
asked. "My name," said the old boy slowly, "ia
A. (for anual) D. Fifty two. I've had a rough,
nerve-shattering 11 months and 27 days and
frankly I'm ready to call it quits. They can't
fire me I resign." He fiddled nervously with
a rolled-up Calendar. "Four more days," he
grumbled, "and it'll be all over."
Oh, It hasnt been a bad year. we said
or something like that. "Bad!" the old man
sniffled. "Are you kidding. Look what I've been
through. I Inherited the Korean War. Then came the political
campaign with TV yet. Everybody got excited In Europe. The
British will always remember me darkly Decease their king died
during my reign. The Democrats are already trying to forget me.
You people In Oregon are sore because I brought you that long
dry fall and your worst power shortage in history. Bad! Ha!
"Yes," we said, "but there were some pretty good things
too, during your stay here, Mrs. Fiftytwo. Remember Capt.
Kurt Carlsen and the Flying Enterprise last January? And the
Republicans loooooove you. And how about' all those flying
saucer yarns you brought us newsmen? And the British get a
cute queen. And some things, like Hollywood, divorces and
scandals in government, aren't really your fault. These things
go on all the time. Of course the TV deal in Oregon WAS your
baby."
"Yeah," said Mr. Fiftytwo bitterly. "Already people ara
looking forward to the new year hoping for better treatment
than they got from me. They'll never learn. It isn't we years that
solve all their problems. Why J remember way back In January
when I first came Into the world, full of hope, vigor and a clean
record. I remember all the New Year's resolutions everybody
made. If people would have kept all those premises I would
have been a pleasant If somewhat dull year for them. The
trouble is, I didn't get any cooperation from people."
A tear disappeared into his whiskers. "Some people used
me right, alright," he conceded. "And they had a happy time
with me. Others let me slip through their fingers. And some
used me as a sort of bridge between New Year's Eve parties.
They made a mess of me 'and now they all think that novice,
1953, will end all their troubles. Phooie! He can't do anything
unless they want him to only he don't know it, and neither
do they. Picking up his sickle (he had apparently worn it down
from a full-sized scythe) he walked out. He was singing some-
thing about "when it's roundup time up yonder ..."
Literary
Guidepost
By WILLIAM GLOVER
ALAN HYND'S MURDER by
Alan Hynd (Duell, Sloan &
Pearce-Little, Brown; $3).
A fancy and intriguing dozen
of real life homicides have been
gathered from police blotters
and court .files by Hynd for a
highly interesting addition to the
crime library.
Putting aside the classic group
of cases which Roughead, Bo
litho and Woollcott plus end
less imitators made famous in
necrology, Hynd has found a
fresh group of untrammelled
slayings and woven around them
a constantly interesting docu
mentation. In the style of other
writers on the subject, he has
injected the standard whimsical
humor that every such volume
seems obliged to carry. The
method at least relieves the ten
sion and horror implicit in such
deeds.
Hynd has selected his dozen
cases, with only a single excep
tion, from the subgroup cata
logued Murders of Passion, pas
sion as restricted to the purple
definition concomitant with easy
virtue and lusty living.
In point of time and space, the
chapters span from the Oregon
of 1904, to the New York of 1937
and the Quebec of 1949. Most of
the stories appeared previously
in magazines.
Congressional Quiz
Q How did most Congress-'
men "bring home the bacon" be
fore they became legislators?
A Ninety per cent of the
Senators and 60 per cent of the
Representatives in the new
Congress have previous experi
ence in civic service, and poli
tics. In both chambers, 58 per
cent are lawyers. (Percentages
total more than 100, since many
lawmakers have engaged in more
than one vocation). Figures in
other fields: Agriculture, Senate
21 per cent. House 14; business
and banking, 30 and 34; journal
ism, 10 and 9; veterans, 64 and
56; teachers, 15 per cent in each
chamber.
Q Why will the new Congress
be the 83rd?
A It is the 83rd Congress to
take office since the first Con
gress convened March 4, 1789. A
new Congress is elected every
two years, when the terms of all
House Members, and a third , of
the Senators expire.
Q Which has more women
members, the U. S. Congress or
the United Nations General As
sembly? A Women's progress apparent
ly has not been too rapid in ei
ther national politics or interna
tional policy making. The 83rd
Congress will; have 12 women
Members. The present General
Assembly of the United Nations
will include 10 women delegates
before it ends.
Q Will the new House of Rep
resentatives have any Negro
Members?
A Yes, the two Negroes who
served in the 82nd Congress won
re-election to the 83rd. They are
Democrats William L. Dawson
(ELL) and Adam Clayton Powell,
Jr. (N. Y.). But Dawson, first
Negro ever to head a Congres
sional Committee, will lose his
Chairmanship because Democrats
no longer will be in control. The
group he has headed now is
called the Government Opera
tions Committee.
Q Win Elsenhower be the
33rd or the 34th President?
A Although each Congress is
numbered officially as the 81st,
82nd, 83rd, and so on, there is
no official numbering of the
Presidents. The next President
will be the 33rd person to take
the oath of office, but he will be
designated unofficially as the
-34th President because G rover
Cleveland's two terms (1885
1889, 1893-1897, were separated
by the term of Benjamin Har
rison. Q I heard that one Represen
tative who was elected to the
new Congress on Nov. 4 has died.
Is that right?
A Yes. Rep. Adolph J. Sab
ath (D-I1L) died the day follow
ing election. He was 86 years old
when he died and had served
23 terms in the House.
(Copy. 1952, Cong. Quar.)
THE FREE AGENT, by Paul
Murray (Holt; $2.95)
Gordon Teague, young Ameri
can who travels and writes books
i about it, is coming from Rome
to Florence for a rendezvous of
a few days with Ffancesca when
he meets Eve Wyndham, sister
of the Julia with whom his Lon
aon rendezvous bad lasted a
winter.
It was a winter jhe hasn't been
able, to forget, and though Fran
cesca helped. Eve is a reminder
hard to overcome. She has been
in Cairo, is returning to London
with her young son, stops for a
night in the city on the Arno, is
found dead. Looks like suicide,
then looks suspicious, then looks
like murder, and the boy, Julia,
assorted acquaintances in Bo
hemia and in business, and Arabs
and Jews are all involved be
fore the first and the last of the
numerous deaths are solved. It's
a mystery, but not just a bare
bones of a mystery, there's flesh
on the skeleton in this closet and
the people are commendably
credible.
THE DECISIVE MOMENT: Pho
tography by Henri C artier-Bresson
(Simon tc Schuster-Verve;
$12-50).
Some more pictures or France,
but also of Spain, Italy, England,
Egypt, China, Burma and of
many people and places in the
United States are included in this
handsome volume under a title
that indicates this photographer's
purpose in recording a scene or
action. Among the people lucky
to be his sitters, no less than he
is lucky to have them "sit," are
Faulkner, Steinberg, Capote, Be
rard, Sarte, Rouault, Matisse.
Ca rtier Bresson says he learned
with a box camera, went to
movies for lessons, studied Atget,
now uses a Leica. He is no man j
for gadgets, trick poses or com-1
reitions, he just aims and fires.!
don't blame the publisher lor
being most enthusiastic.
Four more portfolio editions in
the Library of Great Painters
have just been released by pub
lisher Harry N. Abrams. At $1.50
apiece these good buys include
10 color plates with text. Titles
and authors are "Utrillo," Alfred
Werner; "Picasso," William S.
Lieberman; "Rouault," Jacques
Maritain; , "French Impression
ists; Herman J. Wechsler.
Most mothers do not realize
that migraine headaches can oc
cur in children as well as adults,
although the complaint most of
ten does develop later in life.
If you know someone afflicted
with migraine, you may have
found out how these severe
headaches are dreaded, and how
they can disable a person.
When the sufferer b either a
child or an adult, there is usual
ly some hereditary background.
The child may have a strong
tendency toward allergy, while
other members of his family
may also have migraine.
e e e
At the same time, the attacks
are somewhat different in chil
dren. The headaches as a rule
become as prolonged and- stub
born as they may in adults. .
Many adults go without a mi
graine attack for months. With
children, the attacks seem -to
come very frequently, in many
cases as often as two to three
times a week.
Usually the child complains of
one-sided headaches which are
almost unbearable. Before a
headache occurs, the child may
see spots before the eyes, have a
fainting spell, smell a strong
odor, or have some other type of
warning that an attack is on the
way.
Once the attack starts, the
headache is severe. Usually the
child becomes nauseated and has
severe vomiting.
Many of these attacks can be
relieved before they even get
started with a drug known as
ergotamine t a r t a r e, combined
with caffeine. Usually a head
ache can be avoided if the child
is given a certain number of the
pills as soon as he senses the
Training sign of an attack. The
drugs known as the ' antihista
mines have also proved helpful
in treating this disorder in a
number of cases.
Not too infrequently, children
suffering from migraine also
have convulsions or mild epi
lepsy. Usually these children re-
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e e
i It has also been found that
many children with migraine
who do not respond to other
forms of treatment are helped by
dilantin, even though they have
no convulsions.
Of course, all these drugs must
be prescribed by a physician and
taken under his careful direc
tion, as the exact dose must be
adapted to the patient.
Prompt treatment is also im
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headaches. If the condition con
tinues too long untreated. It is
much harder to remedy.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
C. M.: Can a wen ever devel
op into cancer? .
Answer: A wen or sebaceous
cyst is due to occulsion of the se
baceous gland duct to the skin.
It is a cyst filled with an oily
like substance. Usually there is
y no likelihood of it -ever develop
i ing into cancer. However, it is
' unsightly and can easily be re
moved by surgery.
(Copyright ' 1953. King features )
Red Guerrillas -Kill
Ten Persons
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaya WW
Communist - led guerrillas am
bushed and killed 10 persons in
cluding two women and a child on
their way home from Moslem pray
ers In Johore State Friday night.
The guerrillas tossed a grenade
under an armored estate car re
turning from a mosque with a par
ty of Malays. When the car sped
on, they threw a second grenade,
overturning it. Twenty guerrillas
then opened fire on the occupants.
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"But what are the payments?"
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