Eisenhower Asks Joint Session of Congress for
Advance Authority to Use American Forces to
Curb Armed Agression in the Middle East Area
oy Marvin L. Arrowsmith
WASHINGTON, UPi—President
Eisenhower Saturday asked Con
gress for advance authority to use
American troops to curb any “am
bitious despots” or “power-hun
gry Communists” who might re
sort to “armed aggression” in the
Middle East.
In a special message prepared
for personal delivery to the joint
session of the Senate and House,
Eisenhower also said he will seek
$400 million for a two-year eco
nomic aid program for Middle
East nations.
Burdens and Risks
Eisenhower acknowledged that
“the policy which I outline in
volves certain burdens and in
deed risks for the United States.”
But he said “the occasion has
come for us to manifest again our
national unity in support of free
dom and to show our deep re
spect for the rights and indepen
dence of every nation.”
He said he wants a free hand
to use American forces “to de
fend the territorial integrity and
the political independence of any
nation in the (Middle East) area
against Communist armed aggres
sion.”
Subject to UJ4. Authority
He said such authority would
be used only “at the desire of
the nation attacked” and “sub
ject to the overriding authority
of the United Nations Security
Council . .
Eisenhower said “Our thoughts
turn naturally to the United Na
tions as a protector of small na
tions.” But, in the light of the
Soviet Union’s “callous indiffer
ence” to U.N. censure of its mili
tary oppression against Hungary,
Eisenhower said:
“The United Nations . . . cannot
be a wholly dependable protector
of freedom when the ambitions
of the Soviet Union are involved.”
New and Critical Stage
Eisenhower said the Middle
East “has abruptly reacshed a
new and critical stage”—a situa
tion which, he said, is made the
more threatening because “inter
national Communism needs and
seeks a recognizable success” af
ter its troubles with the rebel
lious eastern European satellites.
His message, carried national
ly on TV and radio, also asked
Congress to authorize a regional
program of “military assistance
and cooperation with any nation
or group of nations which desires
such aid.”
Communist Aggression
Eisenhower said his program is
designed to deal with any case of
Communist aggression in the Mid
Alaska’s Unofficial Delegation Starts
Second Week in Capital Still Waiting
For Cue to Come Before Congress
By FRANK w! VAILLE «
WASHINGTON, UP)—Alaska’s
unofficial delegation began its
second week in the capital today,
still waiting offstage for the. cue
that would bring it before the
House or the Senate.
The first formal action may
come late this week in the Sen
ate, where Sen. Holland (D-Fla)
has agreed to ask permission for
the proposed state’s two senators- j
elect to present credentials and
spell out the territory’s reasons
for seeking statehood. No request
would be made that the delega
tion be seated in advance of state
hood.
On the disposition of this re
quest in the Senate will rest a de
cision by the Alaskans for a sim
ilar move in the House.
The Alaskan trio—Senators
elect William A. Egan of Valdez j
and former Gov. Ernest Gruening,
and Rep.-elect Ralph A. Rivers of
Fairbanks—were chosen by Alas
kans in October to dome to Wash
ington and press for statehood.
Altho technically office holders
without office at the present time,
they would assume their elective
positions if statehood were at
tained.
Despite the press of congres
sional organization which blocked
any chance to appear before the
House or Senate, each of the
Alaskans spoke optimistically of
the first week’s maneuverings on
Capitol Hill.
Members of the group have met
individually during the week with
more than 50 members of the
House and Senate. The reaction
to these visits was described as
generally favorable.
Credentials were presented to
Secretary of the Interior Seaton.
During this half-hour conference,
the Alaskans outlined the terr-*
tory’s objections to any plan
which might grant statehood only
to a part of Alaska.
Like supporters in Congress of
statehood for both Alaska and
Hawaii, the Alaskans find them
selves marking time while await
ing President Eisenhower’s State
of the Union message to Congress
and introduction of a promised
administration bill for both Alas
kan statehood.
Efforts to meet personally with
Eisenhower to present the gifts
brought to him from the territory
have been unsuccessful.
The bill will provide the term’s
under which the President would
accept Alaska’s admission as a
new state. The message, Alaskans
hope, may provide a clue as to
how strongly the administration,
previously cool to Alaska’s aims,
intends to push Congress for pas
sage of a statehood 'bill.
Altho several statehood bills for
Alaska and Hawaii were intro
duced on opening day, little if
any consideration of such legisla
tion by congressional committees
is expected prior to submission of
the administration’s Alaskan pro
posal.
Altho it has been suggested the
Alaska delegation might be made
tx-officio members of the Hou^e
and Senate Insular Affairs Com
mittees which consider statehoo..
bills, the prospect was killed this'
week toy Chairman Engle (,D
Calif) insofar as the House com
mittee is concerned.
A strong supporter of statehood
for both territories, Engle told a
newsman that House rules make
no , ovisious for sealing of ex
| officio members. He said any such
rnovt woUtd oe certain to draw
objections from committee mem
bers not favorable to the state
die East, either direct or indirect.
He said it would authorize the
“employment of the armed forces
of the United States to secure
and protect the territorial integ
rity and political independence
of such nations, requesting such
aid, against overt armed aggres
sion from any nation controlled
by international Communism.”
At one point he said, “Russia’s
rulers have long sought to dom
inate the Middle East.”
Nothing to Fear
At another point, the: President
said, “the reason for Russia’s in
terest in the Middle East is solely
that of power politics.” He added:
“Considering her announced
purpose of Communizing the
world, it is easy to understand
her hope of dominating the Mid
dle East.”
Eisenhower also said:
“The Soviet Union has nothing
whatsoever to fear from the
United States in the Middle East,
or anywhere else in the world, so
long as its rulers; do not them
selves first resort to aggression.”
“That statement I make sol
emnly and emphatically.”
.
U.U. Group Proposed
To Investigate, Study
The Hungarian Situation
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., UR—
Secretary Genera] Dag Hammar
skjold today proposed the crea
tion of a special U.N. committee
with broad powers to investigate
and study the Hungarian situa
tion.
The proposal was in line wkh
United States views that the U.N.
should set up machinery to hear
first hand accounts of the Soviet
military actions in Hungary and
to keep an eye on developments.
Previously, the General Assem
bly had given Hammarskjo'd the
task of investigating the Hungar
ian situation. He had reported
their inability to get sufficient |
reliable information.
Hammarskjold’s recommenda
tions were contained in a report
to the 80-nation Assembly.
In view of the refusal of the
Communist Hungarian govern
ment to permit the entry of U.N.
investigators, Harnmarskjold said,
‘hhe only course of new and di
rect information, under these cir
cumstances, possibly available
might be hearings with refugees!
from Hungary conducted, in the j
first place, in neighboring coun
tries.”
Kolb and Grotha Boys
Are First Babies Born
He-e In The New Year
✓
The first baby horn in' 1957 at
the MMM Hospital was Andrew
Cooper Kolb, son of Maj. and
Mrs. Robert Kolb and is the
third son for the family. He
weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces at
birth.
Major Kolb is Army adviser
for the Alaska National Guard.
The second baby of the year,
born the same day, Jan. 3, was
also a boy for Mr. and Mrs. Ted
Grotha. This boy, named Robert
Allen, weighed 6 pounds, 12
ounces at birth.
Ted Grotha is night patrolman
for the City.
hood cause. He added, however,
that the Alaskans would be given
“friendly recognition” before the
House committee.
Astronomy Notes
By OLAF HALVERSON
The most interesting constella
tion that we pass while journey
ing around the sun is Orion. It is
the most magnificent and impres
sive of the star groups.
Orion is not only one of the
largest of our constellations but
its stars are most uniquely ar
ranged in design. Their arrange
ment is noticed by even the cas
ual observer.
All the ancient legends agree
that Orion was a giant of extra
ordinary height and the greatest
of the hunters. When Orion was
placed in the sky, he was allowed
to bring along his lion’s skin,
which hangs on his arm, his
sword, which swings from his
girdle, his great club above his
head, and his two dogs, who
watch his battle with the red
eyed bull.
At six o’clock in the evening
Orion is on the eastern horizon,
and by ten it is high in the south
ern sky.
NO RySH
CROSWELL, Mich. Ufl—Jeweler
Harold Nehmer has been waiting
patiently for the owner to pick
up a clock that we left 20 years
ago for repairs.
A man walked into the store
yesterday and asked the amount
of the bill.
The jeweler said it was $2.29.
“I’m a little short of money
now, but I’ll be back next week,”
the man said, and left.
s' .
George Goshaw
Writes From San Francicp
George Goshaw writes from
San Francisco, where he spent
Christmas and New Year’s Day,
that he enjoyed the Christmas
rush as well as the sunshine in
the big city.
He had a welcome surprise on
New Year’s Day when he said
“Happy New Year” to a cab driv
er and then discovered he way
speaking to Phil Willet, who iy
employed by Alaska Cab herfe
during the summer months.
Cadillac Driver Jailed
For Drawing $1,071 in
Unentitled Welfare Funds
SEATTLE, iff!—Mrs. Irene Roo
co, 29, convicted of larceny by.
welfare fraud, was sentenced last
Friday to spend six months in
the county jail without her 1955
Cadillac.
She was found guilty of draw
ing $1,071 in welfare funds to
which she would not have been
entitled if she had disclosed her
earnings as a clerk and payments
from her ex-husband.
John Shumaker Weds
Pennsylvania Girl
John Shumaker Jr., who de
lighted Nomeites with his fine
tenor voice while stationed here
with the armed forces, was mar
ried in Hershey, Penn., Dec. 22 to
Portia Frost at the All-Saints
Episcopal Church.
They will make their home in
Carlisle, Penn.
Shumaker is active as a soloist
in his \ church and is working
while continuing his higher edu
cation.
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