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Evening star., 1938-06-09
Protests Destruction
Of Trees on X Street

10 the Editor OF The Star:
Maj. LEnfant, who planned the Ma
tional Capital, would doubtless twist and
turn In his grave II he could behold the
havoc caused by those who are attempt
Ing to modernize Washington.
Not only are historic homes being dis
mantled one by one, frequently to be
replaced with hideous parking lots, but
grassy lawns, box hedges, flower bushes
and beds, as well as ancient trees, are
yielding to the so-called march of prog
ress. Concrete has been crowned one Of
our commercial kings, and trees seem to
be out Of place in the modern scheme
Of things. Cannot some Of them, About
to feel the ak on K street. be spared?
why aren't property owners, who are
compelled to pay heavy taxes, consulted
before their front lawns and trees are
destroyed9 Does more sizzling asphalt,
IN the form Of slightly broader thorough
fares, compensate Sor grass and abundant
shade in city that experiences tropical
heat in the summer season?
=. x. GQLDSBOROUGH.
Evening star., 1938-06-09
The Cash Crime Solved.

Another kidnapping crime has been
solved, with the capture and confession
OF the stealer and slayer Of Jimmy Cash
in Florida. Apparently the case is def,-
nitely closed, save for the trial and
punishment Of the kidnaper, who has
been so effectively trapped that he has
acknowledged participation In the crime,
to the extent at least Of collecting the
ransom. Apparently this case does not
fall under the provisions OF the Fed
eral law; which applies only to kidnap-
ings in which the victims are taken across
State lines. Florida, however, has en-
acted q law which covers 1t to the
same effect, regardless Of transit across
the boundary. and therefore 1t may Be
expected that the disposition Of the cas-
will be the same as though It were inter-
state In character.
Although there was 1t the outset ne
definite indication that the Federal law
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Evening star., 1938-06-09

carried on by Old World governments Is
supplied by their practice OF pressing
students, professors and professional and
technical advisers Of various kinds on
Brazil Argentina. Peru. and in fact on
all the South American countries. These
agents Of totalitarian infiltration come
to this continent virtually as ofacial
emissaries. with all expenses UNDER
written, land the effect Of It," Mr.. Mes
sersmith explains, "has been very real"
What is now proposed. broadly, is to
meet fire with fire. Hitherto American
cultural effort to the south of us has
been left to private institutions like the
Guggenheirn, Carnegie and Rockefeller
Foundations. The State Department
rightly favors systematic Federal aid
and cooperation. Not the least sound
Of its recommendations is that land
grant colleges, which now receive some-
thing like $l3,0o0,0O0 a year in Treasury
funds, should be required to provide
adequate courses in the Spanish and
Portuguese languages. Removal of an
noying difficulties in the way of inter-
American tourist travel is another
worthwhile objective.
Only one criticism of this plan to
repel the Fascist invasion seems in order.
Instead of $27,920, to support staff Of
eight persons including a divisional
chief, Congress should authorize $279,-
200 and personnel of eighty. At this
spacious moment on Capitol Hill the
money asked to strengthen menaced
inter- -Americanism Is a bagatelle.
Evening star., 1938-06-09
Prevent This Mistake.

Objections to the proposed Jefferson
Memorial have been based on three main
points: Unsuitability of the site, which
crowds crowded Potomac Park with an
other marble monument; Inappropriate
ness of the repeated Pantheon design,
and, highly important at this time, the
cost. The opinion is widely held that
the memorial cannot be completed within
the estimated limit of $4,000 900 and, once
begun, much more will have to be spent
before the memorial is built.
Objections to the site have been to
some extent removed by slight changes
adopted by the Jefferson commission
after overwhelming local and national
protest killed the previous attempt in
the House to obtain the appropriation.
Objection to the design remains. The
design lacks the approval, which should
be regarded as fundamental, of the Com
mission of Fine Arts. The memorial
commission first agreed to change sug-
gested by the fine arts commission, then
mysteriously reversed its action and
clung to the Pantheon design. Repeated
architectural mistakes in Washington
originally led to creation of the Commits
sion of Fine Arts, and in overriding the
commission now the Jefferson Memo
rial Commission establishes dangerous
and deplorable precedent.
Objection to the cost remains, becomes
even greater because of the incongruous
action of appropriating millions of dollars
to build a memorial at a time when mil
lions of citizens are repeatedly asserted
to be on the brink of actual starvation.
The action of the House in approving
the initial appropriation, committing the
National Government to a project which
altogether lacks popular approval, does
not remove these objections. The action
of the House, which seemed to be die
tated largely by political and personal
pride which have no rightful place in the
picture, can only be corrected now by
wise Senate action to delay the appro-
priation until the design is suitably
changed and the condition of the coun-
try justifles an expenditure of this sort.
The memorial to Thomas Jefferson,
one of the greatest of Americans, should
not be permanently smeared by precipi-
tate action of Congress working in
the rush to adjourn. The $500Oo0 initial
appropriation should be killed before it
Is too late to withdraw from a project
which, as now planned, will cost many
millions. 1t should be delayed until
there is unanimity of opinion, not merely
among the members of the memorial
commission, but among the artists and
experts upon whom laymen must rely
for advice. 1t should be delayed until
an improvement in the Nations economic
condition will permit the appropriation
of necessary funds without diverting the
money from essential purposes.
Evening star., 1938-06-09
Vaccination Theory as
One Cause of Cancer
TO the Editor Of The Star:

TO the Editor OF The Star:
Your editorial, Cancer in Washing
ton," was read with considerable inter-
est, as had nine friends in the city who
died OF that distressing disease Dr.
Fred A. j. Geier recently told the scien-
tif1c assembly of the District Medical So
ciety that cancer is unknown in Egypt
Persia and Turkey. I have written to
London to find out about the vaccinal
condition OF those countries. I feel that
cancer is directly related to vaccina-
ton. DR.. j. Morrison, Phi. D., M. A.,
M. B., OF San Antonio, Tex, In his book
let on cancer, writes: vaccine virus en-
ters the system through the lymphatic
vessels and not through the venous or
arterial circulation; it causes the glands
OF the arm, axilla and neck to enlarge
swell and ulcerate, and even to produces
death. In its mildest form, It poisons
the lympathic system, impairs It's func-
ton and lays the foundation for inter-
nal cancer, for which there has hith-
erto been no treatment or even relief,
For proof Of which we may refer to
Ontario, in which vaccination is very,
very seldom performed and therefore
cancer Is exceedingly rare, especially
from this cause. But on the other hand,
where vaccination has been performed
year after year for generations, cancer
Is very prevalent in Massachusetts, at
the present time; so prevalent, indeed,
is 1t that the State has established no
fewer than 10 cancer clinics throughout
the State"
DR.. r. M. Lyon Of Denver says: "The
serious effects upon the entire glandular
system, and the frightful increase Of
cancer makes me strong anti-vaccina-
ZIONIST" DR.. Turnbull, cancer special-
list Of London, writes: 1.-THE most predis-
posing cause OF cancer Is infused into
the blood by vaccination and revaccina-
tion." Anything At for the blood should
enter the mouth and not penetrate ma
ture's coat Of mail, where she has no
chance To defend herself against 1t.
II. BRADFORD.
Evening star., 1938-06-09
American Partnership
With Japan Deplored
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
For the past week the city OF Canton,
China, has been repeatedly bombed by
japanese air fleets. Thousands of in
nocent civilians, women and children,
have been killed or wounded. Apparently
indignant but gradually getting used to
such savage mass slaughter, the so-called
civilized nations feebly protested to
Japan-but to no avail.
While we condemn Japan, we must
not forget that, after all, Japan is not
altogether to be blamed. It's militarists
are merely, irresponsible war children
with dangerous weapons which are
amply supplied by some one who means
well-in fact. he is supposed to be the
most ardent advocate of peace. Needless
to say, this certain some one is none
other than our Uncle Sam himself. He,
not Japan, should be deplored For with
out his supplies of munitions and raw
materials Japan can do no harm And
he, Uncle Sam, should be made to under
stand that by aiding Japan he is de-
stroying the very peace he advocates and
some day Japan may turn its guns at
him.
AS the war progresses it is becoming
more and more obvious that the United
States is actually, though unknowingly,
Japan's partner. This country partner
who makes aggression possible! Un-
thinkable indeed; nevertheless, it is true.
Such truth is on display in practically all
American harbors where Japanese
freighters as well as those of other ma
tionalities are loading scrap iron, steel
and other war essentials for Japan.
The majority Of the people in this
country sympathize with the Chinese.
They don't want to see China conquered,
but their country Is helping the aggressor
to accomplish nothing else but that. They
Fundamentally contribute to the Red
Cross for war relief in China, but their
Government refuses to stop sending war
supplies to Japan-to be used to destroy
more human lives and wreck more homes.
This Nation holds the key to the situa-
ton. With its powerful economic weapon
she can stop the war instantly. There
fore, this Government must take definite
action. It must modify the neutrality
law-on the basis of reality, not theory.
And this action must be taken before the
present session Of Congress adjourns.
JAMES WU.
Evening star., 1938-06-09

lane OF life. Will they stop running now
that 1T no longer is so imperative to get
away from the place they are? On a
smoother road they should make better
speed. Will they just stand still and
nibble? viii they make any use OF the
energy released from the problems of
finding suitable shelter with low incomes
ana adjusting their lives in dishearten-
ing envronmentsa
compared with this, 1t would seem. all
otner pros and cons of Greenbelts are Of
no great consequence. Some petty de-
tails Of life ordering at this model
suburban settlement have crept into the
hewspapers-such as the ban on dogs
ana on hanging washings on the line at
certain nours. But this particular Green
peit happens to be in the United States
OF america, where. we may rest assured,
common sense and sense of humor
WlI prevent such restrictions from be-
coming very numerous, very onorous,
or very infexibly enforced. GreenbeIt.
ians for long time to come will be per-
mltted to put the spurs to their minds to
get away from the Greenbelt that is to
the ever-receding Greenbelt of the
hearts desire without any great danger
OF being shot for their irreverence.
Ihe road has been cleared. There are
not yet many speed laws. The traffic
poncemen, II there are such. 60 unarmed.
dreenbelt may turn out to have been
q great psychological experiment. Is 1t
desirable that the roads of man be
smoothed BY Intervention from above?
WI Greenbeltians simply accept Green
nelt as q satisfactory answer to their
proolems9 What use dare they make Of
their minds now?
The answers depend on the carefully
selected residents Of DR.. Tugwell's dream
city. And they may be replying in proxy
Tor millions Of men and women eyery-
where. as mankind pauses on the verge
OF the social set-ups Of tomorrow.
Evening star., 1938-06-09
Pan-American Emergencv.

In asking Congress to appropriate
S27.s2o for a Division of Cultural Re-
lations" in the State Department, Mr..
Hulls capable and seasoned aide, Assist
ant Secretary Messersmith, recommended
the proposal on the ground that 1t springs
from "a very real emergency" in inter-
American relations.
The purpose is to combat certain
foreign activities in the Southern Hemis-
phere, which are causing serious damage
TO Our interests and prestige there"
These conditions have become aggravated
during the past six months. In the
State Departments informed Judgment,
they have now reached the stage of
major, as well as Of immediate i'm
portance." To conduct a counter.ir.
ritant against influences avowedly mimi
cal to the Pan-American idea and inter-
American welfare, plans have been
worked out for a new departmental
agency requiring sum which is probably
less than the cost Of single broadside
from our fourteen-inch and sixteen-inch
guns in the annual battle practice Of the
United States Fleet.
The Assistant Secretary Of State, for
obvious reasons, refrains from detailed
disclosure Of the emergency" But its
general character is no secret. The Ger
tain foreign activities" in question are
of Fascist origin--mainly, German and
Italian. They are Of cultural, economic
and political nature. Their leitmotif
is I'd to discredit the democratic form
of government and ca to undermine
inter-American solidarity in favor Of
closer relations between the Latin re-
publics and the European relationships.
The extent to which the American sys-
tenn is already undermined beyond the
Rio Grande Is exemplined by the asser-
tion Of Latin American. who Is re-
spected authority on the subject. that
perhaps only four Of the twenty sister
Americas today can be classed as the
abodes Of truly democratic ciyilisa-
ton.
Evidence Of the "cultural" Offensive
Evening star., 1938-06-09
Facts Prove Soundness
Of Cooperative Buyine

To the Editor Of The star:
Your editorial Of June entitled, 1.-THE
Theory and the Fact" says "co-opera-
tive buying, in theory, Is wonderfully
advantageous to those individuals who
combine their resources for that pur-
pose" It lis now little over 80 years
since the establishment Of the first con-
sumers' cooperative in Rochdale, Eng
land. Started with a capital Of but $140
and with but 20 members, the movement
has grown until in England alone there
are about 1900 cooperative societies
with nearly three-quarters of all families
In Great Britain members of co-opera-
tives. These societies in 1884 alone sold
more than billion and half dollars
worth Of goods and returned to their
members for that year alone ISL million
dollars in profit. The movement has
spread to other countries, SO that today
the world cooperative movement repre-
sents over one hundred million members
In 40 countries and cooperative pur-
chases in our own country in 1887 showed
an increase Of SO per cent over 1896.
There is an old French proverb that
the growth Of the movement bellies the
good only 'in theory"
You say goods become cheap in more
ways than one" and the precious ele-
ment known as quality disappears when
the motivating power behind 1t is de-
creased In intensity" The growth of
the cooperative movement indicates an
even more direct motivating power for
the maintenance Of quality" than exists
in so-called private business, in which
service must In the very nature of things
be subordinate to profit, as production
Is intended not for the use OF the owner
Of the commodity, as in the case of the
cooperative, but for others out of whom
profit must be made. Consumers CO.
operatives insist on quality
For myself, would say that the CO.
operatives are q means Of training the
working people (who are in the over
whelming majority in the handling OF
capital and developing the business mind
that will be needed when labor wins
ownership and takes over the RESPONSE
bilities Of government and management
After the sorry mess which our so-called
best minds" of the employing class
have made of the "work-a-day" world
1t is not too much to hope that an edu-
Gated consuming public will see the ad-
vantage of substituting enlightened CO.
operative elf-interest for that selfish
private profit motive which in its opera
tions assures us shorter and shorter
periods Of national economic well-being,
as our productive capacities and poten-
tialities increase. LEO MELTZER.
Evening star., 1938-06-09

had been violated, the services Of the
Federal Bureau Of Investigation Of the
Department Of Justice were invoked and
undoubtedly proved largely effective In
the solution of the crime. The hunt for
the body and the tracing Of clues leading
to the identity Of the abductor were
participated in by the Federal agents,
cooperating with the State authorities.
This was the most effective method Of
inquiry to be adopted, end the result
proves Its value.
The Levine crime remains unsolved.
There will be, however. no remittance
OF search. The flendish crime may never
be fully solved, but the perpetrator will
have no peace or feeling OF security.
Some day, perhaps, he will be found.
The comparatively swift solution of the
Florida case will possibly so affect his
morale that he will betray himself. At
least that is the universal hope. The
abomination Of child stealing for ransom,
whatever the fate Of the hostage, must
be made SO surely fatal to the perpetra-
tors that 1t will furnish effective warning
to imitators that this enterprise is too
dangerous ever to be undertaken.
Evening star., 1938-06-09
ALABAMA AVENUE s.E.


"The world is all Of one pattern, and
qualities we call human do not belong
exclusively to US. V
"In my yard here in the suburbs I
find, among the birds, instances Of anus
ing relationships to human activity. II
one observes closely he sees byplays and
OF the casual observer.
Zone day red-eyed vireo alighted
in q tree near by. He Immediately began
cries like those Of bird caught by a
cat. At once birds began to congregate
three robins, wood thrush, jay, two
catbirds, yellow breasted chat, two
brown thrashers, a towhee and two or
three song sparrows.
'In sympathy, it seemed, they began
uttering their notes Of alarm, making
a veritable clamor. They fitted from
branch to branch around the Stricken
vireo.
Finally Jenny Wren stuck her head
out from her box under my porch roof
and regarded the situation for moment.
Then, making up her mind, she flew to
the heart of the trouble, dashed at the
chief actor and drove him away. The
effect was magical. The clamor ceased
and Jenny returned to her box.
What would like to know Is what
was going on? Was the vireo broad
casting an attack of tummy ache or lust
having his little joke? There was no cat
nearby, nor any snake in the tree.
II saw robin do his daily good deed
recently.
1.-TWO English sparrows fell into the
grass fighting furiously. They kept it
up on the ground.
"The robin saw the fight and dashed
at them. It appeared to me that he
kicked the two combatants as he die
not use his bill. Anyhow, the fight ended
and the two scrappers flew away. Per-
haps this robin was bird Boy Scout.
Jenny Wren has her marital troubles
the same as female humans. In their
box under the porch roof Jenny anc
Ben, as named them, set up house
keeping. Ben sang continuously for
Jenny's ed1f1cation as she sat on the
eggs. Bliss reigned supreme In this
household and no shadow was apparent
But alas, the serpent entered, and, as
Adam Of old, Ben was tempted and fell
He became philanderer, for one day a
brown siren appeared near by. He flew
to her and began a most outrageous
Irritation. Jenny, noting the absence of
song or else obeying her intuition, stuck
her head out Of the box and saw all.
"She emerged brown bunch of fury
and drove this Jezebel sister far, far
away. On her return, still filed with
jealous but righteous wrath, she SUBJ
jected the crestfallen Ben to a swift
chase also, but he was careful not to lei
her catch him. Later he resumed his
song, but 1t was halting, without zest
contrite and subdued.
"You say that catbirds return prob
ably each year to the same vicinity for
nesting. believe this is true, for las,
year fed pair crumbs of cheese every
day on my porch railing.
This spring a catbird, on the very
first day they appeared in our neighbor-
hood, came to the railing, fitted about
and sang to me as sat on the porch.
Il got some cheese, crumbled it on
the railing, and waited. Immediately
he alighted. disregarded me, and de-
voured it eagerly. Since then he comes
Evening star., 1938-06-09
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES f. TRAcEWELL.

regularly three or four times each day
for his cheese. Indeed, he has become SO
tame that he takes 1t from my hand.
Catbirds and brown thrashers are very
fond of cheese.
"A physician friend of mine was stroll
Ing one evening on the National Guard
rifle range after target practice. He
saw bluebird sprawled on the grass.
Struck by its beauty, he picked it up. To
his surprise he felt its little heart beat
ing. He discovered furrow on top OF
its head with the skin barely touched.
evidently made by a bullet. He clipped
away the short feathers, applied lightly
weak antiseptic and covered the wound
with slender piece Of adhesive tape and
placed the bird in small box filled with
cotton. This he put on high place out
OF reach Of cats. The next morning his
patient had disappeared. The incident
had almost passed from his mind, when
week later he saw his little friend
perched on a wire, cheerily warbling,
with one end Of the tape dangling down,
almost covering one eye.
MY friend received no monetary fee
for this service, but he did receive
higher, intangible one--the pleasant
memory of kindly deed effectively done.
Yours truly, j. S. H."
The rewards of bird observation are
many and come wherever there is an
inquisitive and an open mind.
In city, or country, or suburbs, and
whether there are many birds or just
few English sparrows, the person inter-
ested in bird life always has opportunity
to find interesting stories.
Not every one, alas, has an inquiring
mind. mind which wants to see and
understand. Such persons miss a great
deal, because too often they are bored
and unhappy when they might not be.
The common belief that English
sparrows and starlings, for instance, are
desplcable birds, and not worth noticing.
has prevented many person from seeing
them as we'll worthy of this sort of in
vestigation.
In fact, the very attitude of so many
persons toward them is one of the factors
which helps to make them interesting,
sort OF under-dogs, as it.were, of birdland.
y X ~
The almost invariable belief of ANA
teur bird watchers that the male bird
sings to entertain the female on the nest
Is at least open to question.
II the territorial theory of bird song
is true. or even partly true, he sings in
order to warn other birds of the same
species away.
That love-making Is the reason for
the bird songs is so entwined with tradi-
ton and sentiment that it would be i'm
possible for most bird lovers to give
1t up.
Certainly the belief that the songsters
are pouring forth their love to their mates
is pretty one, all the more likely since
the songs Of humanity are largely love
songs.
Ben Wren. as our correspondent calls
him. knows perfectly well that the hungry
mouths about to appear in the nest are
going to demand a great deal of food.
1t wouldn't be human, er, wren-like, If
he didn't set up squawk 1t wouldn't
be masculine. either for that matter.
Stay away!" he shrills This is my
yard. Keep out! All these trees and
shrubs belong to me.
Watch me! am a big fellow. and
I am not afraid of anything. Am I,
Jenny?"
Jenny pokes her head out Of the nest.
That's telling em, big boy" she COOS.
Evening star., 1938-06-09

There are ten eminent Senators who
are to inquire into the relationship of
practical politics and the New Deal. 1t
Is hinted that still larger number Of
trusted American officials know all about
the mysteries of new political phe-
nomenon.
Evening star., 1938-06-09
AGood Reason.

From the Salem tdass.) News.
Some one asks why It IS necessary for
Congress TO hold . session each year.
Probably one reason why such sessions
Will always be desirable will be to repeal
many cf The Aw1 p&ssed At previous
sessionk