Evening star., 1947-03-25

a responsibility during and after the
war. Admitting that Britain's eco
nor1ic condition is unhealthy why does
it suddenly become absolutely i'm
possible for her to continue that re-
sponsibility beyond the outside date of
March 31-just 10 days after the Presi-
dents address? Would Britain collapse
if she stayed in Greece until April 80
or May 81? Or was an almost immedi-
ate date selected to force Americans
to act before they could think?
Although it has been mentioned only
in passing, the thing of paramount i'm
portance in this entire matter to the
United States and her people is the
interest of the United States-not only
the immediate interest but also long
range interest. Certainly if it is not in
the interest of this country to take
step, then there can be no other good
reason for it in Greece, Europe, the Mid
die East or elsewhere. With its present
huge debt and the other weakening in
fuences of the war, the United States
should regard any commitment with
caution. This caution should be doubled
and redoubied in the face of step as
grave as that into Greece with all the
implications of continuing economic
drain if not the actual threat of another
war; Might not the United States
best contribution to the world be the
rebuilding of her own strength so that
she can in fact remain the strongest
bulwark of free government?
These questions should be resolved
before we take an action which may
prove to be a costly gamble. Today,
the American people do not have the
information on which to base either
support or rejection of the Presidents
proposal. Congress alone has the power,
and it must exercise that power, to see
that the people get the facts-all the
facts. ERNEST T. WEIR.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
perimented with. I want him to learn
the fundamentals and not search them
out for himself. I want his good points
to be encouraged and bad points dis
couraged. But most of all 1 want him to
learn, and the only way can see to this
end is to have teachers teach.
believe the trouble lies with the
established and in the parent-teacher
associations where these policies are en-
couraged to continue.
Come, let us get our feet on the
ground in this fundamental problem of
education and permit our teachers to
give us our moneys worth as they are
trying so hard to do! r. B. G.
One View of Church's Duty
To the Editor Of The Star:
I heartily concur with the thought
contained in a letter recently received
from friend, which quote, as follows:
II believe it to be the primary duty OF
the church, not to find economic and
political solutions, but to create a safe
moral climate in which men honestly
ard fearlessly may seek solutions"
I believe that Christians, as indi-
viduals, should become as fully informed
as possible on current economic and
pOuGlCdl QuCStlOllo, d4ld el1oe, oo AAio1-
viduals, they should take sides as seems
to each one best. However, Il think
that the church at large should perform
a higher function, without taking sides
officially on any economic or political
issue. The above quoted passage is
worthy of a second reading.
C. G. BROOKS.
Property Owner Protests
To the Editor of The Star:
l would like to ask Mrs. Douglas
with her market basket on her arm
whether she thinks the little property
holders in the District of Columbia have
to eat, dress, pay doctors bills, keep up
property repairs and pay taxes, the
same as other human beings?
Why discriminate against the District
of Columbia property holder? There is
only one answer in my mind, and that
IS because members of Congress don't
own anything in the District of Colum-
bia-consequently they have to pay rent
If they by chance own something in the
States, they can raise the rent on their
tenants-so why worry?
A CONSTANT READER OF THE