Evening star., 1948-07-17

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cans are fools enough to swallow everything
and also make him Yale instructor.
Figure 1t out for yourself now. II Mr. Petrov's
story is true. he had . very miraculous escape
too much 30. M r. BRANT.
Rude Americans Rebuked
To the Editor Of The star:
Several weeks ago q letter Of complaint
against "discourteous foreigners" was printed
in your newspaper. Laura K. Pollock, the
writer Of this letter, stated shat many for
eigners are rude to native Americans" It
appears that Miss Pollock Is not concerned
with the rudeness Of foreigners toward Ameri-
cans in general, but only towards what she
calls native Americans. In my native land,
the Philippines, was told that all Americans
are considered equal, regardless Of previous
nationality or race.
Like Miss Pollock, too have had to stand
ground and have them walk around me. How
ever, am an alien and they were Americans.
The fact that they might have been native
Americans or naturalized Americans did not
minimize their rudeness. I do not want any
one to be rude to me, and am sure that
most people feel likewise.
Courtesy is not a virtue limited to native
Americans. In the Philippines have seen
American courtesy at its worst. The bad con-
duct Of American soldiers almost caused .
breakdown of the recent Philippine American
military base negotiations. American soldiers
caused 50 much friction with Filipinos that
the Americans had to agree that no soldiers
would be stationed in populated areas. At
hrst the Americans were welcomed as great
lberators. but the troops following the liberia
tors became known as Ambassadors of Ill will"
In the Philippines the American soldiers were
notorious for bad treatment Of Filipino women.
After . time decent women were afraid to as
sociate with Americans These soldiers prom
ised to marry the girls and take them back
to the States. The fact that a man might be
married did not deter him from making such
false promises. REMEDIES T. LOVE.
President Roosevelt Responsible?
To the Editor Of The Star:
In your issue of July 8, Richard Feldman
discusses the political moves behind the aboli-
1On VI Vic LWO-tllnOo AIAC AL 40oO. AAC WA1tCo
. rather long letter on the subject. Actually
ono short statement would suf1ice The two
thirds rule was abolished on the direct order
ton in 1910 would be impossible if the South
and Southwest still had control
There was no more trickery than that used
by Stain, Hitler and Mussolini in the domina-
ton of the people. ANDREW LARMAN.
Transit Operating Economies
To the Editor Of The Star:
Before local transit rates are raised, thought
should be given to possible operating economies
by the Capital Transit Co.
While have not lived in Washington long
enough to speak authoritatively. 1t Is my OBJ
servation that there is an excess of service on
some routes, on which cars could be turned back
short Of present destinations, thus enabling
perhaps four cars to do the work of fve with
resultant savings in power and wages. Typical
are the Mount Pleasant cars, which, generally
speaking, have few passengers either way, north
Of S street, and the Fourteenth street lines,
which are relatively empty north of Park road.
Doubtless this is true at the opposite ends Of
their runs. While the short-routing of every
third or fourth car, in this manner, would
lengthen the intervals between cars beyond such
points, I surmise most patrons would rather
wait two or three minutes more than pay
further Is per cent increase.
AS your correspondent, Paul Bragg, says in
letter to The Star, July u, further increases
may deplete trafnc In the end, for the law of
diminishing returns will work here, If rates get
too high, just as surely as it will with railroad
fares, under the latest increases announced.
Certainly, until every possibility Of effecting
economies has been explored, rates should not
go any higher, for-lke sales taxes which Sem
ator Cain and Representative Dirksen seek to
impose-once they are created, they never 60
down. New Yorks sales tax Of 2 per cent was
created in the early 30s by Mayor La Guardia
for relief" purposes and 1t now is a fixed and
permanent part of the city's revenues. It would
be so here in Washington too-whether a
fare-increase be permitted or a sales tax be
imposed
The Washington transit service, think, Is
excellent, and the equipment the best of virtu-
ally any city in the land. With new cars, the
operating and maintenance costs should not
be as high as elsewhere, and hence the ques-
ton well may be asked why the company can
not find economies in operation rather than
seek fare boost which, in the end, probably
will not increase its gross revenues appreciably,
il at ALL FRANKLIN SNOW.
Approves incubation Against Rabies
To the Editor of The Star /,
I wish to protest Attorney McMillon's stand
against the antirabies inoculations of dogs in
the District.
I lived 20 years tn China-the last 10 in
Shanghai-where we could not possibly inocu-
late all dogs, but by making it compulsory in
the International Settlement and the French
Concession in Shanghai we reduced the rabies
incidence to q minimum.
You have only to see one child die of rabies
to know that if you can save one from being
bitten by q rabid dog, 1t is worth inoculating
1000 dogs saw more than one in the Rocke-
feller Hospital In Peking when I was nurse
there
In Shanghai We bred Irish terriers and most
Of our friends each had several dogs. Each dog
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