Evening star., 1948-07-12
Handicappina the Police

Handicapping the Police
To the Editor of The Star:
The attention of the chief Of the Metropoli-
tan Police and the Commissioners Of the Dis
trict of Columbia is called to the thousands of
frightened mothers and fathers who dare not
leave their children alone one minute in or near
any of the city parks because of the fear Of
rapists and murderers.
Freedom of speech and freedom OF the press
are dangerous when not channeled through
recognized police or military authority. I refer
to the front page of local paper that gives, if
you please, complete account Of every move
planned and made by our Police Department.,
thus broadcasting information to criminals
which they can use, handicapping and endan-
gering the success of law enforcement officers.
1t seems to me that it Is high time to find
ways and means to enact District legislation
making unlawfu! for any person, paper or other
medium to print anything that in any manner
would hinder or interfere with the operation Of
law enforcement officers In their effort to clean
up this city and reduce crime.
LOUIS w. KRAFT.
Lincoln Document Presentation ~ II
To the Editor of The Star:
Recently an article appeared in your paper
to the effect that lawyer had presented
Lincoln document to the Supreme Court The
article stated that this lawyer had been the
attorney for Mrs. Robert Todd Lincoln and
that she had presented him with the docu-
ment.
Frost & Towers of the Southern Building,
Washington D. c., were the attorneys for
both Mr.. and Mrs. Robert E. Lincoln and
Mr.. Frost, not the attorney in question, drew
up the documents in connection with the
letters sent to the Library of Congress.
He was also the executor of both Mr. and
Mrs. Lncoln's estate and gave the documents
in question to the attorney mentioned, not
Mrs Lincoln.
JOHN FLoURNoY MONTGOMERY.
Manchester, VT.
Wants Investigation of Transit Situation
To the Editor Of The Star
Among the published reasons why the tran
sit company should be given an increase in
rates Is the statement that the volume of
traffic has fallen off.
This seems to be the reverse of the "law
of supply and demand" Certainly when jobs
are scarce in the employment market work.
ers are expected to accept less wages, not
more.
Many riders seem to be against the fare
increase because they ind buses and cars
as crowded as during the war. The situation
warrants thorough investigation.
Following another fare boost, the company
may find itself deeper in the red than before.
PAUL BRAAG.
British Doctors and Social Medicine
To the Editor Of The Star
IN the Journal Of the American Medical As
sociation, under date of June 10, there Is q
letter from the London correspondent with ref
erence to the then proposed National Health
Service in England Referring to the plebiscite
conducted by the British Medical Association,
he states: "The first plebiscite (showed) 1854
disappearing, and only 4,os4 approving" when
the medical profession was polled concerning
the government plan for a national health
service. Because of concessions made by the
Minister Of Health, second pdebiscite showed
that "l4,620 doctors approved, and rs ,842 dis
approved"
In The Star on July 5. there was . news
item headed Britain Begins Paying Doctors
and Hospitals for Care Of Sick" In this item
it is stated that: "Of the 1900 doctors In
England and Wales. T47s4 have signed to take
part. The others have chosen to remain
private practitioners" The inference is clearly
that nearly all d4,7S4 of a total Of $1,000 doc
GoIS have dSIccu to participate, WIbcIcAS tilc
total number of doctors is something more
than 5000, those participating being less than
one-thrd.
As printed this article gives an entirely er-
roneous picture of the attitude toward govern.
ment medicine OF majority Of the British
medical profession. trust this is merely an
unintentional error, since 1t has been the pride
Of the Associated Press that its news items
are accurate and trustworthy.
CHARLES r. L. HALEY, ND.
Happiness Not Material
To the Editor of The Star:
Poor Carole Landisl In her philosophy Of
life, material things were synonymous with
happiness, and poverty meant purgatory.
Doubtless many of us are in the same boat
and have not yet learned that the only real
and lasting things in this world are spiritual
Happiness Is rot the sole purpose OF our life
on earth, and will not be achieved when de-
liberately sought; rather, 1t Is . by-product Of
right living. 9. 4. Q.