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For Mutual Security

1t Is reassuring in these times of inter-
national unrest, suspicion and i'll will to
read of the renewal by the United States
and Canada of their wartime pledges of
cooperation for mutual defense. The ira
ditional bonds of friendship which have
marked peacetime relations of these good
neighbors now are being strengthened by
further military arrangements for Joint
resistance to any aggressors.
The renewed understanding, reached by
Defense Secretary Forrestal and Canadian
Defense Minister Brooke Claxton in sew
eral days of discussions at Ottawa, stems
from the historic Ogdensburg agreement
of 1910, That agreement, proclaimed as the
threat of Hitlerian aggression was causing
real concern on this side of the Atlantic,
led to creation of the Joint Defense Board
and to close wartime collaboration between
the United States and Canadian military
authorities.
World War II revealed number of seri-
Gus flaws in the working arrangement, one
of the outstanding of which was the diff
ference between many of the weapons used
by the 7 countries. Hence, priority has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-21

effort to train its operators to be efficient and
courteous, and that the much-maligned service
Is really good service. on the whole. (And I
have had experience with service in other large
cities, tooD believe that the management of
the company is endeavoring in every way
possible to maintain and even improve its EN-
cheney, insofar as its income permits
believe that the PUG can be counted on,
If its accounting department agrees that in
creased income is needed to grant no greater
increase than that which will provide the
company with q minimum fair return, and
we cannot in fairness expect them to refuse
to grant such an increase. even though every
single one Of us deplores the need for it.
MRS E. B. NORRIS.
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Credit and Initiation

The credit restrictions announced by
the Federal Reserve Board, under author
ity of special-session legislation, are con-
siderably less drastic than those which
prevailed In wartime. They are so mod
crate in fact, that there seems to be little
likelihood that their anti-inf1ation inf1u-
ence will be readily apparent.
The new controls will have, however,
the generally beneficial effect of reducing
the amount of money available for the
purchase of commodities in short supply.
Every such restraint on buying is helpful
in this period of over-demand ard in
adequate production. If the defiationary
trend became pronounced, some reduction
In prices might follow
Under the credit rules to 60 into effect
on September 20, a one-third down pay
ment on automobiles and a one-fifth down
payment on numerous household appli-
ances, furniture and similar items will be
required. Only articles in the $50-to-
$4,000 price range are included in the
order. Ordinary monthly charge accounts
are exempt and so are loans for home
buying and for payment of medical hos
pital or educational expenses.
Inc board as yet has made no move to
take advantage of its authority also to
raise bank reserve requirements This
was the other power granted the board
during the recent special session of Con-
gress. President Truman had asked for
much wider legislation, and in signing
the Republican bill, he criticized Congress
feeble response" But imitation being the
completely that it is, Congress was in no
mood to undertake more comprehensive
attack on the problem during the short
session. The whole question of soaring
prices-and soaring wages-thus remains
a campaign issue. Not until after the
November election, unfortunately, can the
public expect the subject to be tackled
with less politics and more earnest de-
termination to get at the root of the
trouble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-21

been given since the war to plans for
standardizing arms and ammunition, so
that interchange of weapons can be
effected readily in an emergency This
remains one of the primary detectives OF
the renewed association.
1t is essential that such measures be
worked out we'll in advance of another
conflict, for neither country again will have
the time to prepare their defenses that
conventional warfare of the past has af
forded them. Most military experts agree
that another attack will come swiftly and
without warning, probably by way of the
Arctic regions Canada thus would consti-
tute vital bulwark in the North American
defense scheme. Both countries fully appre-
ciate the necessity for closest Indignation
of their strategic plans and tactics, for the
security of both is at stake in this grim
program
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-21
The Public Unrepresented

To the Editor OF The Star:
see by the paper that the new Secretary Of
Labor voiced his objection to the Taft-Hartley
Labor Act on the ground that it banned the
closed shop and other privileges. If it is the
duty Of the Secretary Of Labor to act in the
interest of organized labor should it not also
be the duty of the Secretary of Commerce to
act in the interest of business and industry in
the field Of labor relations? And if labor and
industry are thus represented should not also
the interest of the consumer be represented?
Would this not call for the establishment Of Q
Department Of Public Welfare to act in the
interest of the ultimate consumer? Whereas
in labor disputes we see the Department Of
Labor represented, presumably in the interest
of organized labor, we do not see industry or
business represented by an appropriate Gov
eminent department, or the welfare of the
public represented by a like spokesman 1t is
little wonder therefore that in the settlement
Of labor disputes where the Department Of
Labor is represented organized labor usually
wins its demands and industry Is left with no
other alternative but to raise prices to meet
the higher wages And who represents the
public? 1t seems to me that the public is the
helpless victim SAMUEL r. BAUER. !
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Asylum for Mr.. Lomukin?

The milk of human kindness will impel
many an American to sympathize at least
little bit with Jacob Lomakin, the Soviet
Consul General in New York. OF course,
because of his improper conduct in con-
nection with the Kasenkina- Samarin
kidnapping" cases. the State Department
is entirely right in moving to revoke his
credentials and ordering him to leave the
country. Nevertheless, even If mistakenly,
charitable spirits must still feel somewhat
sorry for him.
At any rate, the more tenderhearted
among us cannot fail to take note of the
probability that the men of the Kremlin
will be in no mood to wine and dine Mr..
Lomakin when he arrives back home.
For the fact is that although he may have
followed his orders to the letter, he has
been the key Russian official in an Incl
dent that has covered Soviet diplomacy
with anything but glory Had he not
rescued" Mrs. Kasenkina, she would
never have jumped from the third floor
of the consulate. Had he just let her
alone, her case, like that of thousands
and thousands Of other liberty-seeking
refugees from the U. s. S. r., would have
created little or no TODD, and neither
himself, Ambassador Panyushkin nor For
eign Minister Molotov would have been
obliged to make such sorry show of
themselves before the eyes of the free
world.
But Mr.. Lomakin, presumably acting on
instructions from the Soviet high COM
mand-which has never been noted for
its brilliance in the field of public rela-
tions-bumbled his way into the phony
rescue" and the fat from then on was
in the fire. AS a result, having become
entangled and trapped In their own
stupidity, the Consul General and his
superiors sought to talk their way out of
full of such crude and lurid inventions
and such childish and melodramatic dis
tortions of the obvious truth as to leave
one almost breathleSs with wonder that
trained diplomats could be so amateurish
and so unwittingly funny. Here in our
own country, and in every other free
country, and possibly in a measure even
behind the Iron Curtain the whole BUSH
ness can be viewed only as gigantic and
self embarrassing Kremlin bobble
AS for Mr.. Lomakin, whether faithful
to his orders or not, it has been his mis-
fortune to have been the chief functionary
in carrying out that bobble-a fact that
may make him almost as much persona
non grata in the Soviet Union as he is
here. To be sure, they may not really
be too hard on him there, but how can
he tell? Who knows his hidden fears and
longings? Conceivably, as he prepares
now to pack up, he may be wishing he
were in Mrs. Kasenkina's or Mr.. Samarins
shoes, and more than few sentimental
Americans, perhaps foolishly will wonder
whether he ought not to be offered asylum
instead of being tossed out Anyhow, it
can hardly be fun for anybody to 90 back
behind the Iron Curtain, least of all If
one happens to be in position as utterly
unenviable as poor Mr.. Lomakins.
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lmpusse Over Trieste

That Trieste continues to be a chronic
irritant in the troubled European situa-
ton Is emphasized by the latest report Of
General Airey, commander Of the Anglo
American zone. He frankly warns that
continuation of the present administra-
ton of this port city at the head of the
Adriatic as "free territory" is econom-
ically and politically impossible The i'm
plication is that some positive action will
have to be taken to remedy situation
which Is inherently untenable
Trieste is one Of those international
apples of discord over which the Western
Powers and the Soviet bloc have been in
a deadlock ever since the close of World
War II. Marshal Tito, with the backing
OF Moscow, claimed it as part of the spoils
OF war and was prevented from Selling it
only by the timely arrival of American and
British troops who have been holding off
the trigger-happy Yugoslavs ever since.
The city itself is undoubtedly italian in
character, but its economic life is depend
ent upon the Central European hinterland.'
This economic role as the outlet for mid
European trade has been nullified by the
virtual blockade set up by Yugoslavia AS
General Airey we'll puts it: by itself, the
territory possesses virtually no food, no
fuel, no production of consumer goods"
1t exists today through American. relief
handouts and inclusion in the benefits of
the Marshall Plan. But this abnormal
situation cannot continue indefinitely.
The diplomatic deadlock between East
and West over Trieste resulted in an ap-
parent compromise whereby the Trieste
region was declared a free territory"
under the Jurisdiction of the United
Nations. Pending the setting up of
U. N. administration the territory was
divided into two occupation zones The
city itself was occupied jointly by America
and Britain, while the eastern section was
occupied by Yugoslavia.
This attempted compromise has, how
ever, been rendered unavoidable by the
obstructive tactics of the Soviet bloc No
agreement has been found possible over
the selection Of U. N. governor, while
the Yugoslavs have virtually incorporated
their zone into their own territory. The
Western Powers have recommended that
this impasse be ended by turning over the
free territory to Italy. That has added
fuel to the fire, and the Soviet bloc is
trying to reopen the whole issue before
the United Nations.
1t is interesting to observsftiat in these
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-21
Five Human Species?

Scientists, like other folk, commonly
differ in their opinions. 1t would be a dull
and unprogressive world If they all agreed
on everything. Just now a number of
them are engaged in an intellectual strug-
gle which is bound to be of interest to
people at large-because it is about people.
The discussion started when Dr. R. Ruggles
Gates of Woods Hole, Massachusetts,, wrote
book on Human Ancestry From a
Genetical Point of View" In the volume
so titled he suggested that the human
race Is composed of five species.
Now, at first glance, that does not seem
to be an especially provocative idea.
Ordinary citizens doubtless had thought
that such classihcations OF the Earths
population did exist and were, indeed,
elf-evident-the white, the black, the
brown, the red and the yellow branches
of the one all-inclusive human genus. DR..
Gates, however, did not say that in that
way. All that he attempted to set forth
was the notion that genetical evidence
tended to show: "The human race is made
up of five species, each species correspond
ing to one of the major divisions into which
the human race is divided in the most
generally accepted classification"
But Dr. T. D. Stewart of the Smithsonian
Institution and Professor T. H. Dobzhand-
sky of Columbia University have declined
to accept that proposition. They have re-
viewed Dr. Gates book and challenged his
contention that the five classifications are
valid Other anthropologists and geneti-
cists inevitably are being drawn into the
battle The result may be series Of
changes in the dictionary. Possibly, the
word species" needs redefining. In its
original form it signifies appearance" or
outward form" 1t connotes "a mental
impression" and thus has a graphic char
acter In zoology it has been considered
"a group or class of animals having certain
common and permanent characteristics
which clearly distinguish it from other
groups" Such an explanation seems to
bar the feasibility of change, yet change
is a law of life which becomes all the more
interesting in relation to man If, as Dr.
Loren E. Eiseley of the University OF
Pennsylvania contends, "the earliest trail
of man goes back 100000 years"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-21

latest maneuvers, initiated by the Yugo-
slav delegation to the u NJ, the Soviet
bloc acts as unit, the rift between Tito
and the Cominform seemingly making no
difference in this respect, as in the cur
rent Danube conference. When the Tito
Cominform quarrel broke out, hopes were
held in the West that Moscow might show
itself more amenable to constructive
settlement of the Trieste problem. APP
parently, those hopes were vain. So
Trieste remains a diplomatic headache,
with no solution in sight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-21

70 the Editor Of The Star:
agree with Larry Dooley in his letter TO
The Star when he states . man has q right
to choose his company.
90 even further than Mr.. Dooley. think
he has Q right not only to choose his associates
but the right to choose his wife and children.
He, of course cannot choose his father and
mother. Mr.. Dooley also states that he does
not choose to associate with a great many
people and he does not propose to let any one
forcibly change that policy. again agree
But know Of no impending legislation to
force Mr.. Dooley to associate with any one
and don't think association with Mr.. Dooley
would improve the Negroes lot.
JOHN JONES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-21
CottIe at Dusk

Thev grazed the sundrisd pasture land
And then at mid day Usnt to stand
In Dough breadth shadoto OF tree.
When rain came pelttng doion and scs
OF lesser patience pildly sought
A shelter, they In do,Dnpour caught
Took their sedate, unhurrted wdy
Back to their barn, at close OF day.
Serenity embodied Hes
In the calm beauty OF their eyes,
And mans unrest Is strangely healed
BIZ matching cattle In feld.
LAI.IA MITCHELL THORNTOE,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-21
Bx THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
@. Are the fangs of q rattlesnake replaced
when they break od?-G. A. 8.
A. When one Of the large fangs Is broken Of
from any cause, the reserve fang nearest to 1t
soon moves into It's place, grows fast to the
Jawbone, and becomes the functional poison
fang
9. Who said he didn't think that nations
quarrel merely because they do not understand
each other7-E. M. E.
A. The following observation was made by
Cecil Chesterton: II do not believe that nations
ever quarrel merely because they feel that they
do not understand each other That attitude Of
mind Of itself tends to produce q salutary hui
mility on the one side and q pleasantly adj
venturous curiosity on the other. What really
produces trouble between peoples is when one Ia
quite certain that it understands the other
and in fact doesn't"
@. What country observes the Ides Of March
as a national holiday and what is the date7
&c. M. D.
A. Hungary now observes the 1des of March.
March Is, as its national holiday.
Q. Please quote the limerick that was written
by Oliver Wendell Holmes about Henry Ward
Beecher.-R. T. A.
A. 1t is Is follows: 1.-THE Reverend Henry
Ward Beecher, called q hen an elegant crea-
ture The hen. pleased with that Laid an egg
In his hat-And thus did the hen reward
Beecher."
@. How does the height Of the average
model compare with the height Of the average
American woman?-H. L.
A. The average model Is reported TO be feet
inches tall. This compares with feet, 3
inches. the height Of the average American
woman rs shown by actual survey some years
ago.
@. What do the numbers mean In the names
Uranium 235 and Uranium 238?-H. G.
A. The figures tell the number Of particles
protons and neutrons-added together which
make up the core of each atom. U-23s IL the
ordinary form; U-235 is an isotops OF slight
variant.
q. Is the lightning that II often seen near the
horizon on summer evenings sheet LIGHTNING
L. SY.
A. What Il popularity called sheet or heat
lightning l. not . special form Of lightning
but just the dinusely reflected light from 4
streak invisible to the observer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-21

To the Dditor Of The Star:
just line to say that think having movies
at the Chevy Chase playground on Monday
evenings is very fine thing My young daugh-
ter goes regularly and 1t keeps her and other
children, on the street. do hope this practice
will be continued from year to year during
vacation months ut least. 1t Is q splendid idea
MRS I'D. NAGLE.
P1.: Nom and DaA like IT, too.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-21
Letters to The Star

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
Uriter, although It Is permissible for
toriter kno,0n to The Star to use
nom de plume. Please be brief.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-21

Here and there, Dixie dissident sig
nif1es an intention to string along with the
regular ticket, marching cold shoulder to
shoulder with our Harry for the cause.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-21

In giving Mr.. Truman season pass to
it's games, pro football extends the usual
courtesy to President who also is past
master at kicking on fourth down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-21

If confusion is the AIM war scare
couldn't come at nicer time, just as we
finished beating the multimillion dollar
munitions plant back into a pillow factory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-21

Community Movies Appreciated
To the Editor Of The star
We wish to thank you for your public spirited
ness in showing movies once week during the
summer months for home-staying youngsters
in the Chevy Chase area.
The children have looked forward 10 than
each week and enjoy the informed manner In
which they are put on by . gentleman from
the Film Center.
Such projects BY large businesses should do
much In aiding in combating problems Of tuve-
nile delinquency Our thanks for seeing . need
and doing something constructive about 1t.
THE THOMPSON FAMILY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-21
Dollar TOSSING

To the Editor Of The Star:
Inasmuch rs President Truman has an
nounced his anti-in1ation plan, perhaps 1t
would be both interesting and amusing to him
and to all Of us to revive the early superstition
of one of Mr.. Humans predecessors, George
Washington Most of us have heard the tale Of
Washington having thrown silver dollar across
the Potomac River. 1t would have been possible
for Washington to throw a dollar across the
Potomac at Mount Vernon because a dollar
would 60 farther in those days
Let us all hope that If the President is in
spired to toss dollars in any but the right
direction, he will not do so with the taxpayers
dollars. ROBERT EMMETT BURKE.
Editors Note: The dollaf George Washington
is supposed to have thrown was Spanish dol
lar (peso or piece Of eight and the river was
the Rappahannock at Ferry Farm, where he
lived between and II and during part of his
10th year. See Virginia in American Guide
Book Series, page H1.
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Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer to any question Of
fact BY vriting The Evening Star Informat ton
Bureau, 316 Eye street NE, Warrington O. D. C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-21
Editorial on Freedom Approved

Editorial on Freedom Approved
To the Editor Of The Star:
Congratulations on the very fine editorial in
The Star Of August IL entitled 1.-THE Price Of
Freedom" Your comments on Herbert Hoovers
address and your analysis Of the meaning Of
freedom hit the nail right on the head. The
fuzzy minded" people should indeed be made
to realize that the right to freedom carries with
1t obligations and responsibilities As well Is
benefits. What our country needs is more
speaking out on this subject and less protect
ing" Of these same fuzzy minded" ones who
call themselves Americans AN AMERICAN.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-23

RADIO LOG
 Alaska Broadcasting Co.
 NY
 c. B. s.
 DIAL 1460-JUNEAU
 THURSDAY EVENING 5:00-Personal Album. 5:15-Community Center. 5;30-Ballads from Broadway. 5:45-Oasis Bandstand. 6:00-News. 6:15-Animal World Court. 6:20-Music. 6::30-The Passing Parade. 6:45- Sports on the Spot. 7:00-Teen Age Quiz. 7:3o-ARTHUE GODFREY-CBS. 8:00-News. 8;15-Lil Ol Opry WINNER TAKE ALL-CBS. 900-Fishing Time. 9:15-Viking Varieties. 9:30- -ESCAPE-CBS. 10:00-News. 10:15- Supper Club. 0.30-Forecasts.
 Sign Off. Friday Morning and Afternoon
 Sign On. 7:O0-Alarm Clock Club. 7:3O-Radio Reporter. 7:45-Music in the Morning. a:15-Headlines 8.2o- Morning Thought. 8:25-Forecasts. Rhythm Roundup. 8:45-Behind the Headlines. 9:00-Music for the Missus. 9:30-Forecasts. 9:35-Moods on the Ivories. 9;45-vocal Varieties. 10:00-News. 10.05-Tico Tico. 1O:l5-Trio Time. 1O:3O-Milady's Memo. 11:O0-TREASURY BANDSTAND-
 CBS. :3O-Hawaiian Serenade. 1:45-Listener' Digest. 11:55-Forecasts. :OO-Salon Serenade. 12:15-Noon News. 12:s0-LUNCHEON DATE-CBS. 1:OO-DR. DAMAGES l:S0-Art Baker. :45-Bing Sings. 2:OO--Concert Hall. 2:30-Jubilee. 3:00-TELL TT AGAIN-CBS. 3::30-Make It Music. Village Store. 5:00-Welcome to Juneau. All programs subject to change due to conditions beyond our con. trol.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-23
DOROTHY STEa2NS ROFF SCHOOL OF DANCING

Fall classes now enrolling, boys acrobatic class, social dancing for beginners. Phone Red 575. 990 l6t
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-23
FOR SALE ON BIDS


 Sealed bids will be received by the undersigned up to 10 a. m. Nov. l, l948, for: Improvements 1n Robert Island, Port Houghton area, Alaska, as follows: Former fur farm of Porter Apple. deceas- ed, including five room frame house and bath, oil range, oil heat CT; warehouse, chicken house. smoke house, fox shed and pens tor about 200 foxes, mink shed and pens for about 250 mink, various fishing and fur farm equipment and gear; these improvements are on land leased from the Forest Ser vice; this location is in the heart of good fishing and trapping and hunting country; and commercial fishing; good anchorage.
 Write or send bid to: N. w. Hicks, U. s. Commissioner and Admin istrator, Box 1o66, Petersburg, Alaska. 996 6x