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Evening star., 1948-06-01
Austria and the Danube

State Department proposal to Britain.
France and the Soviet Union for four
power meeting to draft convention Tor
free navigation of the Danube raises once
more q major issue in Europe's economic
recovery Our Government has taken the
initiative in this important matter ever
since the close of the late war, but prog
ress has been blocked by the Soviet Union,
especially as regards Austria. 1t has been
Washingtons contention that Austria
should participate fully in Danube nego-
tiations, but this has been opposed by
Moscow on the ground that no peace treaty
with Austria has been signed, albeit the
reason is solely the impossible conditions
which Moscow attaches to an Austrian
treaty settlement
Judging by the wording Of the depart
ments Danubian proposal, this Austrian
deadlock would be by-pasSed by limiting
the suggested meeting to the Big Four"
AS a conciliatory gesture to Moscow Sec
retary Marshall has indicated Belgrade,
the capital OF, Yugoslavia as the place of
meeting, the suggested date being July 80.
While MoScoWS reaction to the proposal
Is problematical, there can be no doubt
as to the Importance of Danube navigation
in Europe's economy. This greatest of
European rivers, with the exception of the
distant Russian Volga which flows into
the dead end of the land-locked Caspian
Sea, may be roughly compared to the
Mississippi in its commercial significance.
Rising in the German Black Forest, it
runs nearly 1900 miles southeasterly
through the heart of South Central Europe
until it empties into the Black Sea which,
in turn, connects with the Mediterranean
and the oceans of the world. Navigable
for most of its course, and with several
navigable tributaries the Danube water
system drains an area of over 100000
square miles. It is thus major water
way for barge and ship transport Of
various capacities. In Its lower reaches
1t can accommodate ocean-going vessels.
The chief difference between the Danube
and the Mississippi is that Europe's central
river flows through several nations How
ever, down to World War II, this difficulty
Evening star., 1948-06-01
Critics Without Facts

The self-styled liberals who have been
attacking the Mundt-Nixon bill have at
least succeeded in demonstrating that
thev are masters of the. art of misrep-
resentation.
Henry Wallace Is one of these. In his
formal statement to Senate judiciary
subcommittee he said that the bill could
be made applicable to his third party. But
when he was pinned down in cross
examination, he admitted he did not know
whether it would apply to his party or
not. He has yet to point to anything in
the bill which would apply to his group or
any similar group, and he cannot do so
for the simple reason that his conte ntion
is Misrepresentation of the fact.
Other self-appointed liberals have
charged that the bill would create a
Fascist state, that it would penalize
man for his thoughts. that it would
destroy the Constitution and especially
the Bill of Rights.
The American people should not be
taken in by this brand of humbug. For
while these critics have right to their
opinions and right to express them, 1t
is important to remember that they are
stating opinions and not facts.
This bill is aimed at the Communists
and it is undoubtedly true that the Com
munists will find their wings clipped
somewhat II 1t becomes law. But We
should not forget that the bill, in the first
instance, has been drafted with care to
extend the protection Of the Federal courts
to every person accused under 1t. Nor
should we forget that, beyond this, the
constitutionality of the measure, II it II
Evening star., 1948-06-01
Steering by the Stors

It is too bad that General Bradley did
not feel free to talk more directly to the
point in his Memorial Day address at
Longmeadow, Massachusetts,, for he had
something to say. As it was, in difference
to considerations that are understandable,
the Chief of Staff dealt in generalltles.
Even so his remarks are deserving OF more
than casual notice.
General Bradley was using the occasion
to appeal for an American policy that Is
consistent with the times in which we live.
'If we cringe," he said, from the necessity
of meeting issues boldly with principle,
resolution and strength, then we shall
simply hurdle along from crisis to crisis,
improvsing with expedients, seeking inot-
fensive solutions, drugging the Nation with
an illusion of security which under those
conditions cannot exist. II we are to
scamper from crisis to crisis, fixing prin-
ciples and policies to the change OF each
day, we shall place ourselves supinely and
helpessly at the mercy of any aggressor
who might play on our public opinion and
decimate our forces at will"
These words Justify the inference that
General Bradley feels-although he does
not say it in so many words-that our
policy today is one of scampering from
crisis to crisis, that we have not yet put
our faith in stable, long-range policies that
will not be heated and cooled with the
Frightening and waning of tension" Ger
tainly, whether this is what he meant to
say or not, the record supports the infer
ence.
The Marshall Plan, for example, Is the
key unit in stable, long-range program
designed to reinforce our own security by
preventing the Russians and their Com
munist allies from enlarging their spheres
of control. The plan is sound in conception
and it's success is vital to our own future.
Having committed ourselves. to this basic
program, one would expect that our other
policies would be consistent with it. But
that is not the case.
Congress, for instance, Is supposed to be
building up our military strength to re-
inforce the economic and political under
takings of the Marshall Plan. But in such
vital areas as military training and the
draft the military program is begging
down in election year politics. The same
thing is true of the administrations han
ding of the Palestine problem. There
again eur policy has been so extensively
Influenced by considerations Of political
expediency that the detectives of the basic
policy the Marshall program are in
jeopardy.
We cannot 60 on like this without invit-
Ing disaster. If we continue to permit
expedient and inconsistent policy making
to sap our strength and dissipate our in
fuence we will be playing into the hands
of our potential enemies. General Bradley
is indisputably right when he says: "The
United States has matured to world leader
ship; it is time we steered by the stars, not
by the light of each passing ship"
Evening star., 1948-06-01
Russio, Mr.. Wallace and Corn

The Kremlin's propagandists are not
letting up in their remarkable campaign to
credit practically all inventions and scien-
tific discoveries to 100 per cent Russians.
Their latest claim is that one OF their
countrymen-a fellow named v. v. Talo-
nov-gave the world hybrid corn. This is
particularly quaint because it ignores the
existence of our own Henry A. Wallace
who tries so hard to cultivate an atmos-
phere of sweetness, light and understand
ing between them and us.
But how can there be understanding,
how can there be sweetness and light, when
they praise themselves for originating not
merely things like radio, penicillin and
the electric bulb but also, above all, hybrid
corn? This is too much! On top of
talking as if Ben Franklin, Watts, Marconi,
Edison, etc. ETC., never existed, they now
are trying to tell us that their v. v. Talonov
deserves the entire credit for something
in which our own Mr.. Wallace played
very prominent creative role. As we'll say
that Soviet scientists invented and devel
oped the New Look. AS we'll say that they
made the first atomic bomb that blew up
In the New Mexican desert!
All this must be very trying to Mr..
Wallace When it comes to corn, he is
undeniably master of it-a key figure in
the development of the hybrid variety and
an outstanding authority on every other
type, including the hgurative. Yet here
are the Russians giving him complete
brushoff, even as he shouts himself hoarse
with kind words about them and with
tremulous assertions that If only we elect
him President they will be easy as pie to
comprehend and get along with.
The thing is beyond ordinary human
understanding. 1t dizzies the mind and
makes it reel. Never were apter words
spoken than when Winston Churchill
described the Soviet Union as mystery
wrapped up in a riddle inside an enigma.
Even our Mr.. Wallace must now be just
a little bit baffled by it.
Evening star., 1948-06-01
Moncie HoIlytree

He has a cabin In the hills,
He has his bony ground,
A pair OF tall nronse-colored mules,
A rife and hound.
For need of food and drink ne has
Side meat and chtcory;
Upon corn husks he drops to aeep
Like cordtoood hickory.
Ind he has terror In his heart
70 break and Htt the hills.
where sad and strange immortal things
=, Come Nth the t1hippoor1otlb.
With food for body and for soul
To fH him to the brim-
Who pities Mancte Holtytres
In time may enUy him.
Evening star., 1948-06-01

enacted. will be subject to the judgment
of the Supreme Court.
Most of the critics who have been shout
ing that 1t is unconstitutional are hardly
competent to pass on this question. In
stead OF swallowing their propaganda, we
might well keep in mind the point made
by spokesmen for the District Bar Asso-
citation, who, in the course of stating their.
belief that the bill is constitutional, de-
clared: Critics have assailed the bill as
illegal and unconstitutional, but none of
them has shown exactly how or why"
Evening star., 1948-06-01
Letters to The Star
Too Many Drives for Funds


70 the Editor Of The Star:
As an active worker for the washington
Area Community Chest the writer raises the
question: Do the officers Of the Chest, civic
leaders supporting it and The Star appreciate
the real danger Of its breakdown through loss
Of contributors employed in the Federal Gov
ernment?
Within the past two weeks Federal employees
have been solicited to contribute to the Amer
ican Cancer Society, the United Nations Appeal
for the Children of Europe, the GAR Memo
rial Day Fund the Confederate Memorial Day
Fund, the Veterans OF Foreign Wars Poppy
Fund, the Salvation Army Rebuilding Fund
to mention those that come readily to mind.
All these drives are for worthy causes. But
there is 4 limit to which Federal employees
who have their own charities and church
obligatioEs-may be driven"
While appeals for funds frequently are ac-
companied by statements from the department
or agency head to the effect that mo coercion
will be used most drives are organized in the
departments (but not In private industry in
the District) on a quota basis The result is
that an employe is embarrassed if his contribu-
ton does not assist substantially in pushing
his unit over its quota.
1t is apparent that fund-raisers are capital.
izing on the fine organizations In most depart
ments which were created for the purpose Of
soliciting funds for the Community Chest.
and they realize the advantage of oficial sane
ton by obtaining prior White House approval.
which nulliies any disinclination Of \ depart
ment head to permit active solicitation on
ofncial time Incidentally. it would be illum-
mating il, the Bureau of the Budget would
undertake and publish a factual survey of the
actual cost of ofncial time and stationery, ETC..
expended by Federal employees. from high
ranking officers down to the. minutemen. in
these constant drives for funds.
Unless brake is applied the Community
Chest campaign this coming fall will suffer
hreparable harm, as employees will know that
that campaign will be followed by innumerable
other campaigns; that the slogan, "Give to
one and you give to all" has become mean
ingless, and that they must be prepared to
allocate funds which normally would be
donated to the Chest to other drives.
COMMUNITY CHEST WORKER
Evening star., 1948-06-01
Confused World

To the Editor OF The Star
Years ago the old Washington Times came
out with q column headed The World is All
Mixed Up" by Arthur Brisbane. always have
remembered it as 1t was printed-that is: with
out the quotation marks which therefore put
the onus on Mr. Brisbane.
Today the world is mixed up by various other
people In the Palestine affair the mixer -uppers
include the President and your columnist David
Lawrence Between the pro-Zionists and the
anti-British We could easily get into q holy
war and then the other big war We are all
ducking away from would ensue.
/ assume the President and the remnants of
the New Deal are playing for the Zionist vote
in November. But We must give Mr.. Truman
credit for this and that. namely and to wit,
he called the Communist blum in Greece and
more recently in Italy, and he engineered the
United States out Of = tough spot by getting
the United Nations to give up its stand on 4
free Palestine, willy-nilly.
On the other hand, Mr.. Truman puts US In
the frying pan again without delay by going
to Russia over our allies heads, and then With
Evening star., 1948-06-01

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
,Driter, although 1t Is permissible for
a .Driter knotDn to The Star to use
nom de plume. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1948-06-01
Wants the Arab Side

To the Editor of The Star:
I am sick nigh unto death Of reading propa-
ganda for Israel. Why can't We have little
for the Arabs? DUVAL JORDAN.
Evening star., 1948-06-01
Paint Job at White House

To the Editor of The Star:
Frequently have occasion to pass the White
House on the Pennsylvania avenue side, and
I have noticed that the large pillars or columns
are badly In need Of paint, and this gives the
entire house most unattractive appearance
1t occurs to me that the attention OF some-
one should be called to this.
SIDNEY FRENKEL.
Evening star., 1948-06-01
Nv THE HASKIN SERVIC

By THE HASKIN SERVICE
@. Who was the first American columnist
in the modern sense?-F. B.
A. Eugene Field d850-l89O has been 10
called. He was the author Of a popular hun1or-
GUS column "Sharps and Flats" in the Chicago
Morning News Oater the Record In which
first appeared most Of his work
O. How high can q dirigible with an 1lumi-
mated sign rise before the letters become In
distinguishabe?-L. E. C.
A. Much depends upon weather conditions
and the eyesight of the individual. Messages
are readable at height Of az miles and the
sign Is visible at 5 miles.
Q. What is = visa?-J. Z.
A. A visa is an endorsement made on
passport by the proper authorities. showing
that the passport has been examined and that
the bearer may be permitted to proceed TO the
country by whose representatives the endorse
ment was made.
@. What does the rainbow symbolize?-B. v.
A. In religion and art the rainbow sym
bolizes Gods promise OF mercy to mankind
after the flood Genesis 9:10. In bygone ages
men were greatly perplexed by the rainbow,
and not understanding how 1t was produced
they invented fables to explain 1t. The ancient
Greeks used to imagine that 1t was sign
placed In the heavens by the gods to foretell
war or heavy rain. The Norsemen believed that
the rainbow was the bridge over which the
gods passed from earth to their home in the
sky.
Evening star., 1948-06-01
Senator Capehart's Service

To the Editor Of The Star:
You regularly carry an interesting box:
What the Russians Are Saying OF U.s.
suggest that you run with that box one
headed: What We Are Saying About Our
selves.
You will nnd plenty Of copy for this in the
remarks Of Senator Homer E. Capehart on
May 2s beginning on page 6s26 OF the Con-
eressional Record and running through page
6637 with fnterpolated remarks Of other Sen-t
ators.
This speech Of Senator capehart is = most
distinguished service to the American people,
and trust that you may undertake the sug-
rested series Of quotes.
NATHAN BOONE WILLIAMS.
Evening star., 1948-06-01
Yes, They Are Ready!

To the Editor Of The Star:
What happened to the District home rule
bill? No reflection on the fine job our three
Commissioners have done in the past, but
with a 30 sales tax pending and real estate
assessments very much Of . reality. aren't
the good citizens of the District of Columbia
ready to vote? WARREN WILES.
Evening star., 1948-06-01
Jews Fighting for Christians

To the Editor Of The Star:
Fire and death again reign in Palestine A
tiny patch of land, shrine Of three great faiths,
trembles convulsively in the throes of strife
and violence. The hosts of Islam stand once
more at the threshold of history. Not since the
triumphs Of Saladin has the Moslem world
SO boldly challenged those who would follow
the precepts of Christ
The inertia and indifference OF persons who
now profess Christianity contrasts strangely
with those that embarked on the Crusades in
the 1lth century to wrest the hallowed soil
from the disciples of Mohammed
While today men in high places, for political
gain and self -aggrandizement, gamble with the
fate of nations, tiny band Of Jews strives to
stem the tide Of anti Christians.
What irony! The Jews who so often have
been the butt of indignities and degradations
now are cast in the role Of defenders OF the
faith.
In the State of Israel, the Jews have created
the first true democracy in an area otherwise
dominated by the vestiges of feudalism.
1t is incumbent upon the Christian world
to prove its belief in the teachings of the
Saviour by giving succor to those beleaguered
Jews who, by raising the nag of Israel, also
frightened the beacon of Christianity through
out the world. CARL HANES.
Evening star., 1948-06-01

For demonstration OF the conditioned
reflex, one needs only an icecream ped
dler's bell and the salivary glands of
child, aged four.
Evening star., 1948-06-01
Honorary Degrees Approved

To the Editor of The Star:
If Henry McLemore's column is supposed to
be funny. will you please place it on the comic
page. Several letters to you already have
indicated that he confuses us-is he trying
to be witty. humorous or sarcastic?
take issue with his latest endeavor, "Notes
on Accepting an Honorary Degree" Contrary
to his opinion that getting one is worthless,
I believe that he will find better paying posi-
tions available in colleges and elsewhere for
those SO honored. Also, the recipient is given
more respect from colleagues and students,
especially. Degrees are given out with great
thought and care as rule and are not dime
dozen.H few school teachers who have
given excellent service to the communities for
10 or 20 years would like to buy one for dime
In the same issue Of The Star one reads that
. Baltimore teacher is to be so honored. Please
flnd Mr.. McLemore a seat for the commence
ment to see II she doesn't abide peacefully in
the hot weather, "draped" as he says, "in
mothball smelling gown with lot of junk
around her neck" He thinks too much OF
ceremonial drapery and not of the inspiration
this woman will have in continuing her work
A COLLEGE GRAD.
Evening star., 1948-06-01
Questions and Answers
By Gould LiNcoIn

A reader can get the answer to any question OF
fact By writing The Evening Star information
bureau sI6 Eye street NE, Warrington 2 p G
Please inclose three t3) cents for return postags
Evening star., 1948-06-01
Congressional Neglect of the Aged


I wonder If our old people will be As reluctant
to vote this fall. as Congress has been to ease
their misery. Why the stalling? FAIR.
Evening star., 1948-06-01

out Justification recognising brand-new. un-
tried, revolutionary government In Palestine.
Has 1t occurred to anyone that II the zionists
In the United States and throughout the world
would just pass the hat and raise few million
dollars among themselves. they might offer
this sum to the "Sheik of Araby" or his equiva-
lent and Herewith buy that promised land or
milk and honey they are craving?
In any event, it would be the part Of wisdom
for Americans of whatever origin or pre-
diliction to refrain from mixing the United
States up with the racial problems Of the east
ern Mediterranean. RICHARD L. FEIDMAN.
Spirit of Old.Rhymed Prayer
To the Editor Of The Star:
There has been criticism Of Secretary Mar
shall for refusing to accept the annual award
Of the Churchman, unoficial Episcopal mag
aziEe.
Secretary Marshall gave as his reason that
the magazines editorials extend far into the
realm of political and international affairs -
Mr.. Marshall is 100 per cent right In his
stand.
The churches should stick to religion and let
civil rights alone. We are badly in need of a
little more Now I lay me down to sleep" in
the churches:
Nov I lay me down to Sleep
pray Thee Lord my soul to keep.
II should die before I wake,
pray Thee Lord my soul to take.
II I should live to other days,
pray Thee Lord to guide my ways"
To me this seems to about cover everything.
Especially the final couplet which seem to be
known to so few people
Rights" are elusive elements shifting and
therefore unreliable and unattainable We all
have the right to walk upon water, but try
to do Il! LAURA K POLLOCK
Evening star., 1948-06-01
Givinx Back Whole Countries

The Editor Star.
The Arabs will be glad to give Palestine to
the Jews, provided we give this country
back to the Indians. L. KAY THOMAS, Jr.
Evening star., 1948-06-01
Polish.German Talks Denied

Polish. German Talks Denied
To the Editor Of The Star:
In connection with the column Of Dorothy
Thompson in your paper on May 20. would
like to remind you that recently the Polish
Press Agency was authorized ito declare, most
emphatically, that rumors Of alleged converse
tions between agents Of Polish and German
leftist groups regarding any changes in the
present Polish German frontier on the Oder
Neisse rivers, are completely false and ground-
less"
The Polish Press Agency declared that these
r,mors, which originated from American
sources, and are being spread by German news
papers in the British occupation zone of Ger
many are not true. and they are spreading mis-
guiding information to public opinion through
out the world TADEUSZ JAWORSKI,
First Secretary of the Polish Embassy.
Evening star., 1948-06-01
Recognition of Israel Praised

Recognition of Israel Praised
To the Editor Of The Star:
In the article Politics in Recognition of
Israel" published May "a. was amazed that
the author proposed that better advantage
could oe served by this country II we consid-
cred the sacrifice Of blood and lives of 4 people
for the possible gain of securing oil. This
attitude Is not only inhuman but un-C christian.
God gave the Holy Bible and the Ten Com
mandments to the Jews in their land of origin,
Palestine.
They have poured millions Of dollars and
hard labor into the land to make it fertile
where for centuries it lay arid. They have built
hospitals, and lowered the death rate of both
the Arabs and the Jews and provided stand
ard Of living for the Arabs which they never
had enjoyed previously.
am most thankful that our leaders, regard
less Of political party, have expressed good
wishes for Israel. I am sure this compassion
was not shown for votes, but rather for right
eo.lsness and the right of 4 people to return
to the land of their origin.
II 4 third World War develops bn this issue
or any other issue, Americans o. Jewish faith
will give their lives rs they have done in the
past, am convinced. May God bless all our
leaders and the clergymen of all creeds for
their moral support Of Israel.
ETERNAL LIGHT.