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Evening star., 1948-04-04

tential, even though the benefit be indirect
and nonmilitary in character. Yet gen.
eral embargo on all such goods, plus oil
and other raw or processed materials,
would virtually wipe out our exports with
the Soviet bloc. And that, In turn, would
be tantamount to n trade war wherein
we would be deprived of certain useful
imports from Russia. such as manganese
and chromite.
Obviously, we are confronted with a
problem which requires careful and ju-
dicious handling. At time of admitted
international crisis, our national interest
must be safeguarded and unwarranted
optimism excluded. Yet we should not be
blinded by fear or passion into decisions
which are short-sighted and could recoil
against ourselves.
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To Husband q Vital Resource

In It's 5s-to-22 vote in favor Of the Taft
aid-to-education bill, the Senate has
taken enlightened action In behalf OF
the Nations greatest single asset-the
potential talent of its young folk.
The measure has been resisted on two
main grounds: First, on the ground that
1t will cost too much; and second, on the
ground that it will open the door to
Federal control OF education On both
counts, however, Senator Taft and its
other advocates have argued persuasively
to the contrary.
Their answer to the economy minded Is
that the bill constitutes sound invest
ment in the development Of the minds of
Americas young-a vital natural resource
that Is in danger of erosion wherever pri-
mary and secondary education is deficient.
AS for the control power. the answer is
that the bill specifically vests it in the
States, even to the extent of determining
whether any of the Federal funds are to
be used, directly or indirectly, to support
the operations of private or sectarian
schools
What the Senate has voted to do is
simply to deal with a situation in which
many of our cities and towns are running
inadequate schools because they cannot
afford anything better. They are located
In the less prosperous States-States that
are unable. by themselves. to finance the
minimum Job that needs to be done. They
may allot as large percentage Of their
income to this field as do the richer ones,
but still they lag behind and their children
do not have nearly the same educational
opportunity as children elsewhere. Thus,
for example, Mississippi's schooling outlay
is less than $45 per year per child, as
against more than $198 in New Jersey.
Wholly apart from the fact that such
interstate educational diSparitieS mock
the democratic concept of equal oppor-
tunities for all, they indicate condition
that must certainly be taking its toll OF
potential talent. The toll may not be
measurable in terms of dollars and cents
but certainly it adds up to the waste OF
q great human resource, waste that
needs to be checked every bit as much
as the erosion of our soil. Accordingly,
to cope with the problem, the Senate
would have the Federal Government grant
to the States minimum of S. annually
per school child and maximum of about
$25-an aid program that would cost
approximately 100000 900 in its first year
This would not equalize interstate edu-
cational opportunities, but it would i'm
prove them substantially where they are
deficient. Everything considered, its sup
porters have made an excellent case for
the view that the House will be practicing
good husbandry If it follows the Senates
lead In adopting the program
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tude." Even after 1t had been disclosed
that the whole tremendous yarn had been
produced in the imagination Of Richard
Adams Locke, people continued to believe
that thirty eight species Of forest trees
and nearly twice this number of plants"
and mine species Of mammalia and five
Of oviparia" had been identified on the
moon. From such faith to actual coloni-
zation was short step for the credulous.
Possessed of equal confidence, Mr.. Eaton
and Mr.. Honhold might take UP Secretary
Krug's challenge. They would not be the
first by any means to toy with the idea Of
actually moving from one tiny speck in
the cosmos to another.
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spring paradise Of God. No wonder, Prophet
Of the long ago. you stand transflxed, and that
we stand with you, exclaiming, IT see bios
soming bought" No wonder that today, what
ever may be the pressing affairs Of state or
church, business or school, maltitudes have q
feeling such as prompted Thoreau, hermit Of
Walden Pond, TO excuse himself from an In
sistent visitor because he must 60 to keep
an engagement with . tree. Before temple
walls were reared and holy affairs dedicated,
sacred trees were kept reverently guarded from
any defling touch. Our sacred trees, mirrored
In hower-frinsed lake and river. are sacra-
ment Of glory.
Who can doubt If Jesus, lover Of Gods out
of-doors, who saw divine truth proclaimed by
trees and lilies and birds, should come this
way with sandaled feet and flowing robe that
He would join the multitudes Of men and
women Of all kindreds and tongues who are
drawn by the blossoms beauty? His voice
would be heard in the Sabbath's quiet, saying.
Is He gazed at the miracle Of pink and white
and rose: Consider the blossoms Of the trees.
For. In springtime. From sky. to sod the
worlds mfolded blossom smells Of God"
Henry Van Dyke speaks the simple truth
when he says: Christ draws out Of fallen
neglected hearts, by some celestial attraction,
spontaneous. gentle. irresistible, new ef-
fiorescence Of faith and hope and love- Where
He comes . spiritual springtide flows over the
landscape Of the inner life"
And 80, as we turn from the violent ugiiness
Of the present world. blossoming bough is
speaking Of Gods word Of Beauty, Of Gods
word Of Constancy-as it whispers, "If winter
comes. can spring be far behind7"-and Of
Gods word Of Anity; for the Father of all
men meant that races and nations should not
speak to each other through the frightful,
but through the beautiful. We cannot say hate
with blossoms: the only language they know is
that Of sympathy and friendly good will.
20 prophet flowers, with lips Of bloom,
Outlying In your beauty
The pearly tints Of ocean shells,
Ye teach me faith and duty
Walk eartf,'s dark ways, ye seem to say,
With Loves divine foreknowing,
That when man sees but withered leaves
God sees sweet blossoms growing"
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Posing Of the Hickory Stick

Trial Magistrate Alan Bowie OF HyattS-
vile Is not alone in his feeling that
discipline is not what 1t used to be in
the Nations classrooms-and that the
children are the losers. Better that q
recalcitrant student should suffer the pain
Of judiciously applied ruler, he contends,
than suffer the results in later life Of
being allowed to have his own way.
Judge Bowie is an alumnus OF Prince
Georges County schools of an older era,
when the three Rs truly were taught to
the tune of hickory stick In those
days the folks believed that sparing the
rod tended to spoil the child. There were
abuses Of the theory, unfortunately, and
these excesses, coupled with criticism Of
corporal punishment by child psychologists
and other exponents of newfangled ideas
in education, sent the switch and the rod
into discard.
Az Judge Bowie commented in dis
missing assault charges against teacher
accused Of shaking pupil, the disciplinary
attitude In the home has changed, too.
Time was when the student who endured
rap across the knuckles or elsewhere
could expect additional punishment Of
the same or worse variety when his parents
learned about the incident. Today thrash
ings are as rare at home as at school.
There are those who. believe that the
reaction has gone too far for the good of
the younger generation and of the Nation.
Director J. Edgar Hoover Of the Federal
Bureau Of Investigation is among grow
ing number of enforcement officials,
sociologists and others who deplore the
generally prevailing laxity in enforcing
discipline both in the classroom and in
the home. The trend Of lawlessness among
teen-agers in recent years is cited as proof
that teachers and parents have fallen
short of their obligations.
Not that Mr.. Hoover or other law-en-
forcement authorities specifically advocate
return to the switch as an instrument
Of educational or domestic persuasion
There is much to be said. however for
their contention that today's children
have too much freedom and too little
discipline, both in the modern-day school,
room and in the modern-day household.
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Trading With Russio

President Truman's imposition of tight
controls on exports Of airplanes and air
plane parts by CHASING them with other
war materials which cannot be shipped
abroad except under special license en-
phasizes the pressing issue of trade with
the Soviet Union and its satellites In
deed, the question is being raised in Con-
gress and elsewhere as to whether most
OF our exports now going to the Soviet bloc
may not be against the national interest.
That virtual embargo upon trading
with Russia has reached the discussion
stage is, of course, the logical outcome of
our anomalous relations with the Soviet
Union. Those relations are today of
quite unprecedented character. So alb
normal are they that they can be CLASH
fed as neither peaceful nor "warlike," 4"
as those terms have been traditionally
used. This logically calls for realistic
approach to the entire problem coupled
with readiness to use drastic measures in
order best to handle novel situation
Obviously, one of the first determinants
is whether relations with the Soviet bloc
are likely to get worse, remain in their
present state of tension, or get better. If
American-Soviet relations are really in
the "prewar'' stage. trade with the Soviet
bloc should be so restricted that nothing
calculated to increase the Soviet war po-
tential could be exported to Russia or its
satellites. And the current. presidential
proclamation indicates that growing re-
strictions are in order. since we cannot
afford to aid potential enemy
The nearest analogy to the current
issue Of Russian trade is the shipment
of scrap iron. oil. and other exports of
strategic value to Japan during the long
period Of diplomatic tension before Pearl
Harbor. 1t is now recognized that such
shipments were unwise, and that restric-
tion upon them would have saved us much
future grief even though restrictive
policy might have sharpened the tension
between the two countries that then pre-
vailed. The current tension between
America and the Soviet bloc is so pro-
nounced and so far-reaching that the
Japanese analogy would seem to apply.
The practical question is where to draw
the line. In the broadest sense, virtually
all machinery machine tools, and spare
parts tend to Fcrease the Soviet war po-
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Security the Prime c Consideration

sMore than quarter Of a million people
have visited the National Gallery to sec
the two hundred and two pictures from
the Kaiser friedrich Museum In Berlin
and there Is reason to believe that th,.
number may be doubled or even treblee
before the exhibition closes on April 1s
Meanwhile, several problems involving thu
paintings have developed. The first of
these is that Of returning the collection
to Germany. Many persons have felt that
to send them back now would be, in effect,
to present them to the Russians The
recent looting Of the zwinger in Dresden
by Soviet troops is cited in this connection.
But more immediate question has been
raised by the receipt Of many requests for
permission to display the pictures in other
American cities. The director of the
Metropolitan Museum in New York Is
for the loan OF the paintings for at least
a month. Similar applications have been
made more or less officially in behalf of
public or semipuhlic galleries in Phila-
delphia, Pittsburgh, Boston and Los An
geles. A suggestion has been put forward
that the entire collection should be routed
on tour of the whole United States after
the pattern Of the Freedom Train.
Probably the degree Of risk involved in
such proposals Is not fully realized. The
fact Is that the ARMY is in charge Of the
paintings, and the Army knows that If even
the least important and valuable Of them
should be lost or damaged, it never would
hear the last Of the story. In Washington
display is feasible under security condi-
tions which cannot be matched elsewhere.
Were the pictures to be shipped to places
near or far outside the District of Colum-
bia, they necessarily would be subjected
to the inevitable perils of fire, theft, dam
age from atmospheric changes and "wear
and tear" The Army's responsibility for
their unmutilated preservation, already
grave, would be increased immeasurably.
OF course, it is natural that the people
Of New York, Los Angeles and other cities
should wish to see the Kaiser Friedrich
treasures. They are among the most pre-
cious works Of art in existence anywhere
on earth. All the more reason, then, for
the Army to be cautious about them. The
military authorities are correct in their
attitude. This observation applies to re-
turning the paintings to Germany as well
as to sending them on tour Of the United
States. The prime consideration is that
of safeguarding borrowed property until
1t can be returned intact to its rightful
owners
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States. On the scarlet field around tbs large
star are other white stars, one Tor each stats.
Colors for the President have also been pro-
vided. These are Of scarlet silk, 8 feet inches
ny and 4 feet on the pike, which shall be 10
feet long, and surmountcd with . globe and
an American eagle four inches high The
colors contain stars and coat Of arms similar
to the nag"
During the month of February, 1898, It was
chronicled In The Star for March Q. Of that
year, 9,34S persons visited the
| Pilgrims 10 top of the Washington Mon
Monument ument. The number reaching
the apex by elevator was given
as TAOS, while those valiant individuals who
climbed the stairs was 1,s40. From the OPEN
ing of the shaft October 0, 1883, the total
count of visitors was 1,492,l25. The Star spoke
Of zone Of the principal improvements" ~
being "the laying Of 212 linear fest Of board
walk feet wide In the Smithsonian
Grounds on the lire Of the path leading from
Eleventh street S.w. . rs much for the
prevention Of trespassing ~ TO give dry
pathway to pedestrians"
The first formal cali paid by the new Turlish
envoy to President Mckinley was the subject
Turkish OF an article In The Star for
M;c;et., March 30, 1898, wherein 1t was
mentioned that the minister was
elegantly attired In rich robes
and displayed numerous jewels and decors.
tons" His name was Ali Ferouck Bey. and
he told Mr.. Mckinley that his master. the Sui
tan, being dssirous to zee the relations Of
friendship 70 happily existing between ths two
countries drawn closer and stiIl further
strengthened. shall only conform TO the orders
OF my august sovereign By devoting myself
entirely TO this sask."
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u. ~. Czech Probe?

LAKE SUCCESS sentiment Is de-
veloping in the United Nations Security coun-
Gil for investigating the Czechoslovak Com
munist grab It appears likely the Council may
designate special subcommittee to carry out
the probe. This body would be empowered TO
hear witnesses, study all available information
and then report to the Council. Any chance
OF sending U. N. commission to Czecho-
sloyakia appears to be blocked by refusal Of
the Communist regime in Prague to cooper
ate with the Council.
There appears little hope that the new Com
munist government in Czechoslovakia will per-
NIT President Eduard Benes to testify before
the u N Security Council on how the Com
munists seized power. However. European
experts in the State Department point out
that the failure of Benes to appear can only
heighten the feeling abroad that the new
government has plenty to hide.
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season In glory.
Twenty-Five centu-
ries ago, as before his
ravished eyes there
waved In the spring
sunshine o branch
which had flushed
into pink w hite
bloom, jeremiah ex-
claimed, II see q
blossosning bough I"
But ever there Is
danger Of looking
without seeing, for
our characters mas
ter our eyes and de-
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clare our kinships and our atilnities.
How the dividing centuries roll together
and time and space are no more as in these
resurrection days we stand by the side of this
ancient prophet and fnd ourselves repeating
with him, in perennial wonder akin to awe, II
see blossoming bought" For the dwellers In
this city beautiful and the strangers within the
gates have habit each year. when spring trips
north, Of turning from business to blossoms
and from scheduled routine to tinted bushes
afiame with God, the master artist. who, In
the laboratory of winter tomb, prepares the
blossoming wonders Of spring
Charles Kingsley used to say that whenever
he strolled down an English lane he felt as
though everything about him, every leaf and
bud and blossom was saying something to him
and he was panied and oppressed by his own
density. Who has felt the mystic spell Of those
blossoming poems by the banks Of the Potomac
without the distinct feeling that they were
signaling some message TO his spirit? There
are tongues In trees as well as sermons In
stones.
It was the voice Of the blossoming bough to
which jeremiah found himself listening. There
before him was the very branch which had
seemed 50 dead and bare as the prophet had
passed that spot but q few weeks before In
the bleak winter; now in radiant garments it
stood thing of bewitching beauty in the
Evening star., 1948-04-04

Before the big breakup of winter in the
north country, there's the early, light thaw
that reveals what became Of the snow
fences.
Evening star., 1948-04-04
Czech Election

PRAGUE-Alois Petr, Catholic Party Min
lister Of Transport in the Communications
mated Czechoslovak government, said in .
private interview that all recognized parties
will have independent lists Of candidates in
the parliamentary election May 23. He In
sisted the voting will be free, constitutional
and secret.
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Bnffer-OIeo

Maybe compromise will be reached In the
bitter feud between the butter and oleomar-
garine industries. The butter men are dead
set against repeal of the Federal 1o-cent-a-
pound tax on colored margarine. They scored
a significant victory when the House Agricul-
ture Committee voted not to consider any
bills calling for repeal. The oleo Congress-
men countered by placing q petition before
the House to force consideration and they
soon obtained the required 2ls signatures. 80
to avoid possible embarrassment-a bill may be
introduced that viii call for . years mora
toritlm on the tax.
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Counterfeit $40 bills passed in Wichita
are smaller than the genuine" There are
complaints that thn h true. also, Of the
genuine.
Evening star., 1948-04-04

Some baseball recruits impress in
stantly; some only show promise; others
are born with a return ticket to Tulsa
tattooed on the pitching arm.
Evening star., 1948-04-04
Whafs Hash Noy?

The aviation industry Is more confused than
usual over military security as result Of
testimony before the Senate Armed Services
Committee by top defense officials. Some Of
these officials let out information, such as
plans for fueling planes in flight and the
identity Of new Navy planes, which has been
strictly hush stuff by military order.
Evening star., 1948-04-04

Strange: Charged with reckless driving,
Michigan resident is acquitted on an
immaterial and irrelevant showing that
he never learned to drive.
Evening star., 1948-04-04

A literary sleuth says the supposedly
modern wisecrack is older than Shakes
peare. In certain cases, of course, 1t is
Shakespeare.
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Loan Holiday

Plan dollars have been parceled out to the
Western European nations. Bank officials
would like TO know what nations get what
help before they issue any more loans. 20
far the bank has made loans 70 hve nations:
France, the Netherlands Denmark, Luxem-
borng si3d Chile. There have been requests
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Of the Spirit ia.
A Blossoining Bough
The Prophet Jeremiah Forerunner of All
Who Respond to Springs Glory
By the Req. Frederick Broom Hoyris, D. d.. LII. D..
Spires Of the Spirit
By the Req. Frederick
ick Broacn Harris, d. D., Lit. D.

There is one glory Of the winter, another
glory Of the summer. another glory Of the
autumn and yet another glory Of the SPRING.
time: for one season differeth from another
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A-B0mb Defense

LoNDON-An informant says British plans
for the protection Of civilians from atomic
bombs may soon iell. He emphasized this does
not mean the government expects war but
is worried lest some one overchance his arms
and provoke fight wanted by neither side"
Evening star., 1948-04-04
T ooLino Ahead Some Shadows of Coming Events
AOOAAAi6 AAAS"A Are Noted Here and abroad
tHy the World statf Of the Associated Press.l

Did you overestimate your ls4s income tax
In your March Is declaration Of estimated
tax? The Government will help you revise
that estimate June Is Quarterly tax pay
ment date), in line with the lower taxes under
the new bill. Many persons based their March
is estimates on the tax rates on 1947 income
The Internal Revenue Bureau Is preparing new
tax estimate forms which contain tables tell
ing new tax amounts. The reduced tax with
holdings from pay envelopes and salary checks
are scheduled to 60 into effect May l. The
tax bill, however, makes the new rates retro
active to January 1. Taxpayers will get re-
funds next year on any -withholdings
from January to May !. Husbands and
wives will not file separate returns next year
in order to get the benefit Of the split family
income provision Of the new bill. 1t will be
figured on split-income basis in single
Joint return. (Suppose the wife has no income
and the husbands taxable income, after all
deductions, Is $4soo This is divided into
two amounts Of $2400 and the tax figured
on each $4,000. The two tax amounts are then
added to compute the total taxi In order to
get the split-income benefit the wife as we'll
as the husband is required to sign the return
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from some nations behind the iron {
but no such loans have been granted.
British Electricity

LoNDON.-Lord Citrine, chairman Of the
British Electricity Authority, which will man
age the newly nationalized power industry,
predicts that there is bound to be scarcity
Of electricity for years to come"
The Omaha guide., 1948-06-26
SEES MORE
FORCES
AGAINST COMMIES

Chicago (NNPA) - Presi-
dent Truman, in the first major
speech of his cross-country
tour, last week renewed his
plea for strengthening civil
rights.
Speaking at Chicago Stad-
ium, he called for adoption Of
legislation that will provide
our citizens with the homes
they need, the opportunity for
universal good health and uni
versal free schooling, the ex-
tension Of social security, the
full rights Of citizenship, an
equal chance for good jobs at
fair wages and a brake on in
flation that will hold the pur-
chasing power Of these wages
at a high level.
taking a slap at Congress
sional proposals for stopping
the spread of Communism,
Truman declared that Com.
munism cannot be combatted
by driving lit underground.
But you can prevent Com
munitsm by more and better
democracy" he declared.
The Presidents speech was
sponsored by the Swedish
pioneer centennial commemor-
ating the Swedish ham
colonization Of the midwest.
After reaching Chicago, Tru-
man attended a reception and
dinner given at the Palmer
House by Mayor Kennedy.
Among the guests at the re.
ception and dinner was Rep
resentative William L. Daw.
son, expected to hold a major
portion of the vote in line for
the election Of Truman to Sue
coed himself as President.