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Evening star., 1948-04-29

Improvement in Aid to Greece
To the Editor of The Star:
Impartial observers have noted that one Of
the most persistent shortcomings of American
foreign policy is its failure to utilize adequately
all of the potential facilities which it possesses
and which it actually might employ in the
worldwide struggle against communism Two
such instances in which America has failed
to make the best possible use of its facilities
are:
l. The failure to draw from the tremendous
reserve of able talent consisting of Americans
of Greek descent who could prove of invaluable
aid in the American-Greek program.
2. The failure to supply an adequate number
of radio sets to actually receive the increasing
number Of American overseas programs beamed
to Greece and other lands.
Taking up the first item, American and for
eign diplomats know that one of the greatest
assets at hand are the numbers of Americans
of foreign descent who could be used as lead
ers in the reconstruction of their former home
land or the land of their fathers. Nowhere
is this better illustrated than in the case of
Greece with many loyal Americans
available for diplomatic, economic and political
service in the Hellenic bastion Of democracy
For some strange reason, however, State De-
partment officials have shown reluctance to
draw upon this Incompatible supply Of talent
men who know the language, who know the
economic, political and social problems at first
hand, who understand the people, whose al
legiance to America is absolutely unquestioned
and whose interest in securing peaceful, re-
constructed Greece is greater than that of
many other groups of Americans.
On the second 'front.' it seems foolishly short
sighted to be increasing appropriations for the
State Department overseas information pro-
gram and. at the same time, to do nothing to
overcome the grave shortage of sets which viii
actually be available for receiving United
States broadcasts. Surely, American diplomats
have fpoted the woefully inadequate n6pber
Of indi>idual receiving sets in Greece, also the
Evening star., 1948-04-29
Criticizes Soft OAR
70 the Editor of The Star

To the Editor Of The Star:
I am categorically opposed to the blind
super-nationalistic resolution passed by the
OAR Convention April % which attacks the
establishment of a world government.
This resolution desecrates the hallowed
memory Of American Revolutionary Federal
lists who knew that peace between states
could only exist under a Federal Government
whose laws were backed by force. These Fed
eralists-Hamilton, Jefferson, Jay-fought to
establish the great democratic principle Of
federation in America. Today we see this
same principle betrayed by their soft and
contehted descendants The OAR fear of
being out-voted by the Asiatics badly DEM
onstrates their puerile ignorance of the safe
guards of federation of which the States
within the United States federation are the
prime example.
If American democracy is to survive, 1t
must expand 1t can only expand onto a
world level through the federation of nations
into a world federal government. If it fails
to do this, it will perish in World War III.
The Hiroshima thinking of the OAR
shows that 10th century people are trying to
solve Goth century problems with 10Th century
political ideas-namely power politics.
r. L. WHITEHOUSE.
Evening star., 1948-04-29

Details of the latest atomic bomb 'explo-
sion in the Pacific are deep secret, which
seems to set an entirely new high for hush
ing up report
Evening star., 1948-04-29
Palestine Debate Again
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
note in The Star of April % a letter
taking your newspaper to task for a recent
editorial opposing partition of Palestine. To
quote from that writer: when the heroic
Jews of Palestine courageously refused to be
crushed, Ernest Bevin finally decided to turn
the Palestine question over to the U. NJ,
promising to abide by Its decision =" He dis
arms the Jews, arrests the defenders of the
Haganah and renders Palestine Jewry help
less prey to the feudal Fascist overlords and
ferocious Arab mobs." The main head on
Page / of the same edition reads: "Jews take
over control of Haifa, richest port city in
Palestine; Arabs beg peace in night battle"
Which of these writer's shall we believe-the
letter-writer or the headline writer?
Recently there has been a virtual bar
rage of such letters attacking either our own
officials or those of Britain. Elsewhere this
particular letter-writer says that: 'He CBevin)
is in an unholy alliance with some news
paper editors in our country as we'll as with
some high officials in our State Department
who are fed and nourished by the Arab
British propaganda campaign" think the
vast majority of readers of The Star have
confidence in its integrity and in its ability
to judge the truth and not to become the
victim of propaganda-Arab British or
Jewish.
Still later in his letter, the writer suggests
that we send in token force of volunteers
and give partition chance" I believe that
many Americans seriously doubt the moral
right Of the u N. to determine sovereignty
within the borders of another nation. What
would most citizens of the United States think
of a proposal to declare the lower half of
Louisiana, including New Orleans, a part of
France? Or to turn the Upper Peninsula of
Michigan over to Finland? How many be-
lieve that "a token force of volunteers" could
settle the the difficulties in Palestine and
that sending in such a force would not
shortly require support and immeasurable
demands upon the United States? And, con-
sidered effectively, why should such demands
receive priority over those Of, say, China?
Charges of British failure in Palestine do
not constitute proof of wrong action. And
certainly the losses of British lives to the
extremists of Haganah or the Irgun are not
encouraging to other nations nor an induce
ment to them to send troops to Palestine
CONSTANT READER.
Evening star., 1948-04-29

When activated, new type of burglar
alarm screams like woman. This is for
homes with no woman who screams like
woman.
Evening star., 1948-04-29
Questions and. Answers

reader can get the answer to any question Of
TACT by writing The Evening Star Informatlon
Bureau 318 Eye street NE. Washington Q, d. C.
Evening star., 1948-04-29
Give Them Lights Lights

Give Them Lights-Traffic Lights
To the Editor OF The Star:
Here we are again!
This time on behalf of the long suffering
portion of this voteless-vale, residents in and
around Connecticut ave. and Devonshire pl.
NV.
At this point we have (morning and late af-
ternoon) mill-race Of north and south auto
traffic that beggars the classic charge of the
Light Brigade, with nary a traffic light to
protect the poor, put-upon pedestrian, who
in their flight to get home Ito stove and oven)
must run the risk of life and limb, in their mad
fight to get across.
This writer has addressed the Traffic Bureau
on the matter-but has not been accorded even
the scant courtesy Of . reply.
Maybe you kind sir, viii 60 to bat for us
out here in The Stix-with editorial. news
story, or If elevated to the highest common
denominator of communication, print this as
letter to The Editor.
please give this th4 &reen light.
JOSEPH d. KAUFMAN.
Evening star., 1948-04-29
Minimum Sentences for Sex Offenders

Minimum Sentences for Sex Offenders
To the Editor of The Star:
What is the matter with our courts here in
the District? Over and over again minimum
sentences are given to sex offenders, then they
are released before their sentences end.
The last is the case against man charged
with indecent assault of a e-year-old girl
I do not know what the maximum sentence
is for such an offense, but surely it is more
than one year and $500, the sentence imposed
by Judge Raedy. I cannot imagine woman
judge handing down such a mild sentence if
it were possible to impose greater one If
it really was the ultimate she could give, then
we need to revise our whole District code of
laws, sentences, etc. If there were a house.
cleaning in our courts, crimes would be less
frequent. OF that am sure. G. B. w.
Editors note The District attorneys Of
flee says that Judge Raedy gave maximum
sentence in the case referred to.
Evening star., 1948-04-29

shortage of public sets for broadcast reception
In the public squares. At the same time,
American radio production here at home is
soaring to new. heights. These radios, if they
were made available in sufficient quantities
and at right locations could prove of immense
value in receiving American news as an anti
dote to the constant deluge of Communist
propaganda being poured into Greece from
Soviet Communist ist-dominated countries.
SOTERIOS NICHOLSON.
Supports Caution by the Press
To the Editor OF The star:
I want to commend you for the recent letter
printed in your columns entitled voluntary
News Censorship" by Jackson Brunson. That
letter says mouthful," and mostly Just what
lot OF Americans have been thinking for q
long time.
I am an aeronautical engineer. All through
the war years, and even since the war, work.
ed on and helped to develop many "con-
f1dential" or secret" projects, so know what
I'm talking about
l love America and swear my allegiance to
her, but sure would hate to see her sold out
by an irresponsible press that takes undue
advantage of and abuses our American priv
ileges of freedom of the press" freedom of
speech" etc
I think that this letter, voluntary News
Censorship" ought to be required reading for
every Congressman and newspaper editor in
America. GRATEFUL READER,
He Fears Return of the 'Pinks'
To The Editor of The STAR
1t is amazing how editorial writer's and COL
umnists have failed to grasp the reason for
the clamor of the New Deal hierarchy for Gen
Eisenhower to become a candidate for the pres
1dency. In the days when Harry Hopkins,
Henry Wallace and a well-knQwn lady were
riding high and debating to the heads OF the
Government departments in Washington,
thousands Of very pink persons were funneled
into nice fat jobs from the radical colleges OF
New York. These are the people whom the
Un-American Activities Committee and the
Department Of Justice are having such strug-
gle to pry loose from the feed trough These
people fear above all things Republican
housekeeping in washington.
What would be nicer than for them to have
In the White House former president of their
dear old alma mater? They hope to trade
on the good nature and high reputation of
Ike. but they are not fooling anybody.
MONITOR.
Evening star., 1948-04-29
Reform Policies in the Argentine

Reform Policies in the Argentine
To the Editor of The Star:
After having read in the American press
many stories about the alleged subservience
of the labor unions in the Argentine Republic,
I think the time is come to explain to the
public opinion of this great country the truth
about the referred to matter.
We Argentines believe deeply in democracy
and we understand by democracy the gov
ernment of the people, by the people and for
the people.
Therefore, when the Argentine people won
the right to choose its own government in the
cleanest elections of Argentine history (after
many years of civic corruption), the majority
of the people, that means the workers, made
themselves bound to support voluntarily and
thoroughly the government that has risen from
its own rank and files.
The General Confederation of Labor, a truly
representative organization of the Argentine
workers. which has 100000 members or
about so per cent of the country's total en-
ployment, with the sovereign assent of its
membership supports the government, because
the whole action of the Argentine government
is aimed to get the major goal, social justice.
through the threefold formula: humanization
of capital, dignifying of the worker, raising
Of the social culture.
This support does not mean any subservence
but the understanding between government
and workers in order to put the country ahead
in the road to industrial development, many
years delayed because of the lack of patriotic
and realistic sense of the previous government.
If this means I am able to improve the
knowledge of American public opinion, and
especially of the workers of this country, re-
garding Argentine labor, it will be most graft
flying to me since I feel certain that when
the workers of the world know and understand
each other the road to world peace will have
been found. AUGUSTINE A. MERLO,
Labor Attache, Embassy of Argentina
Evening star., 1948-03-06
D. {. Area Students Told
OF Princeton Scholarships

Princeton University officials and
Washington alumni last night met
with more than 100 school students
in the Washington area and their
fathers to discuss Princeton's edu-
cational and admissions system
The meeting was in the Wardman
Park Hotel.
The students are high-school
seniors and juniors here who are
considering application to Princeton
or who have applied for enrolment
The meeting was sponsored by the
Schools and Scholarship Committee
of the Princeton Club here. Judge
j. Edgar Murdock, club president
presided at the gathering.
Among the Princeton Club Off
cials present were Neville Miller
chairman Of the Scholarship Com
mittee and former Princeton trus-
tee; F. Moran McConihe, recently
nominated as trustee, and Richard
T. West, 1947 Princeton football
captain and recent winner of the
Princeton Pyne Prize.
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Tickets Ready for Final
Neiqhborhood Concerts

Invitations for the last two
neighborhood concerts by the
National Symphony Orchestra
under the sponsorship of The
Evening Star now are being
distributed.
The ninth concert will be
held in Armstrong High School
at 9p.m. March 8. Invitations
may be obtained from the Rec
reation Department at Six
teenth and Lamont streets
NV, and from Armstrong,
Dunbar and Cardozo High
Schools, Terrell Junior High
School and at the business
counter in the lobby OF The
Star Building.
The 10th and final concert
will be held in Mckinley High
School on March %. The tick
cts for this concert may be
obtained from the Recreation
Department, Mckinley High
School, Stuart and Hine Junior
High Schools, Buchanan, Eek
ington, Hilton-Peabody, Lud-
low. Edmonds, Blair, Langdon,
woodbridge, Wheatley, Emery
and Bryan Elementary Schools
and at The Stars business
counter.
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Striker Convicted, Second
Acquitted in Assault Case

One striking employe of a lithog-
rsphy firm here was convicted
yesterday of assault and a second
striker was acquitted of the same
charge by Municipal Court jury.
Judge John p Mcmahon will SEN
tence the guilty man. Walter L.
Forestell, %, of the 1900 block of
Staples street NE, on March 13,
after an investigation by the pro-
baton Office. Freed by the jury
action was Samuel D. Wrightson, 20,
of the 1900 block of Nichols street
Sc.
Both were accused of hitting a
non-striking worker of the Guthrie
Lthograph Co., 1150 First street
NV, outside the firm on February
16. The witness, Carl E. Smith, OF
the 700 block of Twentieth street
NV, testified the defendants gave
him a black eye and a cut chin in
an argument over the strike called
by Local IS of the Amalgamated
Lithographers of America (CIO).
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Court-MartiaI Set Monday
For Fort Myer Soldier

A 22-year-old soldier stationed at
the south post of Fort Myer will
face trial by a general court-mar-
tial at o am. Monday on an at
tempted rape charge involving 90
year -old Arlington Farms resident,
Military District officials announced
today.
The soldier, Pvt. George L. Bar
row Of Three Rivers, Tex, was iden-
titled by the young Government
worker as the man who accosted
her on February II as she walked
along a darkened roadway near her
dormitory.
The young woman escaped after
a short struggle and ran to a near
by guard post, where guard called
Army authorities. A glove dropped
near the scene was identified by
Pvt. Barrows as his, the Army said.
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Man Held on Charqe
OF MoIesfing Girl, II

A 37-year -old Riverdale (Md)
man was being held by Prince
Georges County police today on a
charge of attempted carnal knowl-
edge after being pointed out to
arresting officers by an 11-year-old
girl with whom he allegedly had
arranged a rendezvous.
The suspect, held in the Upper
Marlboro Jail in lieu of $4,000 bond.
was identified by police as Norman
r. Strait, 470O block of Nicholson
street, a milk driver and father Of
two children. He was to be given
hearing in Upper Marlboro Police
Court.
Police said the man admitted he
had met the girl Thursday and had
been drinking. They said the girl
told them he attempted to assault
her in a wooded area near the
Dodge Park subdivision after having
offered to drive her to drug store.
Police said a second meeting was
arranged for yesterday and they
were notified.
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Hays Lauds Church Role
In Bible Class Address

America owes a great debt to the
churches for moral and spiritual
training to meet the problems OF the
future, Representative Hays o1
Arkansas told the Vaughn Bible
Glass last night.
Mr.. Hayes was principal speaker
at the groups 57th banquet, helc
in Calvary Baptist Church, Eighth
and H streets NV.
Other speakers last night included
the Rev. Dale Crowley Bible class
teacher; the Rev. DR.. Clarence w
Crawford, church pastor, and the
Rev. Pierre Tangent, assistant pas.
tor. Jesse L. Ward, head OF the
Bible class, presided.
Evening star., 1948-03-06
New Ga||inger Policy
Report Faces Delay

Possible extension of the March
Is deadline for report on the ad-
mission of Negroes to the Gallinger
Hospital medical staff was seen to-
day after an unproductive meeting
yesterday of the committee studying
the subject.
Federal Security Administrator
Oscar r. Ewing has asked for action
by March Is on a detailed proposal
to divide professional care and
teaching facilities at the city hos
pital among Howard, George WASH
ington and Georgetown Universities
Deans of the three medical schools
attended their first meeting yester-
day with Health Officer George c
Rutland and DR.. P. S. Rossiter
Gallinger chief of staff.
It was expected that the meet
ing would take up the Ewing pro.
gram as basis for discussion. In.
stead. the discussion was directed
almost exclusively to the issue o1
selection of interns. The main
points of controversy-how to inte-
CRATE Howard University doctors
and medical students in the present
service-were not considered.
AS the meeting neared its con-
clusion, DR.. Rutland said there
seemed to be general agreement on
the appointment of Negroes to one
fourth of the internships, but point
ed out this could not begin to be put
in effect until July, 1949, because ap-
pointments have to be made long in
advance of admission.
He said he would notify the group
when another meeting can be held
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Ia Students Stage
|Mock Kidnapping,
Then Tell Police
By the Assoeiatsd Press

BALTIMORE, Mar. s.-Four high
school students admitted they staged
a kidnapping on a busy Baltimore
street corner Thursday afternoon
just to see what would happen.
So much furor was raised by the
realistic slugging and abduction
of a pedestrian that the boys decided
to tell all to the police.
Police Commissioner Hamilton r.
Atkinson called off a city-wide
search and let the boys go with
a reprimand. At least 10 persons
saw the mock kidnapping. They
watched as car squealed to a stop
and two youths jumped out. Slug
ging pedestrian over the head. they
threw him into the car and raced
away. .....
The youths revealed yesterday the
blackjack was a roll of paper
wrapped In black cloth.
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Limited Divorce Granted
To Wife Of {. Brooke Lee

Mrs. Thelma L. Lee was granted
a limited divorce Thursday In
Montgomery County Circuit Court
at Rockville from E. Brooke Lee,
vice chairman of the Maryland
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission and former
county Democratic leader.
Mrs. Lee charged desertion. The
decree was signed by Judge Sted-
man Prescott. Mr.. Lee did not
contest the suit and his wife waived
alimony.
Mr.. Lee, IS, relinquished all Of
his party posts several months ago.
He now is living in Silver Spring
and his wife lives at the Lee farm
at Norwood. It was his second
divorce. Mrs. Lee, the widow OF
James Crawford Of New Orleans,
was married to Mr.. Lee in the
early 1930s.
Evening star., 1948-03-06
By George Kennedy

When is a church not church:
That is one of the questions
Postoffice Hearing Examiner Daniel
j. Kelly has under consideration
today in the Departments allega-
ton of fraud against Harrison
Parker.
Mr.. Parker is the 70-year-old
gentleman from Chicago who
pleaded his own appeal from a
contempt citation before the Su-
preme Court last month. He is still
remembered at the court not only
for the vehemence of his pleading
but for the beautiful cutaway coat
which cost him $500.
He was wearing dark business
suit yesterday and a bright bow
tie and enjoying the relative in
formality of the hearing by smoking
an Havana cigar. And he had a
lawyer.
Calls Lawyer Wonderful
"I've brought a wonderful lawyer
with me this time" Mr.. Parker said
cat 80, he is the acknowledged lead
er of the Chicago bar. His name is
Allan Bloch. Wait til you hear
him answer the Governments argu-
ments. It will be an intellectual
treat. I always enjoy the show he
puts on. His digestion of the facts
is like hay going through cow
William O'Brien of the Postofhce
Solicitors staff was finishing his
summation of the case against Mr.
Parker as chancellor of the Puritan
Church of La Grange, Ill. On Feb
ruary "a when postal inspectors OBJ
tanned a temporary stop order on
its mail, the church was getting
1000 letters day, all of them con-
tanning money, Mr.. O'Brien said.
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Double Bus Has Tryouf
On Congress Heights Run

The Capital Transit Co. started
an experimental double-length bus
on its Congress Heights route today.
The bus seats SO, whereas the larger
single buses seat "A. The two bus
bodies are articulated by a bellows
joint of canvas above single axle
in the center.
The bus will take right-angle cor
ners without the rear wheels climb
ing the curb, due to a patented
steering apparatus. The steering
wheel causes the rear wheels to
turn in the opposite direction to the
front wheels. Thus it operates just
like hook-and-ladder, although
there is no tiller man in the rear.
The bus, painted red, is on dem
onstration loan from it's manufac-
turer, Fageol Twin Coach Co. of
Kent, Ohio. If it is purchased by
Capital Transit it will be painted
gray like the rest of its feet. The
company operated an earlier dou-
ble-length model made by the same
company on it's Pentagon run. That
bus, which was laid up for lack of
parts for three months, will soon be
back in service.
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Man, 81, Killed by Bus
Near Northeast Home
lis 18TH Traffic Victim

An 81-year-old man, q native OF
Denmark who served in the army
with King Christian x, was listed
today as Washington's 18th traffic
fatality. He was killed by bus last
night near his home.
The traffic victim, John Peter
Roahl, 2106 Taylor street NE, was
taken to Casualty Hospital, but was
pronounced dead on arrival. Police
said the force of the impact knocked
Mr.. Roahl more than 80 feet.
The accident occurred as Mr..
Roahl was crossing Bunker Hill road
NE. near his home. Police said
the driver Of the bus, Charles T.
Nestor, %, of 1906 Lancer drive,
Hyattsville, will appear at coro-
ner's inquest next week.
Mr.. Roahl, formerly a craftsman
in Duluth, Mimi, retired in 1886
and has been living with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Jean G.. Nygard, since then.
He is survived by another daughter,
Mrs. Grace r. Thompson Of Silver
Spring. He had been in the United
States more than so years and often
spoke of his Danish army days, his
family said.
Traffic deaths last year at this
same time totaled only IA, police
said.
In another accident, Ernest M.
Boss, 81, of 1853 Nichols avenue
-S.W., was struck by an automobile
as he was crossing Nichols avenue
near Brandywine place S.W. last
night He was taken to Gallinger
Hospital with head injuries.
Police listed the driver of the au-
tomobile as Raymond R. Neill, n,
of II Danbury street S.W. -.