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Evening star., 1948-06-12
The VA Hospital in Arlington

If the Senate follows the lead OF Iue
House in approving use of the NeVlus tract
in Arlington for veterans hospltal' Cile
way will be paved for an early start on tnls
too-long delayed project There Is urgent
need for a large, new Veterans ADMINS
tration facility in the washington area
and the site favored for it just across the
Potomac on Lee boulevard was selected as
the most advantageous.
The tract on an axis with the Mall, Is
on an elevation commanding an inspiring
view of washington. 1t lies at the south
west corner of the intersection of Arlington
Ridge road with Lee boulevard, near Ar
Iington National Cemetery. The scene IS
unmarried by commercial developments
and is only ten-minute automobile ride
from the heart of the city.
There is one drawback-the cost OF the
land. The Veterans Administration had
offered $850,000 for the twenty-five acres
in the tract, but the owners rejected this
offer. They had planned to build large
hotel on the ground-a project which ap-
pealed to the Arlington County Board
because of it's tax-producing possibilities.
Arlington, like some other Jurisdictions Is
troubled by Federal encroachment on tax
able properties. But the tract, in question
is so close to Arlington Cemetery and so
desirable for Federal use, either for hos
pital or for an extension of the cemetery,
that it would have been a mistake to per-
nit commercial exploitation of it, That is
WHY Congress authorized its purchase, by
condemnation if necessary. Condemnation
proceedings early this year brought vary
ing estimates of the lands value-from
s75o,OO0 to IS 100000 The jury settled on
s1,6OOOO0, tidy sum for twenty-five acres
of unimproved property.
The Government has pondered whether
to appeal this judgment. But even II the
United States in the end pays that large
sum, the land is worth keeping under
Federal ownership and control. The site
should not pass back to private ownership
for commercial development.
Evening star., 1948-06-12
Hold 'er, Mother Nature!

The scientist who succeeds in prolong-
ing the life of cherry blossom by spray
ing it with some chemical mixture, catch
ing it at the height of its glory and
holding it there, may have added to the
sum of human knowledge. So much for
the scientist. What others may choose to
do with his discovery is not the scientists
business.
But the thought of what others may do
with this discovery is not without its
appalling implications. The immediate
thought, OF course, is to have two, instead
of one, weekend cherry blossom festivals
That would bring more people to town.
1t might double the number who gaze with
professed enjoyment at the rare beauty of
the blossoms in their framework of the
Tidal Basin.
To others, however, it would appear that
we have missed the whole point about the
blossoms. The point Is that much of their
beauty derives from the brevity of the
moment that finds them as they are.
When we devise some method of prolong-
ing that moment, freezing nature in her
ecstasy 50 that we may feast our eyes to
satiation, then we have missed the point
Our appetites will be jaded, our zest will
fade as the embarrassed blossoms linger
on against their will, outlasting their well
come.
Evening star., 1948-06-12
Italian Colonies Issue

Yugoslavias formal recommendation
that Italy be given U. N. trusteeshlp
over most of its former colonies lends an
unexpected twist to an issue that has been
a source of contention between the victors
ever since the close of the late war.
In the narrower sense it could be in
terpreted as Yugoslav bid to Italy TO
concentrate on a return of its colonies and
90 easv on Trieste. Yet it is unlikely that
this could be more than minor factor in
the Yugoslav move. Belgrades voice Will
not weigh much in the Italian colonial
settlement and thus, of itself, would not
offer much inducement for Italy to abate
its Trieste claim, especially since the return
of Trieste to Italy has the backing OF the
Western Great Powers.
However, as part of a diplomatic game
engineered from Moscow, the YugoslaV
recommendation makes sense. MOSCOW
has been dangling the colonies as nalt
for Italian popular favor for the past year.
It played part in the Communist propa-
ganda campaign during the recent ltallan
elections, and more recently still, another
Moscow satellite Poland, took the same
shall Tito, the Yugoslav dictator, is faith
full henchman of Moscow and has more
than once served as spokesman for Soviet
policy. If the Italian public could get
really excited over the colonial issue, 1t
would be a feather in the Italian Com
munist cap. But what is still more I'M
portant, espousal by the Soviet bloc OF
italian trusteeships for the former colonies
would worry Britain, stir up the Arabs and
embarrass the United States. Indeed the
disposition of Italy's most important col
ony Libya is vital factor in the entire
picture of Mediterranean strategy.
The coast of Libya extends for fully 300
miles along the central Mediterranean op-
posite the peninsulas of Italy and Greece.
In an air age, Libya's air bases are of cap
ital Importance, while the vast desert
hinterland reaches to the heart of the
Sahara. The value of Libya to the Axis
during World War II was very great.
Libya was conquered by British arms
and has since been occupied by Britain.
London aspired to continue this control
through U. N. truSteeship. But this aim
instantly evoked strong Russian opposition.
Indeed, during the early postwar nego-
tiations, Moscow threw diplomatic bomb
shell by itself demanding the Libyan trus-
teeship While the move was never taken
seriously. it tended to put Britain on the
defensive. Furthermore. Britain had given
assurances to the Arabs of Eastern Libya
or Cyrenaica that they would never be
returned to the hated Italian rule. Later
on with the creation of the Arab League,
this new organization put in a strong bid
for the independence of Libya as part of
the expanding Arab world-a move which
aroused French fears for the safety Of its
North African possessions just to the west
ward.
The upshot of all these controversies was
the growth of the idea that perhaps the
best solution would be an Italian trustee
Evening star., 1948-06-12

his maidless wife has relatively easy time
oil, it. Coupled with things like dishwash-
ing, vacuuming, dusting, polishing, etc,
etc. it plainly indicates that housekeeping
is a job of the first magnitude, and it lends
strength to the old claim that woman's
work is never done.
Besides, the General Electric study tends
to throw a new light on how fine must be
the spiritual fiber of the unhelped help
mate who never complains. Week after
week, depending on the size Of her family,
she irons 108,833 or more square inches Of
fabric. This may include dresses with
rufies for a little girl or fancy pajamas
for husband; and almost as soon as the
perfectly pressed dress is put on, or the
pajamas, the wrinkles are back again and
a vista of endless ironing and re-ironing
still stretches ahead.
Confronted with such a repititous task,
the average male would be overcome with
futility, and he would be likely to throw
the iron out the window Not so his hard
working wife, however. She carries on day
after day, waging ceaseless war against
wrinkles and the slept-in look. More than
that, she fights never-ending battle
against things like dust forever returning
and dishes that are betimes clean and
dirty at least thrice daily. This is patience
and stick-to-itiveness on truly heroic
scale, enough so to make man feel some
what meek.
Evening star., 1948-06-12
More on You ALP

To the Editor OF The Star:
Reading the editorial "In Behalf OF You
All", in The Star of June T. brings to my mind
the fact that have never read an explanation
as to how this controversy started in the first
place.
I grew up in the "you all" country. The
most illiterate Southerner would not use you
all" in a singular sense. When he meets
friend or neighbor. almost invariably he VIII
say, "How are you all?" The person addressed,
If he is also southerner, knows that the In
auiry Is made not only Of himself but OF his
spouse, his children, his. hired man, anyone
within his gates, and possibly OF his 1--we STOCK
on the farm Likewise, in taking leave, the
southerner is likely to say, "You all come 70
see u.s." the you all" and the us both being
plural in meaning as well as in FORM
The Northerner, overhearing such express
sions will not understand them. When ne
meets a neighbor, he is likely to pass MIN by
without saying anything, like they always have
done. for instance, in the "Cal" Coohoge
country. knowing but little Of courtesy him-
self. especially as practiced in the South, when
he gets communicative enough, he Will tell
his Northern neighbor Of this strange use OF
"you all" Thus, the you all" story spreads.
g. MARCUS BUTLER.
Evening star., 1948-06-12
This and That
Bu Charles E. Trace,Dell

"If you must fall, fall gracefully"
That is Templeton Jones advice, after four
falls in the past 20 years.
Graceful falling, however, is almost as hard
on the bones and muscles, he says, as any
other kind.
1t all depends, he says, on whether you are
a good faller.
No training is necessary, according to Jones.
One must know how to fall instinctively.
Another warning from our hero:
do not wear rubbers."
Every one of his falls he says has come
about when he had on gum shoes.
And here is another bit of advice from the
never-ending font of the wisdom of Jones:
"Never go up curb on slant. That Is, take
the curbs head on"
Failure to heed these rules led to all Of his
falls.
But now as a result of his last, he comes up
with the most startling advice OF all.
1t is:
Never carry phonograph records under the
left armr
Templeton Jones, in addition to being forced
to limp for a few days. had to pick up the
pieces of three nice broken records.
This irked him considerably. Never once
before, in his many years as an enthusiastic
record collector, had he ever broken record
outdoors.
And only two indoors.
One he sat on-a most uncomfortable feel
ing-and the other he dropped on the floor
The one to the floor never should have
broken, for it hit the rug. But it did. cThey
always do)
While Jones was on the ground, wondering
if he had broken any bones-the records COM
pletely forgotten-two men stopped.
do you want to be picked up?" one asked
IT would appreciate it very much" answered
T. Jones, as he rolled over.
It was then that he thought Of his records.
Gingerly he felt the package.
It felt-well, rather f1aboy.
He suspected the worst.
Templeton Jones often buys novelty records,
frowned upon by his friends who never confess
to anything less than liking for the symphony.
Jones believes that novelty records are lot
of fun.
So now and then he comes home with an
armful.
What were the records broken?
For the sake of record collectors, here Is the
list:
Mature Boy" sung by King Cole, Capitol
record.
'The Maharajah of Magador," by Vaughan
Monroe, Victor.
There Ought to Be Society" Kay Kaiser,
Columbia.
Jones had tried to get Spike Jones' version
OF Inc Wu 4cu Sfcituies UuI tiie hoA AAi
the store didn't have 1t.
4
WELL" grinned Jones, surveying the wreck
age Il guess it is better to break records than
ribs"
For the benefit of collectors, Jones gives the
following advice:
Insist that the seller put piece of card
board in the package to buttress loose discs.
Preferably. slab Of cardboard at each side
Of the package.
II he will not do so. try some other store.
Or bring your own cardboard.
But the best advice, he admits, is not TO
fall at all.
There ought to be Q society" to prevent such
happenings, he avers.
Evening star., 1948-06-12
'CuIIiqruphic Error

At the height of the British endeavor to
prevent the German occupation of Crete
in 1941, Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham,
commander in chief in the Mediterranean
area, received message to the effect that
British Warships engaged in the operation
had run out of ammunition for their anti
aircraft "pom-pom" guns. He therefore
ordered the withdrawal of all naval forces
for which he was responsible. The fleet
retired to Alexandria whittier available
military aircraft had preceded it. Indirect
ly, the retreat led to the loss of the destroy
ers Kelly and Kashmir The enemy, mean
while, completed the capture of "the first
island taken by airborne invasion troops"
But now, after seven years, it has been
announced in London that the whole
disaster was occasioned by photographic
error" The message handed Admiral
Cunningham was so poorly written that
he could not read it accurately. British
warships actually had plenty of ammuni-
ton for guns to use against the Germans
flying into Crete. There was no authentic
need to call off the struggle. Sir Andrew
simply guessed wrong on the basis of
information set forth in indecipherable
handwriting.
OF course, such things have happened
before. The only reason for commenting
on the circumstance may be found in the
hope that they may not occur again too
frequently. A careless attitude toward
penmanship conceivably may reflect a
careless attitude toward life in general.
The fashion which holds the calligraphic
art in contempt was rebuked as long ago
as Shakespeares time. He put into HAM
let's mouth the words: 81 once did hold
it, as the statists do, baseness to write
fair" People in the modern world ought
to care enough for accuracy to develop
practical orthography for its expression.
The schools should see to it, If parents
do not
Evening star., 1948-06-12
Womun's Work

According to study made by the Gen.
eral Electric Consumers Institute, 10S,833
square inches of fabric have to be ironed
every week to keep a family of three
dressed up in more or less unwrinkled
clothes. Stated another way, this means
that the average housewife, If she does
her own work for herself, her husband and
their child, must press the equivalent of a
strip of cloth $50 feet long and 3 feet wide
fifty-two times year.
Quite obviously that is a lot of ironing,
especially when the weather is hot and
the pressing involves things like pleats
and lacy founces. Quite obviously. too,
the figure should impress and silence any
man who is ever tempted to suppose that
Evening star., 1948-06-12
Shodow-Substunce

Mn shadow ,oalks before me
TaH and thin and steady.
He matches euery breath take
and naopes ,Dhen / am ready.
At noon he strolls beside me,
Rattle. squat and funny-
As though he's opernourtshed,
His pockets fuH OF money.
In epening light he follotDs,
His hand upon my shoulder;
I cannot once escape him
And he gets euer bolder.
But uhen the darkness settles
And couers everything,
He disappears as quickly
As a puppet on a string.
ALICE CRAIG REDHEAD
Evening star., 1948-06-12

ship In place OF its former sovereignty
Both the Soviet bloc and the Western
Powers have toyed with the idea, using it
as pawn in their respective and opposing
Mediterranean policies. The current Soviet
emphasis upon the proposal is thus the
latest diplomatic jockeying in a complex
game with wide ramifications. Whether
Italy will eventually profit remains to be
seen
Evening star., 1948-06-12

which results when an Executive is not re-
sponsible to the legislative branch Of the
Government.
Britain long since has solved the problem.
It is high time that we should do SO.
:, Instead Of amending the Constitution to
provide that the Chief Executive should be
eligible to serve but two terms Of four years
each, let US amend 1t 50 that the Congress will
elect the Executive-and oust him at will
when he no longer has the confidence Of the
Legislature.
The spurs are on the wrong feet.
HARRISON TILGHMAN.
Evening star., 1948-06-12
Tribute to MIR. Schwellenbach

Tribute to MIR. Schwellenbach
TO the Editor OF The Star:
The death Of Secretary Of Labor Lewis B.
Schwellenbach removes from office a man not
only truly devoted to public service but one
who gave his all to achieve better relationships
between the conflicting forces Of our society.
He came to his cabinet post when the adj
ministrative burdens were enough to break
anybody's health. The world was entering its
difficult postwar readjustments. Labor and
management could not resolve their diff
ferences.
Secretary Schwellenbach worked endless
hours to bring. about solutions that would be
lasting and beneficial to society as whole.
AS member of his staff during those critical
days know how deeply he believed COM
mon ground could be attained, even though
the road to that goal be rocky one. be-
lieve that he helped to pave the way by his
patient, unremitting efforts. He had SUI
preme confidence that in the long run a free
society could solve its problems through demo-
cratic processes. That alone is legacy worth
leaving in times when the impulse is toward
extremes. LESLIE EICHEL.
Evening star., 1948-06-12
An Earlier Nisei Hero

To the Editor of The Star:
Now that The Star and other papers and
various radio news programs have informed the
public that the two Nisei soldiers buried in Ar
lington last week are the first two United States
soldiers of Japanese ancestry to be inferred
there, please note that in 1880 Private James
T. Ida, soldier who had been an elevator boy
in the Detroit Athletic Club and enlisted as
volunteer in the former Polar Bear division,
was buried in Arlington with full military hon.
ors. He gave his life in North Russia in action
against the Bolsheviks. Services for him were
conducted by the VF.W. at the time Colonel
Harvey L. Miller was department commander,
and the Japanese Ambassador also took part in
the exercises. His casket was draped with the
flag of the United States with a chrysanthe-
mum thereon, representing Japan.
A check with Army records will prove this to
be right. JORDAN G. PATTERSON.
Evening star., 1948-06-12

While the sands of California are
thronged with lovelies in the latest bath
ing attire, an awed salute to the astron-
omers on Palomar for resolutely looking
the other way
Evening star., 1948-06-12
Letters to The Star

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
urtter, although It Is permissible for
priter knoUn to The Star to use
nom de plume. Please be brieJ.
Evening star., 1948-06-12

A Texas town advertises for bank
president. In the help-wanted columns,
however; not in the customary flier, listing
aliases, fingerprints and any identifying
hIeujSheS
Evening star., 1948-06-12

One of those small, carrying voices in
the neighborhood~ nursery school set tells
of being promoted to regular kinder
garten"
Evening star., 1948-06-12
Somebody Is Wrong

To the Editor OF The Star:
On June I read in the Haskin Service
column on your editorial page that the Latin
American Good Neighbor Policy" was begun
In 1927 by Franklin Roosevelt
Every one in Washington should know that
John Barrett with the help Of President Teddy
Roosevelt and Andrew Carnegie began this
idea with the invention, building and dedica-
tion Of our wonderful Pan American Union
before this century began.
SUSAN GooGINs.
To the Editor OF The Star:
II the name Good Neighbor Policy" was
coined by the late Franklin d. Roosevelt, as
stated in the Haskin Service column on
June S, 1t was based, think, not on President
Coolidge's action in 1927 but on the treaty of
Guadalupe Hdalgo Of 1S48 between Mexico
and the United States In which the parties
thereto referred to the desirability Of living
together as good neighbors." This treaty is
In number of collections, including the widely
circulated Harvard Classics.
PHILIP E. SIGGERS.
Evening star., 1948-06-12

OF the dire eventualities, few have been
so long heralded to so little effect as de-
f1ation. We don't even detect slow leak.
Evening star., 1948-06-12

Favors Congress Choosing President
To the EDITOR OF The STAR
If, as President Truman is reported as hav-
ing said, the present Congress Is the worst
in the countrys history "a proposition which
may be open to some doubt. In particular by
those who recall the abject surrender OF its
powers by certain Congresses to Mr.. Truman's
immediate predscessor), the fault may lie not
Evening star., 1948-06-12
Amateur Opinion on China


TO the Editor Of The Star.
Superfciality In our Congress is not the rule,
but some of the exceptions are certainly OUT
standing Representative Frances p. Bolton Of
Ohio recently read into the record letter sent
her by stan sergeant who has been with the
Army in Japan The writer Of the letter, in re-
counting his experiences in the Far East, added
few lines about China. He admitted that he
merely took advantage Of q To-day furlough to
visit China" and spent most OF his time in
Shanghai. Yet Mrs. Bolton read into the record
his inexpert findings which were based on the
utterings Of one policeman and a domestic
servant Significant parts Of the sergeant's re-
port on China are as follows: There is, rs far
as could see, very little order in China. There
are many policemen and many soldiers, but I
don't think they really believe in their govern
ment One e'local trafiic policeman made it quite
plain to us that he would be much happier II:
Q) We went home CD the government was
overthrown; and CD the Chinese Reds took
over On the other hand our No. boy at the
YMCA : : was quite sympathetic to US and
hoped to see the Gimo continue his govern
ment Of China"
don't think it is too much to expect that
representative in the Congress should be en-
dowed with sufficient objective Judgment to
relegate a communication of the sort to the
nearest waste basket rather than consume valu
able space in the Congressional Record, publi-
cation already overburdened with meaningless,
extraneous matter
If Mrs Bolton is sincerely interested in OBJ
tanning picture of the tragic situation in
China she could easily turn to the long list of
experts on the subject-men like Gen. Chen
nault, Gen. Wedemeyer, Ambassador Bullitt.
and others. EMMANUEL. s. LARSEN.
Evening star., 1948-06-12
Arabs Without a Leg?

To the Editor Of The Star:
wonder If it ever has occurred to Duval
Jordan that the reason we don't hear "a little
propaganda" for the Arabs is that they don't
have leg to stand on.
WILLIAM B. sWITKES.
Evening star., 1948-06-12
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE

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BY THE HASKIN SERVICE
O. How many suicides occur in the United
States in an average year?-T. r. G.
A. Between $1,000 and 10000 persons kill
themselves each year.
@. Why is it considered unlucky to break .
mirror?-A. v. B.
A. Superstitions regarding the mirror go
back to those primitive times when 1t was the
prevailing belief that the reflection of person
in water or any other shiny surface was his
SOUL When the mirror came into general use
this superstition was carried over.
@. Is there danger Of tularemia In handling
wild rabbtS?-W. G.
A. The commonest cause Of tularemia in
humans Is the handling Of the carcass OF an
infected rabbit in the process OF preparing II
for cooking. Eating the undercooked flesh Is
another cause.
@. What is the population per square mile
of New York City and Chicago?-L. p. r.
A. In New York there are more than 81, 600
persons for every square mile and In Chicago
$4,000 persons.
@. When speaking to the President OF the
United States what form OF address does one
use?-E. NICK.
A. One says "Mr. President" and usually
"Sir'' later In the conversation.
Evening star., 1948-06-12

British Sacrificing Jewish Friends?
To the Editor Of The Star:
The wise public of late has been treated to a
thorough analysis Of the issues involved in the
Palestine crisis. It would be rash, one may ven-
ture to say at this stage, to attempt to predict
the outcome Of so delicately balanced situa-
tion as We have here.
However, a few plain observations are in
point, as follows:
The long association Of the Jews with the
land called Palestine has been dismissed by the
present British government as Of small import
ance. The British debt to the Jews and its con-
sequent expression in the Balfour Declaration
has been dismissed as q scrap of paper. British,
and mayhap, American, morality now is ex-
pressed in terms of OIL The British have chosen
to sacrifice the only friends and dependable
allies they ever had in the Middle East to their
new deity, Petroleum. OBSERVER.
Evening star., 1948-06-12
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