Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-21
Letters to The Star
jail Conditions Are Supposed

Jail Conditions Are Supposed
To Be Unpleasant, Reader Declares.
To the Editor Of The Star:
Recently one Of your correspondents COM
planned that Montgomery jail conditions are
worse than reported"
But. after all, what is jail supposed
tn bee pleasant, modern abode, with
porterhouse steak: and with all the COM
forts of home? With variety OF selected
sports and top entertainment for the In
mates? With diet pleasantly varied ana
expertly prepared, better than any OF Them
earned. outside?
The inmates are perfectly aware OF the
things they are not supposed to do, ana
isn't 1t too bad that they are put IN jail
for doing them anyway? Certainly, jail
is not q place one would desire TO De
that is not the reason we have Jals. IL 10
nobody's fault but their own that they are
there, and the way they have to live ana
the treatment they get should have been
considered before the crimes were COM
mitted.
Many of the men in jails today are re-
peaters, serving up to their fifth terms. 80
it must not be too bad or they would make
an effort to stay out. once released.
am all for modernization Of our hospitals
and other institutions, caring for those VINO
cannot help themselves; but I say let the
criminals take conditions as they are, until
such time as the needs Of the Ill and the
old are fully provided for
JOHN F. NEEDHAM.
Solving All Problems by Computers
Suggested by Sardonic Scientists
To the Editor Of The Star: h.
We were very much impressed by your
article of November Is on the use OF elec-
tronic computers to test the B-36-Banshee
controversy. It seems to US that this really
is remarkable method OF determining the
relative performances Of our new aircraft.
It is truly admirable how the science OF
mathematics is capable of solving so difficult
a problem in so short time without any
necessity OF endangering the lives OF Navy
or Army personnel.
It so happens that we have also recently
attended lecture at scientific institution
where the extraordinary possibilities OF the
new Harvard electronic computer were re-
ported by an outstanding mathematician.
The expected accomplishments Of the Aber-
deem computers already described in your
paper are opening great possibilities for the
future use of the Harvard or OF still more
perfect computing machines. Since it Is
possible with one electronic computer to
solve the B-36-Banshee controversy, would
it not be possible to solve more important
controversies with a number OF highly per-
fected high-speed calculators? Would 1t
not be possible, for instance, to solve con-
troversies involving more than two airplanes
by feeding to the electronic computeH the
speeds. attitudes. rate Of climb, warning
time. weather, fire power, ETC., Of great
number of airplanes? We see already for
the near future rows of high speed comput-
ing machines with multitude of specialized
mathematicians solving the controversy be-
tween two enemy armies without any danger
to the lives of the soldiers. In short time
the scientists will prepare report and con-
clude who are the victors and the van
pushed.
AS matter of fact we recommend that
the United Nations set up War Strategy
Evaluation Group (WSEG) equipped with q
large number Of high speed electronic Sc
querlce calculators, stated with highly
trained technical personnel including mathe-
tnaticians, war strategists, ordnance experts
nuclear scientists, cybefnati eians, logisd-5
clans, etc., charged with the responsibility
Of .adjudicating all wars Immediately upon
declaration. The personnel Of .WSEG could
be elected by the United Nations Educational
and Scientific Organization (UNESCO). The
WSEG would be directly responsible to the
Security Council of the United Nations. AS
soon as q war was declared the belligefeat
UN representative, complete and compre-
hensive statement of all military equipment.
combat personnel industrial statistics. eco
nomic indices. fifth column potentialities.
and any additional pertinent information
such as the extent Of any interservice con-
troyersies, etc. WSEG Immediately would
proceed to calculate by means Of the high
speed automatic electronic sequence calcu-
lators the ultimate outcome of the war. The
result would be relayed to the Security Coun-
Gil who would be responsible for negotiating
the treaty of peace in accordance with the
findings of WSEG.
This, we believe. is the only means of saw
ing the world from complete destruction
which is otherwise inevitable.
But. oh goodness! We forgot the veto
power! TWO HOPEFUL SCIENTISTS.
is In Doubt About Which God
And Which Laws To Accept
To the Editor Of The Star:
In his letter in The Sunday Star, r. L.
Giss speaks of "so-called man-made laws
which are in conflict with the laws of God"
yYI.