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Evening star., 1949-04-15
W. r. Gladstone's Prophecy
Recalled in the Light of History

To the Editor Of The Star;
Extract from w. E Gladstone essay KIN
Beyond Sea" published in the North Amer
lean Review. September. 1875
II do not speak of the menace In the pros
pective development OF her resources America
offers to the commercial pre-eminence of
that 1t is she alone who at a coming time
can. and probably will wrest from us that
commercial supremacy. We have no title.
and have no inclination to murmur at the
prospect--if she acquires It she will make
the acquisition by the right of the stronger
but in this instanee-the strongest means
the best. She will probably become what we
are now the head servant OF the great house
hold OF the world. the employer OF all en-
ployed because her service will be Of the most
and ablest We have no more title against
her than Venice or Germany or Holland had
against us. One great duty is entailed upon
us which We unfortunately neglect. the duty
of preparing by resolute and sturdy effort
to reduce our public burdens in preparation
for a day when We shall have inflnitiveiy less
capacity than we now have 50
Instead OF needing his warning about pub
lie burdens, these burdens have been added
to hundredfold as compared with those OF
Mr.. Gladstone's time. when. as Mr.. Glad
stone says. We have infinitely less capacity
to meet our liabilities.
Bread and circuses' was the cause OF the
decay of the Roman Empire. but We have
forgotten this lesson In history
ERIC c. FINLAYSON,
Beckenham, Kent. England
Evening star., 1949-04-15
Mr.. Foy Gets q Wrong Number

The injunction granted in District Court
against removal of telephone from the
Maryland home of an alleged gambler Is
a serious setback to District Attorney
Fays war on gambling racketeers in Wash
ington and vicinity. If Mr.. Fay Is no more
successful in other injunction proceedings
than he was in this first test case, his
major weapon against the professional
gamblers will be little more than dud.
This weapon was his authority to compel
the removal of telephones and ticker ma
chimes used In violation of District gam
bling laws.
Judge Pine ruled that no evidence had
been produced by the District Attorney to
show that the telephone of Nathan Miller,
in Avondale, Md, had been used In fur
therance of gambling violations within the
District. He held, in effect, that Mr.. Fay
had no right to request removal OF the
Maryland telephone without showing
that it was used to "aid and abet" gam
bling In Washington. 1t is difficult to obtain
such evidence without wiretapping and
that procedure cannot be used to obtain
evidence admissible in court. AS Judge
Pine pointed out, however, the Maryland
authorities could effect removal of the
Miller phone-provided they produced
proof of its use for illegal activities Or
the telephone company could Initiate
action on the basis of Judge Pines finding
that there was evidence of Maryland
violation.
Mr.. Fay says that he will treat each case
in his drive against the communications
setup of gamblers as separate problem.
It Is clear now, however, that he must
produce competent evidence" that the
tickers and telephones in Maryland are
being used in connection with District
gambling If he is to achieve his goal OF
cripphng the. real nerve center of the
bookie and numbers rackets in this area.
For the control headquarters of the "big
shots" are located outside the District line
mostly in Prince Georges County.
That is why Mr.. Fay has attached so
much Importance to his effort to paralyze
the communications network by which
gamblers inside and outside the District
carry on their thriving business. Raids on
the outer fringes of the racket may come
and 60, but the racket goes right on with
out serious interruption as long as the
telegraph and telephone lines are still OPP
Grating. Mr.. Fay's attempt to strike a
fatal blow at the heart of the gambling
syndicates will stand or fall on his ability
to convince the courts that he has ade-
qilate evidence in a majority of the re-
manning cases that Illicit use has been
made of the communications system.
Evening star., 1949-04-15

TO prove the non-aggressive character Of
the North Atlantic Treaty, and they ought
to be made right now In the United Ma
tons. Through Mr.. Gromyko. the men Of
the Kremlin have used the General As
sembly 10 repeat their vearisome attack
on the pact II they think they have a
leg 10 stand on, they should accept the
British challenge TO fle a formal complaint
in the T. n. and ask for a showdown vote
on the issue-a vote that would almost
certainly 60 Overwhelmingly against them.
II they do not have the courage 10 DO that,
then they should at least have the grace
to turn on new record and give US some
respite from the awful boredom of their
repetitious propaganda.
Evening star., 1949-04-15
Northwest Eorthouokes

The earthuuakes in the northwest cor
ner of the United States were but the
latest manifestations of the youth of that
part of the country. They demonstrated
again the principle Of mobility which
characterizes the sunset edges of both
North and South America. Our planet
constantly Is moving up and down, bac,:
and forth. Generally, 1t stirs so quietly
that nobody notices the trembling Occa
sionally however, the disturbance is vio-
lent enough to attract the attention o.
millions OF people.
Between 1915 and 1923, a total of 81
shocks of elemental Importance were re-
ported IN Washington State. The count
for Oregon during the same period was IT.
But California in those eight years had
594 significant tremors. This indicates
that Seattle, Tacoma Olympia and the
other cities shaken Wednesday are rela-
lively safer for human habitation than San
Francisco and Los Angeles Scientists who
have devoted the best portions of their
lives to study of the problem say that the
Northwest area Is vast basaltic plateau,
covering about 100000 square miles. There
are similar formations In Argentina and
Brazil and in certain Pacific islands. The
black. marblelike rock-bearing a name
tracing back to ancient Abyssinia-has
been burnt by volcanic action. Perhaps
the lower strata still are hot. Fissures are
known to go down as much as 40 miles.
1t follows that there is constant, un-
relieved tension over thousands of acres Of
northwestern terrain. The pressure on the
lower levels has been estimated at about
$4,000 atmospheres or 270000 pounds to
the square inch. Now and again the glass
cracks. When that happens underneath
big city, the damage is apt to be consid-
erable. Shifting may continue for weeks
or months Eventually, the neighborhood
will quiet down.. The residents of Wash
ington are familiar with these phenomena.
And they are philosophic about them.
They understand that no single square
inch Of the surface of the globe is immune
to change. We all are in danger from
Nature. Yet what better friend have We?
Evening star., 1949-04-15
News and the United Nations

Although 1t has defeated the nullifying
amendments proposed by the Soviet bloc,
the Social Committee of the United Ma
tions General Assembly is not yet out OF
the woods in preparing the way for adop-
ton of the projected Convention on the
Gathering and International Transmits
sion Of News.
Despite general impression to the con-
trary, Russia and It's satellites are not the
only members of the U. N. threatening the
free flow of information. The truth Is,
actually. that several other members,
though otherwise worlds apart from the
Soviet bloc, have come forward with
amendments so restrictive that II they
were adopted, the proposed convention
would be worse than no convention at all.
There is, for example, the revision fa-
vored by Colombia AS drafted year ago,
on the initiative of the United States, the
convention would recognize country's
right to censor outgoing news dispatches
only in matters involving national mill
tary security" Since then, however, the
Colombian delegation has succeeded In
having the word military" deleted. If this
change should be adopted, then any gov
ernment could find sanction in interna-
tional law to exercise as much censorship
as 1t pleased on the sweeping grounds OF
national security field broad enough
to allow for the choking off of information
on wide variety of subjects not genu-
inely related to nations safety.
Moreover, as If to 60 Colombia one bet
ter, Mexico has proposed an amendment
that would legitimatize censorship on
grounds not merely OF national security
but of national prestige" and national
dignity" as well. Nothing could be broader
than that Needless to say, II 1t were
adopted as part Of an international con-
vention, governments In various parts OF
the world could seize upon it to Justify a
thoroughly. unjustified cutting OH OF out
going news dispatches dealing with almost
any subject under the sun-anything. for
instance, that might reflect unfavorably
on the political party In power, anything
that might have to do with internal prob
lens that should be publicized abroad, or
anything that might not please the vanity
of some individual official or some partisan
faction.
OF course, many parts Of the world are
already afflicted with censorship of the
most sweeping kind, but that censorship
does not yet have the blessing Of interna-
fional law. With amendments like those
proposed by Colombia and Mexico, how
ever, the projected news agreement would
have the effect Of legitimatizing the very
Evening star., 1949-04-15
Seighbers Wonder Why
Ambulance Was Late

Ambulance Was Late
II EeitcE es ms sss.
little child died Thursday April :. after
being run over hr truck. That In Itself Is q
tragedy. but knowing that this poor baby
lay there for 30 minutes waiting for an
ambulance makes il a crime Perhaps IN thls
instance the child could not have been saved
but think Of the other cases where q matter
Of seconds means the difference between life
and death.
We as parents demand 10 know any aid
was not brought sooner 10 little Raymond
BrodSky. AS taxpayers and citIEenS ne feel
We not only have the right 10 know but also
10 demand some action.
Can you Imagine what this wal, Of 30
minutes seemed like to Raymonds horror
Of eternity!
MRS w. r. HAMMMETT. MRS A NJ.
NAVARRO. MRS. w EMIG. 3 W MAR
NER MRS ROSE BERKOWTTZ. MRS.
GEO. NICOLI. MRS. SHERWOOD Me-
KENNA PAULINE ROSENBERG. RUTH
z ROSENBERG, HELEN LONG. SHIR-
LEE TYNER. MARION PEACOCK. MRS.
S W. HAYES. MRS. r. S. BERGSTEIN.
MR.. AND MRS. NJ. L. MATHSEN. MR..
AND MRS S O. BOWDON, MRS.
BERNICE R HARPER, MRS NJ r.
SCHOONMAKER. Mr. AND MRS. r.
NAGEL. MICHAEL AND HELEN FOON-
Err. MERLE M. MABEL, Mr.. AND MRS,
N NJ. GREEN
Editors note: Casualty Hospital 10 which
little Raymond Brodsky was brought, reports
that the call for the ambulance was received
at 3:22 pm. and the ambulance. carrying the
child, was back at the hospital at 3:45-a
total of 20 minutes IN all.
Evening star., 1949-04-15

but son4Ehs we have received nctaee fran
The rsaagsment G. tnr farms that - SEP
TENDER. Isse vii ~ tie Gate every cir! VII
have 10 vaeats e"
Yes she went o. to SAY rarIe, not TOO
m2ch more. because sire dsGnr A. vet kncN
TOO much hers3f As soon ~ new Develop
men's occurred. sire 4 let is kno@ Imrnecl-
aieay. But The ggls seTe net listening TO waAt
seemed 10 be a4naxy excuses They we're
thinking Of the homes they left 10 ecrae TO
Washington To work for The Government
Was il all oyeg' Did THIS mean that we 4
be down oy The station" waiting for thr
tram 10 carry US back To where se came
FROM No. 'fstensng more closely we heard
the assistant director Eosng~ or to say
Those OF you who want rooms and apart
ments can consult the registrar. who IS lax
ing names Of people who are renting rooms
to girls OF course Se cannot recon
mend these rooms We do not know where
they are or ANYTHING about them we only
know that thsy are there So that aas the
important notice Now what were 600 glrlS
going 10 do7 Go back norne' Take rooms a,
some place where no one knew or cared what
sort Of rooms or people they'd have TO live
With JOIN the service? On. yes. many
thought was floating through the minds Of
the mustered girls who are now experiencing
what We were promised we wouldn't have TO
cope with.
The important fact that brought so very
many of these girls from home TO work for
the Government was that We we're assured a
home away from home-s place Of residence
which carefully WAS supervised by Govern
ment directors. guards, policemen. and
everything that made Arlington Farms truly
a home away from home
But now It's TO be all over. Who Is going
to take the vacant desks that are left by
over half Of these girls eoinI home OF
course. some already have started apartment
hunting and room hunting but what Of the
rest Suppose We don't want to live In n
place where it's free for almost any one and
every one to come in. We want protection.
We want the security that was promised Us,
Please won't some one do something about
what is happening TO the home life" OF
1000 girls?
Isn't there some one somewhere who can
offer a suggestion or two 10 help the Gov
ernment think again about eyieitng uss
Surely there is some solution, Must We close
the Iarms2 Please. people. do something.
HELEN NAISMrTH.
Evening star., 1949-04-15
Senator Toft's Wornina

The report that Senator Taft has read
the riot act to the party's arch conserva-
tives in the Senate can be received with
mixed emotions.
According to the stories that have fl
tered out of a closed Republican confer
ence, the Ohioan administered quite a
tongue lashing to his colleagues who recoil
in horror from even his own moderate
program of social welfare legislation. He
told them, If the reports are right, that
the COP Is faced with ultimate doom
unless it supports legislation which will
extend benefits to the needy without de-
stroying either the free enterprise system
or individual initiative.
From the standpoint of practical politics,
which means the winning of elections this
probably is good advice. For the indica-
tionS are that a majority of the people
want social legislation and are not going
to vote for any political party which will
not promise 1t to them.
STILL If this advice is sound. that is the
more disheartening to those who look with
misgiving on the expanding role of the
Federal Government In such fields as hous-
ing, medical care and education. Senator
Taft sees moderate program like his own
as the only antidote to what he regards as
the complete socialism" involved In some
OF the administrator projects. He be-
lieves that the Government must take
care of those in the lowest income brackets
or set In motion political pressures that
will destroy the free enterprise system.
The trouble with this is In finding a
point at which line can be drawn that
will satisfy the people in the low income
groups. Assuming for the moment that
Senator Taft is right in imputing complete
socialism to some of the Democratic pro-
grams, the best that can be said of his
position is that he offers kind of limited
socialism.
1t may very we'll be that this Is unavoid-
able and perhaps desirable. But there is
reason to be skeptical of the notion that
the people who want this sort of thing will
be satisfied with a small dose If they can
get larger dose. Certainly the course of
events in other countries, where one social
istic venture has only led to another, does
not inspire confidence that a limited form
Of socialism In this country can be kept
limited for any long period of time
Senator Taft Is one of the ablest men in
public life today. Perhaps he can work
out successful formula for going so far
and no further. But 1t should not be hard
for any one to understand the fear which
has taken possession ofsthe Republican Old
Guard. && i
Evening star., 1949-04-15

evil which last years Conference on Free
dom of Information voted against when 1t
voted for the American-sponsored draft
convention.
Accordingly, it must be hoped that the
pending amendments will be rejected. II
they are not, II instead they are adopted
as part of convention, the United Nations
will have committed a great blunder. Our
delegation TO the General Assembly has
therefore done well to announce in ad-
vance that the United States will not sign
such an agreement It could not do so
without stultifying itself
Evening star., 1949-04-15
BY THE HAskrN SERVICE

@ What State has the largest number
OF civilian airplaneST r. r. H.
A. The January !, ip4s totals reveal thai
California leads all other States In the num-
Der OF civil aircraft with IoT<l. followed
by Texas with 1886. and New York with
4.e6i. Total aircraft stood 1T es saf en-
increase OF only per cent over the number
OF aircraft on record st the beginning ef
lp4s.
@. II the wood from the giant s~qunsa
tree valuable ms building material1 l. n. r.
A. The wood Of the big seguoas 10 not
OF much value rs lumber since II ls both
soft and brittle When . tree Ia fsiled. The
huge trunk skaters badly from the I'm
pact OF fall. making the lumber largely
useless except for such things a. fence
posts and grape stakes
@. What are the names Of the days of
Holy Week. RI
A. Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday
and ends as Easter begins Certain ~ the
intervening days have been given special
names - Spy Wednesdsy. recalling the BE-
trsyal. Maundy or Holy Thursday. Oooa
Friday and Holy Saturday. Easter Eve os
Great Sabbath. a.
@ What Ia meant by the Divine right
OF klngs"7 c. r. L.
A. Divine night Of kings" vas the no
ton that kings reign by direct ordinance
OF God rather than by the will Of the peopls,
The phrase was much used IN the i7th
century because Of the pfetensions OF the
Stuart kings and origin Of this belief has
been traced 10 the Old Testament. where
kings are called Gods annointed~
a. In II possible for q veteran 10 eaty
case Of the c rstions that wers belng uAed
al the end Of the war; II. c, n.
A. Army rations have not been eseiafsd
surplus and hence are not available 70 Tho
public.
Evening star., 1949-04-15
A Mother Who Works
Argues for Other Women Working

To the Editor Of The Star!
Allow me to contribute my five cents TO
the argument concerning married women
working.
] am a married woman and I am working
in the Federal Government I do my own
housework and provide care for my aged
mother while am at work.
I worked in an Office for seven years before
I was married. Then took up the business
of home-making. and I know that I did a
good job OF 1t. I reared four children. and
my husband and worked hard to put them
through school during a depression. Then
came the war. just as our boys were about
to be able to help us a little. They enlisted
as they became old enough. and suddenly
three OF them were gone. seemingly over
night Time on my hands weighed heavily,
and then answered the call OF the Federal
Government to come out of the kitchen and
help. planned to help only for the duration.
but like many other women. we didn't know
then that the cost of living would soar to
unbelievable heights. Besides. our sons re-
turned. Thank God. only one was injured:
but now they no longer were boys but men
ready to marry and establish homes of their
own: which is as 1t should be.
My husband and have gone through two
wars and a depression. Our children never
have been neglected. I stayed with them
until the last one was able to take care of
himself. was always there when they
needed me- The very fact that they had
been so we'll educated and cared for made
them the more able to serve their country
when the time came. I receive no prefer
ences, benefits or even consideration OF any
kind: but am healthy and able to work.
and I am going to work just as long as
can. There is something wrong with the
girl herself, or the man. who can't find work
today Any argument against the married
woman working is just so much Blahl Blah!
over my shoulder.
ANOTHER MARRIED WOMAN. i.
Evening star., 1949-04-15
This and That
Ru Charles E..Trace,pell

Alice Jones tMrs. Tenapleton Jones to youl
wanted to mail q letter.
It was night. and Mrs. Jones was not ir
the habit of walking up to the mail box BY
herself.
Old Temp was up with the boys watching
the television.
Jones thought-as many others do-that
the boxing matches are the best thing or
television. 80
Wrestling matches-rot so good; prize
hghts-swell!
That is the Jonesian opinion. We give II
for what it is worth. Templeton Jones has
his own decided opinions about things.
A man who wouldn't hurt fly, he dearly
loves to see the big boys slam punches at
each other.
He finds himself yelling for knockdown
Temp" called Alice Jones, would you
mind walking up to the mail box with me-?
Jones did not answer. Battling Bozo or
some such oddly named person was flicking
his right into the face of Natty Bombinio at
that particular moment.
Temp" called Alice.
What did you say?" Jones answered, as
he inwardly rejoiced when Natty slammed a
stiff right into the jaw of the obnoxious
Bozo.
Il want you to walk up to the mail box
with me-
20. K.," called Templeton Jones.
Mrs. Jones waited patiently at the front
door.
It was very black outside.
The neighborhood is lighted, but not too
well lighted.
There are plenty of trees, large shrubs
and inky pools Of darkness.
Up on the road. where the letter box Is.
the shadows creep.
Mrs. Jones had no desire to walk that far
all by herself. although by no means timid
person.
So she waited patiently for Templeton to
leave the television screen.
But 1t was no 60. She could see the Old
Man huddled there, watching every blow.
And, from long experience, she knew that
he would not bulge, despite his willingness
to accompany her. until the last round.
Making a sudden decision. Alice Jones
walked out the front door.
After all. in their quiet neighborhood. it
was silly to be afraid of the dark.
There were no burglars, no creeping per-
sons Only a diet of detective stories could
make any one afraid in such neighborhood.
SO she argued to herself. as she went along.
Far up the block big dog barked.
Dogs have a way of barking. always. at
the wrong person.
Alice Jones. tiptoeing along, was no one TO
bark at. Any good dog should have realized
as much The dog barked and barked, as
II defying some No. enemy Of the state.
It was all rather silly. but 1t did not add
any to the pleasure OF the journey.
There was one yard Mrs. Jones had to
PASS where q certain old tree. cut on by a
storm, very much resembled a human being.
In the night. with no moon. the old stump
looked so much like crouching man that
Alice Jones walked faster than ever.
She mailed the letter. almost ran back
down the block, and into the house.
She was slightly angered Surely Temple
ton should have accompanied her. She would
lust sneak upstairs and into her room with
out saying anything. 1t would serve him
right.
The television nght was still going on.
Half an hour passed, when the telephone
rang.
She could hear her husband answer it.
Suddenly he opened her door,
Alice" he called. Alice. there is phone
caIl for you"
He hadn't svsn missed her.