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Evening star., 1949-07-04
Fourth of July Question

Many citizens today inevitably must
think of the question raised in Washington
last week by distinguished turist when
he wondered what prompted convicted
spy to attempt to betray her country. It
patiently is true that "the motives that
inspire traitors = have always been q
mystery" but it does not follow that the
mystery cannot be read. Rather, 1t is
demanded of us as people that we should
understand the causes of the danger OF
disloyalty in our midst.
Perhaps the basic difficulty may be
discovered in the fact that America Is a
new country, composed of many different
human elements not yet completely ad-
justed to one another. Abraham Lincoln
at Gettysburg in 1853 spoke of the republic
as being conceived in liberty and dedi-
Gated to the proposition that all men are
created equal" and he conceded that the
Civil War then raging was test OF
whether that Nation or any nation, so
conceived and so dedicated, can long
endure" His predecessor, Thomas Jeffer
son, had reflected the same philosophy in
writing the Declaration of independence
in 1776. Men, it was affirmed in that
dynamic document, 'are created equal
and "are endowed by their Creator with
certain unalienable rights" including "life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness" The
trainers of the Federal Constitution in
1887 had paid homage to the identic prin-
ciples when they sought to secure the
blessings. of liberty to ourselves and our
posterity."
Now it certainly would seem that any
American of our own time educated in our
schools and by such supplementary cul-
tural agencies as the press, the radio and
the theater, should appreciate the ideals
thus set forth. Even citizens born abroad
or reared in homes not yet integrated to
our environment ought not to find it
arduous to grasp the doctrines involved.
They come to us down the ages from
ancient Judaeo- Christian sources. History
has made them precious through twenty
or thirty centuries of human experience.
No individual with high school GER
tificate should be in any doubt as to what
the United States signifies in terms of
practical freedom, cooperation and con-
cord.
Yet the judge was correct in his ac
knowledgment that there are persons,
possessed of brilliant minds and infinite
prospects" of achievement and success in
the world, who nevertheless are not faith
full to the new Nation which gives them
opportunity. Why they are disloyal is a
proper subject of investigation. Mean
while, the duty of the patriots is increased
by the impact of events A materialistic
revolutionary doctrine is abroad in the
earth. 1t is plausible in character, and it
is susceptible of forceful application upon
weak societies. When it has taken over, it
rules with cruel power. Against it the
Declaration of independence, read through
out America on this one hundred and
seventy-third anniversary Of its promulga-
ton, lifts what Woodrow Wilson described
as "a whip for tyrants"-"not theory of
governm ent, but program of action"
Evening star., 1949-07-04
Charter for West Germany

The Charter proclaimed simultaneously
by Britain, France and the United States
is another long step in the establishment
Of an integrated West Germany. 1t sets up
in working form the Occupation Statute
agreed upon by the three Western Powers
last April. The Charter is to 60 into effect
after the Inauguration of the Federal
Republic of Germany, which is slated for
early September, following the August
elections throughout West Germany.
The salient point in the Charter is a
shift from military to civilian control by
the occupying Powers. American, British
and French troops will remain in their
respective zones, but their commanders
will have purely military responsibilities.
Supreme authority will be lodged with an
Allied High Commission, consisting of the
three High Commissioners of the occupy
ing Powers, acting jointly, while their
subordinates will likewise have civilian
status. Furthermore, the High Commis-
sion will not exercise its functions directly
upon the German population, but will act
only through the German federal or Land
governments. To be sure, its powers are
transcendent, having final authority over
the German regimes and also exercising
power in the first instance over such vital
matters as the conduct of foreign affairs,
control of foreign trade and exchange,
Interpretation of the German constitution,
and military security, both for and against
Germany. In short, there has been no
diminution OF Allied authority and con-
troll over West Germany, even though the
incidence and character of such authority
and control have been notably altered.
This means that the coming Federal
Republic of Germany, despite its impressive
title, is very far from being sovereign
state. In the last analysis, West Germany
remains joint protectorate OF the Western
Powers, with little more than colonial
status and with limited degree of home
rule For the moment, such a set-up may
be welcome betterment over direct mill
tary occupation in German eyes. But In
the long run it is bound increasingly to
irk the German craving for regained in
dependence and sovereignty.
1t is to be hoped that the High Com
mission will be able better to coordinate
American, British and French views on
Evening star., 1949-07-04
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. What is the greatest age at which q
woman has given birth to a child?-E. j. M!
A. It is impossible to say definitely since
records are not complete and many are
unreliable. What is believed to be the oldest
maternity case on scientific record is that
of Scottish woman who. in 1882. bore her
twenty second child at the age of 50. Un-
substantiated cases of women in the 90s and
zoos have been reported
@. Are any States due to vote on vet
erans' bonus in the November elections?-
M. r. r.
A. The States Of New Jersey and Penn
sylvania will vote on bonuses in November.
West Virginia will consider one in 1850.
Q. Can pursuit plane of the type used
on the U. s. s. Randolph (CV 15) during
World War II take of from the flight deck
under its own power without use Of catapult
or rocket while the carrier Is not in motion?
j. c.
A. The National Military Establishment
says that a pursuit plane Of the type used
on the U. s. s. Randolph during the war can
take OF under its own power while the car
rier is not In motion, depending upon the
loading. The carrier does not have to be
in motion, but it is highly desirable since it
permits much shorter runs made into the
wind.
@. Is there any privately owned land in
the Panama Canal Zone?-M. r. D.
"A. No land in the Canal Zone is privately
owned The zone is in effect a Government
owned reservation.
c. What is the best way to keep flower
vases fresh and clean?-D. A.
A. Flower vases should be rinsed after
use in a chlorine bleach solution which
acts both as cleaner and deodorant.
@. Why is it important that eggs for the
market be clean?-C. McC.
A. Dirty eggs spoil more rapidly than do
clean ones. Cleanliness affects both keep
ing quality and price.
Evening star., 1949-07-04
A Security Essential

It is not clear just who is right In the
dispute between the President and Bernard
M. Baruch on the status of mobilization
planning for NATIONAL security. Mr.. Baruch
has charged that the administration has
stymied such planning, but Mr.. Truman
has asserted that Mr.. Baruch is badly in
formed In the circumstances, with both
sides speaking only in highly generalized
terms, the average citizen cannot help
being confused and uncertain about the
relative merits of the pros and cons of
the argument
The one thing everybody can be sure
Of, however, is that under the National
Security Act of 1947 there has been estab-
lished an agency called the National
Security Resources Board. The boards
functions and duties are supposed to cover
the task of drafting plans and policies
designed to mobilize this country as
swiftly, as efficiently and as effectively as
possible in the event of war. To that end,
the NSRB has been charged with the
responsibility of drawing up kind OF
total standby program under which
our manpower, industry, agriculture and
governmental set-up could be harnessed
and co-ordinated in q way calculated to
promote victory at minimum cost in terms
Of time, blood and treasure.
Notwithstanding Mr.. Baruch's charge,
the NSRB appears to have achieved at
least measure of progress. But there
is reason to believe that that progress has
not been nearly comprehensive enough.
At any rate, it is fact that the board
has been operating without permanent,
fulI-time chairman since last December
IS, when Arthur M. Hill turned in his
resignation. The President-after having
failed to persuade the Senate to support
his nomination of Mon c. Wallgren to
fill the vacancy-has yet to name another
man to the post. Obviously, under such
conditions, lacking forceful directing
head, the agency can hardly do as good
a job as it ought to do and as it Is meant
to do under the law.
There can be no doubt, OF course, thai
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Evening star., 1949-07-04

an interesting incident occurred.
Photographers had taken Sir Arthur to
the roof Of the hotel to get some photographs
of him. The pictures were snapped, the
party started to leave the roof, when Sir
Arthur stopped looked all about, and finally
asked, Where is my hat?" A search ensued
but there was no hat. The party went down
to his suite of rooms and the search con-
tinued. still there was not hat. Then Sir
Arthur noticed the grins on the faces of
his boy and girl, who were hardly in their
teens. and he caught on" One frown from
him. and both children dived under his bed
from whence they unearthed the missing hat
MISS M. B. LISSNER,
Evening star., 1949-07-04
This and That
By Charles Z. Tracetrell

The life OF the STRAY" cat is an interesting
one.
Often enough more often than is realized,
the animal is not a STRAY" at all
1t simply is friendly. And this leads 1t to
follow some one.
Out of its home territory, it truly becomes
q stray
Take the case of Blackie
He first appeared in neighborhood as a
childs pet. but his friendliness for mankind
led him to follow people along the block.
One night resident some blocks away
took a walk and was followed home by
Blackie
At that time OF course the kitten was
nameless.
The pedestrian could not make the cat 60
back.
The creature followed him to his own door,
where 1t was adopted" by his own children
That word, too, must 60 into quotes, for
the children soon grew tired of the nameless
kitten. as children often do.
So there was Blackie on the street again.
He wandered to one household. where he
got a good meal.
He wandered to another, where he got an
other meal, and was taken in for the time
being.
The household already had a cat. big
Persian, which. as so often with these cats,
was very jealous
The Persian put on a scene.
He spat, he growled and sulked. Few ami
mails can do better job than the Persian
cat. This one was jealous and did not mind
showing it.
The head of the family said the new cat
could not be kept.
1t must go at once.
Their own cat was not allowed out. and so
it was not fair to allow another one in to
irk it.
This was irrefutable, but it did not solve
the problem in the least
The lady of the house said it could live
under the back porch.
The head of the house said, NO" it must
go at once.
So there was the making of pretty little
row. all over nameless and homeless wan
derer, but cat which actually had home
but nobody knew It,
The lady of the house won, of course
The cat was allowed to stay under the
porch. ~
Two weeks was given as the time limit.
(This time limit" probably was laid down
as a face-saving device.)
Actually. both liked cats. and soon both
were feeding the newcomer.
Blackie led peaceful life under the porch,
but one day was run out of it by big dog.
The cat got out first. and went up tree.
The dog could not get out. He had man.
aged to get in, but now he could not get out.
board had to be pried loose before he
could manage it.
Then the cat disappeared.
This was real blow
BY this time, they had become interested
in it.
The next night. the cat showed up-and
was taken Immediately to home across
town. where a child wanted pet.
This child had had a pet snake, but that
had died.
After all. snake is poor pet.
The real live kitten was much better. as
the little girl found out.
So Blackie. after many wanderings. found
himself good place in q good home, but the
chances are there Is another home where
they are wondering what became Of their
kitten.
Do not forget. If you see STRAY" that
there may be many people and several homes
behind 1t, In all likelihood.
Evening star., 1949-07-04
Recalls Sir Arthur Conan D0yle's
Visit to the United States in eos
r,s prth>

To the Editor Of The Star:
During the dozen years I have been in
Washington have been q constant reader
Of Questions and Answers by the Haskin
Service, giving credence to all facts narrated
therein. therefore was all the more sur
prised to find the question. "Was Conan
Doyle, the author Of Sherlock Holmes. ever
in the United States?" answered in so cur
sorry a manner in The Star for June ~:
(He) visited the United States in 1894"
Sir Arthur also visited the United States
in the early 1920-the exact year can
readily be corroborated by contracting Car
negie Hall in New York City where he gave
q series of lectures on Spiritualism. During
this trip he met at Atlantic City his dear
friend Houdini. and together they held sew
eral seances which resulted in Sir Arthur's
faith In Spiritualism being greatly strength
ened. He wrote book covering this meet
ing with Houdini.
met Sir Arthur personally at his New
York hotel, where I at the time was employed
and was asked to assist him in the typing
Of some Of his manuscript. A few days later
Evening star., 1949-07-04
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the to any question OF .
fact by writing The Evening Star Information r
Bureau 316 l street NE, Washington 2. D. c.
Please inclose 8 cents for return postage
Evening star., 1949-07-04

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address of the
,oriter, although it is permissible for
Uriter kno1Dn to The Star to use
a nom de plume. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1949-07-04

Sees Advantages for Everybody
In Saturday Shopping With Mondays Closed
To the Editor Of The Star:
Recently suggestion was printed for
stores to remain open on Saturday. but close
on Monday all the year. would like to Sec
ond this suggestion and elaborate on the
advantages to all concerned.
The consumer would be able to shop on
the day most preferred dor reasons too we'll
known to repeat), that is, Saturday
Store employees would have the advantage
OF two consecutive nonworking days enjoyed
by most Government and Office workers
Employees, store owners and managers who
now work six days week would be able to
enjoy the universally accepted and legally
sanctioned 40-hour week.
Store managers would benefit by not
having to use split-shifts, hire extra work
ers, or pay overtime, as they must now do to
fit 40-hour employe working schedule into
a 48-hour store week. There would be less
dissension among employees as to who should
have the desired days off, that is. Saturday
or Monday. All would have Monday off from
work. Little business would be lost, as Mon
day is the slowest day of the week. and this
loss would be more than made up by staying
open on Saturdays during July and August.
There would be less absenteeism on Mondays,
too JOAN r. FABER.
Evening star., 1949-07-04
Suggests Fsvoritism in Choosing
Teachers for Local Schools

Suggests Favoritism in Choosing
Teachers for Local Schools -sssY=.
To the Editor of The Star:
was interested in your editorial the other
day in which you stated that there is or
will be a dearth of teachers in the District
and nearby area because OF low salaries
I can cite you young man who spent
three years as a physical education direc
tor in the Navy. Before he entered the
Navy he had his A. B. degree from Transyl-
vania University. After being honorably
discharged from the Navy he received q
B. s. degree from the University of Gin
cinnati. year ago he came to Washing
ton and placed his application to teach
anywhere in any capacity as understand
1t. but as yet he has not been called or
considered.
He also has placed his application at
Rockville to teach anywhere in Montgom-
cry County and in the year past he has
received no recognition. One man on the
inside of affairs told him that his applica-
ton would not receive any consideration
because of the large number in their file.
A person will have to have special con-
nections with the leaders, If he hopes to
receive a chance to teach. A.
Evening star., 1949-02-17

leaders which is beginning to ellclt
some plain, though still private
Battery D invective from Presl-
dent Truman.
Chairman Connally of the For
eign Relations Committee nao
seen the draft of the pact ana so
had his ranking Republican. Sen
ator Vandenberg. 1t was Senator
Connally, however. who then hung
the veil of secrecy about 1t; ne
did not show it to the rest OF the
committee and he cautioned the
State Department repeatedly that
they were to keep still. very STILL
on the subject. Meanwhile, the
United States was pressing its
Western European friends by dl-
rect word, implication and by its
whole Marshall Plan attitude Tor
swift and inclusive completion OF
their mutual agreements. eco
nomic and military.
Donnell Poses Question
These pressures were apparent
ly noted by Senator Donnell, Mis-
souri, Republican, an earnest and
excessively Iteralrmnded legisla.
tor, His honesty and sincerity OF
purpose have won him Consider
able regard from his, colleagues
but they groan when he decides
Evening star., 1949-02-17

sault. This will come not only
from the spokesmen for organized
medicine and medical supply COM
panies, but from political leaders.
Senator Taft, for example. The
Ohio statesman, not the most
emotional of men. really gets
warm when he discusses health
insurance. 1t is "socialized medl-
cine" in his opinion, and that is
all there is to it. But, since he
sees it as an evil to be combat
ted. he can be expected to dig into
the administration bill with his
customary thoroughness and give
it's authors all the trouble OF
which he is capable, paragraph by
paragraph.
Meantime, he will push for his
own bill designed to improve the
Nations health, principally by
aiding the States in the financing
of voluntary health insurance
schemes. For persons unable to
participate in such schemes, he
would provide assistance OF a kind
the insurance advocates call
charity" They, the insurance
advocates, get emotional about
this.
Dewey Expresses Horror. .
Senator Vandenberg. who yields
to none in any battle of words,
also says health insurance is So
cialism. And, he says, it would
produce wholesale mediocrity in
the skills which serve the sick and
saddle us with a new and appall-
ing bureaucracy"
Gov. Dewey in his Lincoln Day
speech expressed his horror OF the
project, saying it would reduce
our doctors to servitude."
asked a Washington doctor,
one of our eminent practitioners,
about this. Il can't find any
servitude in the BILL" he said. "As
I read lt-and I have read it
wouldn't have to take any part in
the insurance system If I didn't
want to. I could just keep on
practicing the way I do now, with
more patients than I can take
care of. I wouldn't have to take
any patients I didn't want and nc
patient would have to take me for
a doctor if he didn't want me.
The only difference, as I see it, is
that, under the insurance plan,
I'd be sure of collecting my fees. "
However, he said, he hasn't
really made up his mind and is
Evening star., 1949-02-17
This Changing World
Secret Red Document Gives Blueprint
Of Soviet Armed Intervention in Berlin

cal Berlin government will raise
a cry of Indignation and will call
on Soviet forces to enter Berlin
and restore order. Thus, there
will be no question of a Russian
initiative. Red forces would
merely be answering the distress
calls of the suffering German peo-
Pile, for whose well-being they
are morally responsible"
The plan has not been put into
effect yet, because Moscow has
decided to try policy of "lulling'
the Allies for a while. Until two
weeks ago the Kremlin had been
putting out phony peace feelers
in the form of statements by
Communist leaders in France and
Italy. These were climaxed by
Prime Minister Stalin's press in
terviews, which we're broadcast for
10 continuous days to the world in
every language.
Operations Delayed.
During this period the Rus
sian authorities did not consider
it wise to order their stooges in
Berlin to start operations, which
they believe not only would cost
many German lives but also would
give the Soviet forces a perfect
excuse for intervening in Berlin.
What will happen henceforth
none can say. The Western Allies
are fully aware of the existence
of such a plot and are endeavor-
ing to take the necessary pre-
cautions against it. They know
that the various German citizens
associations, organized on orders
from Moscow by specialists IN do
mestic strife. are ready for action.
Their leaders have hammer and
sickle armbands and special pass
words which identify them as
leaders. The headquarters of
these organizations are in the So
Wet sector.
The general feeling among AL
lied representatives is that moth
ing can be done once the Kremlin
decides to set it's machinery in
motion. unless it be to use ut
most firmness and tact to pre-
vent the outbreaks from becoming
as violent as the Russian agents
desire.
The main concern of the West
ern Allies is to prevent by strong
measures a large-scale sabotage
movement which is included in
the blueprint now in our hands.
Evening star., 1949-02-17

our resources Henry McLemore,
and subscribed to hospitaliza-
ton plan. Each of us paid up
for a year. Under the plan, II
anything happens to us. we each
get hospital room up to $500, sur
gical fees up to $3.50, special
nurse expense up to $3.50, ambu-
lance expense up to $25, and a
whole lot of other little things
free, such as hypodermics, Ice
water, a bedside bell that chimes,
a fresh violet on the dresser each
morning, and the very latest type
of wheel chair.
It seemed the Wisest OF invest
ments at the time. even though
it strapped us so that we had to
hide from the paper boy when
he came to collect on Saturday
mornings. We had just come
back from a trip around the
world and were feeling poly, as
they say at Johns Hopkins.
Cunning Clint In Eyes.
I would have been almost will
ing to bet that we both would
be in the hospital within a week,
so it was with a cunning CLINT
in our eyes that we signed up.
After the representative Of the
plan had gone. we nodded feebly
to one another as much as to
say, What a sucker that fellow
isl"
Well, the man had no sooner
left the premises with our check
than we started to improve by
leaps and bounds, as they say
at Mayo Bros. Within three
days could have taken on both
Lionel Stronghold and Bernarr
Macfadden at the same time and
licked them to a frazzle. And my
good wife glowed like a neon
sign with health. And, with the
passing of each day, we grew ro-
buster and robuster.
Today we are disgustingly
healthy. I find myself feeling so
good that crave to skin the cat,
chin myself on the mantelpiece,
and slide down the banisters. AS
for Jean, it is all I can do to
keep her from rolling a hoop in
the park. jumping rope, and TAX
ing lessons from a hop-scotch
professional.
Gets Dirty Looks.
Every morning Jean, asks me
how I am feeling. and when I
answer, Fine, fine" she gives me
! a dirty look. Every morning when
I ask her how she is feeling and
she answers. '"Tip-top. In the
pink" I throw her a scowl to
let her know I feel she is letting
us down.
One of us has got to get appen-
dicitis. We have chosen that
ailment because it is about as
safe a thing as one can have and
yet be invalided.
But how do you go about giving
the ailment to a certain party?
When I was young it was be-
lieved that swallowing grape
seeds would bring on appendi-
citis, but I have been feeding
Jean grape seeds straight, with
no chaser. for weeks. and nothing
has happened. And she has been
putting them in my after-dinner
coffee and using them to bread
my veal chops. But no appendi-
citis.
Please help us.
Don't let us suffer from vim,
vigor and vitality any longer.
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