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Evening star., 1949-04-17
Putting the Emphasis ON Unity
Rather Than Divisions in Religion
W. rSi.or Y-bs

Putting the Emphasis on Unity
Rather Than Divisions in Religion
To the Editor of The Star
In the past few weeks. the editorial pages
of Washington papers have contained several
letters concerning the recent decision Of the
courts Of New Mexico on the question OF
Roman Catholic nuns teaching in State
supported schools.
It Is apparent that emotional loyalties
either to Professionalism or to Roman Cathol-
icism have begun to involve us all In the sin
of lack Of charity. Franco Is attacked and
defended: Protestant and Catholic errors OF
the past are resurrected the futures Of &C.
clesiastical tyranny or materialistic secular
ism are predicted. The old truth that 1t Is
far easier to get people to unite against
something than for something may produce
two antagonistic Christian divisions facing
each other In world already firing Of the
war Of creeds and ready to throw them all
overheard.
Would 1t not be better to place more
emphasis on examples of Roman Catholicism
and Professionalism working together In char
ity? II readers Of The Star viii send me
examples which they know. viii be very
glad to collect them and send them to The
Star for publication. II such plan Is feas-
ible. JOHN CLAIBORNE DAVIS,
80 St. Albans School.
Washington Cathedral.
Evening star., 1949-04-17

is essential to that end, not simply for the
good OF the valley region itself but for the
good of the Nation at large-a Nation
whose overall population Is steadily
growing and whose future prosperity and
security depend on the wise use Of Its
natural resources.
Some objections have already been
raised TO the eva idea. but they are vague
SO far. Unless and until they are spelled
out In detail to show Just how the estab-
hshment of such an agency would be un-
sound, the President will have by far the
better of the argument.
Evening star., 1949-04-17
Spring, Suddenly, With Relatives

Spring in Washington is an enchanting
season. But II, it is the time Of blazes
of delicate pastels from the fruit blossoms
and luminous, misty green's from the
budding trees, it is also the time Of the
cot in the living room, the mattress on
the floor and the line outside the bathroom
door. The incredible beauty outside is
matched by indescribable confusion within.
As the radiant loveliness of the renewing
season advances, every Washington home
or apartment owner is transformed into
reservations clerk, bellboy, short-order
cook and tourist guide These are the days
when every letter from home contains
either the sharp hint for an invitation
or the blunt information that the writer
and family-are coming. The harried host
ess, squeezing oranges for six or carefully
brewing Uncle Toms special coffee, begins
to wonder how all-embracing is Mike Mon
roneys famous dictum about people who
come to the Capitol: "They never go back
to Pocatello" The cordial smile of well
come becomes fixed The cries of What's
your hurry?" when return trip is men
toned take on hollow sound. The in
clination to fib about imminent arrivals OF
further guests becomes almost irresistible.
But what If every Washington home
becomes boarding house during these
few weeks? And what If every Washing
tonian begins to see the Lincoln Memorial
in his sleep and dreams that he is caught
in nightmare of people taking pictures OF
people taking pictures? Earth has few
things to show more fair than this alabaster
city garlanded with buds and blossoms and
yelled in tender green. Dull would we be
of SOUL" in the words of Wordsworth, If we
carped about the inconvenience arising
from sharing such wonders with those not
so blessed in their own city.
Yes, the price of spring in Washington
comes high, But who can say it is too much?
Evening star., 1949-04-17
Columbia River Project

The weight OF logic ana common sense
seems to be on the side of President Tru-
mans proposal for the creation of a Co
lumbia Valley Administration to unity
Federal activities connected with the de-
velopment and conservation Of resources
in the Pacific Northwest
As set forth in his message to Congress,
theN Presidents proposal-which Is en-
bodied in legislation already introduced in
both houses-does not call for the launch
ing of gigantic new project. 1t calls,
rather, for the establishment OF special
agency-in principle somewhat like the
Tennessee Valley Authority-to pull to-
gether In single regional unit the plan
ming and developmental work now being
carried out In the Columbia River area by
such separate Federal organizations as
the Bureau of Reclamation, the Bonre-
vile Power Administration and the Army
Corps of Engineers.
In the Presidents opinion, this organi-
rational change is necessary because we
have now reached point where the grow
ing scope and complexity of the Federal
activities in the region require much
greater integration and the full-time at
he sees the situation, the proposed eva
would constitute an important step for
ward for several reasons, among them the
following: Cd Administratively, 1t would
increase the efficiency Of current opera
tions; t2) 1t would permit, closer Co
operation with the States and localities
concerned and with private groups repre-
senting business, agriculture and labor;
and 80 it would open the way to "a bal
anced, continuously developing program"
designed to make the most Of the Valleys
tremendous potentialities as wisely and
rapidly as possible.
Certainly, the Pacific Northwest
up chiefly OF Oregon, Washington Idaho
and western Montana-is naturally
equipped for expanded development OF the
sort envisioned BY the President The
population of the region has Increased 81
per cent since 1940 More than 10 per cent
of the Nations saw timber Is located there,
together with q number OF important
minerals including so per cent OF our
known phosphate reserves. Industrially
and otherwise the Columbia River
capable Of eventually producing $4,000, 600
kilowatts Of electric power-the area shows
every promise OF future growth that can
be of enormous benefit not only to the
multiplying numbers OF people living there
but also to the strength and economic
well-being Of the country as whole.
But the promise implicit In the Pacific
Northwest can be fulfilled only If the Cos
lumbia River is harnessed intelligently for
such things as flood control, irrigation.
soil and forest conservation, low-cost
transportation and the generation OF hy-
droelectric power for expansion In the
aluminium, electrochemical. electrometal-
lurgical, atomic and other industries. In
| the Presidents view, the proposed eva
Evening star., 1949-04-17

bred In the vocation os q farmer. but who
toiled In these fields Of time in Tire sense cs
the eternal Here Was q man whc farrnea
in the sense Of the eternal He rlowed n
the sense Of the eternal. He Sowed hts seea
and raised crops. and gathered into barns
In the sense Of the eternal
With the ordinary Christian. homer bright
how much does the sense Of the eternal ln-
pinge upon the common round Of duty TIE
prayers In Congress the grace at table be-
fore meals, the prayer at close O. dAy IN
the spirit Of Nov ] lay me down 10 sleep -
are . sort Of formal salute TO tire eternal
But. actually. how much docs the constant
sense Of the eternal color the humcrlm
ooings Of the Congress ihe Government
agencies. the once. the school the factory.
the home? The problems and tasks Of Ire
Now. alas. too often are detached from any
vital relation to the Forever And Without
that sense OF the eternal the lights O. our
faith SO out on the affairs Of our hearts and
In the windows Of our lives
What thrill 1t was In London but q few
nights ago when. after the gloom and dark
ness Of the war and the postwar years, the
lights went on again. GloriouSly the lights
are on ~ Easter. Then IL is that otherwise
church indifferent muititudes crowd the
sanctuaries OF the Nation Then IL is that
pulpits blaze with the radiant Easter fact
Then it Is that anthem and hymn set I'M
mortality to rapturous music which stirs the
soul to new expectancy and certainty O.
Forever
As sunset comes and the last sands O! our
mortal life are fast running out this matter
as TO whether the Now has the Forever tied
to 1t Is pressing question. The gospel OF
Now and Forever by It's vistas Of an ampler
life that death cannot block nor bury il the
only thing that makes sense Of the universe
Through the Now are bright shoots OF ever
lastingness as we feel the power OF an endless
life go thrilling through our immortal being.
Surely. God would not build 20 magnifcently
through travail and agony Just to throw his
crowning creation on . cosmic scrap heap
Robert Browning, prophet Of the Here and
pioneer Of the Hereafter. you have the right
Of 1t as you greet the unseen with cheer:
Whats time9 Leave now for apes and
dogs: man has forever"
Evening star., 1949-04-17
Loose TuIk Con Be Dangerous

Moscow's propagandists can be counted
upon to make the most of the speech
delivered In the House the other day by
Representative Clarence Cannon of Mis-
souri, Indeed. In the United Nations
General Assembly. Andrei Gromyko. the
chief Russian delegate, has already capital
lied on it, and other Soviet agents viii
almost certainly play 1t to fare-thee-well
in their never-ending campaign Of anti
American defamation.
For Mr.. Cannon's speech, wholly apart
from its extremely loose evaluation of the
relative strategic importance of the Army,
Navy and Air Force, is just the kind Of
thing that the Soviet propaganda machine
can use to excellent effect. Thus, In q
careless sentence, the Chairman of the
House Appropriations Committee has
enormously suggested that the North
Atlantic Treaty has automatically supplied
us with ."ample land bases" abroad for
the atomic bombardment of Russia
suggestion promptly cited by Mr. Gromyko
to lend plauSibility to the Kremlin's phony
charge that the treaty is an aggressive"
alliance aimed at "unleashing new war"
on the U. s. s. r. 1t Is a suggestion,
moreover, which must certainly embarrass
such signatories as little Norway, whose
Foreign Ministry has been at pains to
make clear to the Russians that no West
ern nation will be offered installations on
Norwegian soil except in case Of actual
or imminent attack
At least equally helpful to the Soviet
propagandists is what Mr. Cannon has had
to say about how the United States should
let the other Atlantic powers send in their
boys" to take care of the occupying prob
lem latter we have demoralized and ami
hilated enemy territory from the air"
Regardless Of Mr.. Cannons real meaning,
this loosely worded remark, when torn
from its generally loose context, is ready
made for Pravda, 1zvestia the Moscow
Radio and the Communist Parties still
militantly agitating in the Western Euro
pean nations. In other years, the Nazis
made much of the meanly witty canard
that the British were willing to fight and
die to the last American. Today, given
Mr. Cannon's statement, the Red propa-
ganda machine, expert In spreading its
distortions and downright lies against us,
can twist the line around to make 1t read
that the Americans are willing to fight and
die to the last Dane, the last Norwegian,
the last Belgian, the last Hollander, the
last Frenchmen, ETC., etc.
The effectiveness of this sort Of thing
is not to be underestimated. Highly placed
Americans In official positions need to
bear it in mind whenever they speak.
They need to practice circumspection,
measuring their words well and phrasing
them carefully to make sure that their
meaning is unmistakable. Otherwise, as
in the case of Mr.. Capnon's remarks, they
will play right into the hands of the
propagandists in way that can do real
harm.
Evening star., 1949-04-17
New Bourd Member

There is reason to believe that the Judges
of the District Court have made good
selection in naming Mrs. Edward c. Magde-
burger to succeed Mrs. Henry Grattan
DOYLE on the Board of Education. The
best evidence of the wisdom of the choice
Is to be found in Mrs. Magdeburger's fine
record of unselfish service for the COM
munity since taking up residence mere
twenty-seven years ago. 1t is record
which, as Chief Judge Bolitha Laws put
it. indicates that she is "very well quail
fed" to assume membership on the school
board
The mother of FIVE children, Mrs. Magde-
burger long has taken an active interest
in school betterment, both as an Individual
parent and as member or off1cer OF
.parent-teacher groups and women's CLUBS.
Within three years of her arrival IN Wash
ington from her native Missouri she had
been elected president of the mcfarland
Junior High School PTA. She has served
also in other PTA positions. During the
war she devoted much time to the Red
Cross nursing and blood donors programs
and has taught first-aid classes at Paul
Junior High School. She was chosen presi-
dent of the Federation of Women's Clubs
In 1947.
In these and similar civic and patriotic
activities Mrs. Magdeburger has sdemon-
strated a keen understanding of problems
affecting the welfare of citizens generally
and young people in particular. She has
not been content merely with discussing
these problems, but has been willing to
give of her time and energies in trying to
solve them In this respect and in many
others she resembles Mrs. Doyle-which Is
q good omen. For only woman OF Mrs.
Magdeburger's proved capacities could
hope to make up for the loss to the board
occasioned by Mrs. Doyle's resignation. The
Star joins with other supporters of a strong
public school system in wishing the new
board member long period of useful
public service.
Evening star., 1949-04-17

srosaud from the are Of u unssrd and de-
priyed Of opportunities for senooitag, sznsps
10 3 veYy lsmas<d extent. be gave syadfsses
Of having achieved good sdncassan IN spite
az adverse conditions He sas esssas
WINGED that operators daserisninassd against
miners who joined iabcr Unions ~ sassng
tfaem the <amf desgrxbie wcsk in tfs rssres
The witness said that Lad tsss 10
earned S4Ol wcrkanx In crs of ths nansa
desiyable oollasrses cf The anihEacsss rsssnn
of FeunsyisanaA-s
Evening star., 1949-04-17
The Problem of Thinking

It is all well and good for Sir Heneage
Ogilvie to advise people to cut down on
their thinking If they want to avoid stom-
ach ulcers, high blood pressure and things
like that. The trouble Is, though, that the
celebrated British surgeon has failed to
say Just how bewitched and bewildered
modern mind can turn itself on or on as If
1t were q water faucet. The fact Is that
1t is not water faucet. The fact is that
it seems doomed to keep on going all the
time, more or less like poor Sisyphus for
ever rolling stone uphill and downhill
and never getting chance to rest.
Sleep, OF course, is sort of escape But
even then, subconsciously, the brain is up
and doing, and when we dream, whether
pleasantly or gruesomely, we are burdened
with a type of thought Similarly, In our
woolgathering moods, when we stare
blankly at blank walls or wander OF in q
make believe world and imagine ourselves
to be fabulous lovers, world heroes, super
men or billionaires who can always be sure
of where the next nickel is coming from,
our minds are still active. In short our
gray matter, though 1t may slow down
sometimes, never stops completely as long
as we breathe breath.
Accordingly, even though the distin-
guished Sir Heneage has prescribed less
of 1t, thinking seems definitely to be some
thing we cannot avoid II we have minds
It pursues us constantly, whether we like
1t or not, and when we let 1t develop into
worry-the way 1t often develops In these
days-it can become. In Byron's words, the
demon" and "the blight of life." Whether
it will cause stomach ulcers or the like,
however, depends pretty much on the In
dividual involved Thus, as Ambrose Philips
has written, 1t may be said TO be this:
The hernit.s solnce In his ecu,
The fire that sonrms the poets brain,
The loueY's heGpen, or his he'll,
The madman,s sport, the mise mans
pain.
In any case, we think and therefore we
are. And because we are, because we exist,
we think For better or worse, we simply
cannot get away from the thing. Man
seems to be Sisyphus In that sense. al
ways rolling ideas uphill and always hav-
Ing to fear that some OF them-like the
one on the atom-will roll him right back
down again.
Evening star., 1949-04-17

Of the Father God
abide with you now
and forever" That is
the prayer breathed
by priest and
preacher upon the
silent worshipers.
turning again from
the sanctuary TO
the streets to meet
whatever the coming
days may bring Of
JOY or sorrow. gain
or loss. life or death.
Christianity is the
Gospel Of the Ever
and Ever. But as
Evening star., 1949-04-17

Britain. The court, Of course, has no way
of enforcing its rulings. But even If the
Albanians ignore it by refusing to satisfy
the British claim, the Corfu Channel
decision leaves no room for doubt about
their liability, II not their criminality.
Evening star., 1949-04-17

A successful speculator on the market
divulges his secrets See which way the
crowd is going, and do the other thing.
In this way he became tremendously
rich and lonesome.
Evening star., 1949-04-17

The Russians show pictures of steam
driven airplane antedating the Wrights
Kittyhawk craft by twenty years, or only .
year or so after the Russian discovery OF
steam.
Evening star., 1949-04-17
Spires Of the Spirit
Now and Forever
An Easter Affirmation of the Relation Between Mans
Present and the Boundless Future

Now and forever" are the closing words
Of public worship. just before the final Amen.
in thousands Of church services across the
Nation: The love and grace and fellowship
Evening star., 1949-04-17

A cut in margin requirements Is matched
BY q similar trend In restaurant portions.
now featuring more meat and less white
SPACE On the noon plate.
Evening star., 1949-04-17
Man Is Really the Problem
For Scientists to Solve !


For Scientists to Solve
To the Editor Of The Star
From q recent letter In your column. one
sees that science teachers are insisting upon
more authority In our educational systems.
both private and public. / am not pro-
fessor, am only a student. but I can see
that the study Of the sciences must oe reie.
gated to a distinctly secondary position,
civilization Is to survive.
Science and destruction are unavoioanly
married by nationalism. The constructive
forces of science are tagging behind the de-
structive forces, particularly medicine. Ma
tionalism, the reason for the marriage, Is .
blight caused not by too little scientinc
knowledge but by ignorance Of human values.
What is the purpose or desire OF man on
earth? Is 1t not to live according to the
Jeffersonian principle OF peaceful associa-
ton In free society? Despite the expressed
views Of some professional scientists, the
helter- -skelter race to formularize life b seen
as q serious misdirection Of human energy
by some outstanding scientists.
To paraphase DR. Bohr and DR.. Etnstein
In a recent book. we must reach an abyss
In scientific investigation and realize that
the most vital genealogical problem for man
is man himself: we have climbed over one
mystery to find another awaiting Us. In
the evolution of scientific thought. one fact
has become impressively clear: There II no
mystery Of the physical world which does
not point to mystery beyond itself. All high
roads of the intellect. all byways Of theory
and conjecture lead ultimately to an abyss
that human ingenuity can never span. Man
Is thus his own greatest mystery" 1t Is our
prejudices ignorance. hates and inability to
provide for q stable and peaceful social
political organization that plaques mankind.
Some Of us had best review what the hu-
manities have to teach; I'm sure that this
much-derided. Improbable field would sur
prise them with Its potential yield.
Do not mistake more eficient gadgets as
being involved in this important crisis. The
question: before us is whether education u
to be further reduced TO physical measure
ments, or. as Winston Churchill stated. the
study Of humanities Is TO remain paramount.
Scientific research admittedly Is important.
but the realities Of world affairs should not
fall on blind eyes and mute lips.
America must not become the constantly
accelerating assembly line Of materialism.
scientific or otherwise. We are replete with
formula reciters in the sciences and pseudo
sciences; there Is . desperate need for more
and more teachers tnot only In schools, to
speed up the synthesis Of scientific discovery
and human frailty into better way Of Life
for all mankind. D. POWELL
Evening star., 1949-04-17

Correcting m Editorial:
There b Plenty Il Aureomyein.
10 the Edisor of Ths ssAr:
This u IN reference to your March 30
editorial entitled New Wonder Drug"
I believe you have been misinfcrmed on
the subject Of the supply Of aureomycin. TIE
fact that II Is produced By fermentation
methods Ii not. at this time. any indication
that there Is dificulty In manufacturing large
quantities. Quite the contrary. since our ex-
perience with penicilltn has given ~ facilities
for the large-scale production Of antibiotics
by the fermentation method winch Tank with
any others In the world. The supply Of au-
reomycin has been for several months. and
. now. more than adequate % meet any
couceivsble needs IN the United STATES and
cyer,ess. aincs aureomycin = highly sdee-
Evening star., 1949-04-17

BENJAMIN James Of Jeansyille. Pa. ac-
cordtng TO The Star dated April II. 1853
had been . witness before thu
coal N;nesy industrial Commisston the Sat
leeAe. urdAy prsviously. He testified
g n member ri the National
Exscuftvs Committee n tn Mira WoTkers
q Anesica and had heeu miner himseh
enly ! few months back Wmk1ng undn-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-25
Pension Bill
Not Dead, Say
Measure, Entirely
Rewritten, Will Come
Out OF Committee /.
Again, They Assert
tny The Associated press,

II IL
WASHINGTON. March 25,--
Several representatives, propon-
ents Of the veterans pension bill,
asserted today that the measure
is not dead, SO far as this session
of congress is concerned.
They maintained that the DILL
would be redraWn by ReprsSen-
tative John Rankin and other
proponents and reported by the
committee again. They explained
that the proponents were now in
a good position to determine the
attitude of the house toward the
proposed pension bill and could
rewrite it to conform with the
sentiment of a majority of the
members of the house.
Rankin, who said yesterday that
the bill was killed so far as the
81st congress was concerned, had
nothing today to. say about the
statement that the measure may
be revived.
One Of the proponents. stated
that he felt confident bill will
be passed that would provide .
spensiop for veterans of the firsi
World War.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-25
Alarm System
10 Be Installed

Sealed bids, endorsed Bids Coz
Installing Fire Detection and Fire
Alarm Systems. viii be received
until 1890 a. NJ. ~ April 1919.
at the Public Works Office, u. $.
Naval Station, and then and there
publicly opened for installing
Fire Detection and Fire Alarm
Systems at the U. S. Naval OPP
irrational Development Station
and U. S. Naval School. Adj.
vanced Undersea Weapons. Key
West, Florida.
The work will consist OF com
plete installations to provide pro-
lection for total OF seven build
ings, and will include furnishing
and installing wiring, thermostais.
alarm bells. control panels. man.
ual break-glass stations. batter
les, and all other. equipment re-
quircd for seven complete sys-
TENS to comply with require
anaants OF National Bpaya a KlEs
Underwriters.