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Evening star., 1950-04-12
The UJA for 1850

The 1850 United Jewish Appeal will start
moving into high gear on the local front with
tonight's advance Gifts Dinner" It will receive
further impetus from the two-day conference
to be held here this week end by the National
Christian Committee, whose distinguished mem
bership is making fine effort to promote the
widest possible support for the enterprise.
The UJA has achieved great deal during the
past decade, particularly since the proclamation of
the new Jewish state in May of 1948. In the
past year alone-working in concert with the
United Palestine Appeal, the Joint Distribution
Committee and the United Service for New
Americans-itl has made possible the reception
and resettlement in Israel of more than ESQ., 900
homeless men, women and children from almost
forty countries In addition it has looked after
the wants of $4,000 displaced persons entering
the United States in 1949, and it has extended
vitality needed help to hundreds of thousands
of Jews behind the Iron Curtain, in Western
Europe and in North Africa
But despite its many accomplishments to
date, the UJA still has huge problems to contend
with as regards such things as housing and new
immigration in Israel, rehabilitation and relief
for at least 250,O00 Jews In Europe, and medical
and child care for tens of thousands of others
in Moslem countries, This is why it needs more
than for It's basic operations this year.
Evening star., 1950-04-12
This and That

g, but spinach has an equal amount of
B and C..
Calcium, sulphur and potassium are
found in large quantities in broccoli;
but in spinach, sodium. potassium, mag
nesium, iodine and iron are all found
in large amounts, while silicon leads
them ALL
so summing it up. spinach isn't so
bad
I'VE can develop a taste for it if we
try.
THE next time you serve spinach.
take toward it new attitude, and you
will probably enjoy 1t. as do.
Sincerely, DAVID H."
Bub. there isn't going to be any next
time, II we have anything to do with it.
The only use for spinach at our house
is to feed it to the guppies.
Guppies are those nice little fishes with
big. round eyes and good appetiteS.
And there is nothing they like better.
1t must be admitted, than a taste Of
spinach, now and then.
A spinach leaf is parboiled for exactly
one minute. allowed to cool, and then
suspended in the aquarium.
The way the gupplies 60 after it
would be a treat to your eyes.
There is no doubt at all that spinach
ID all our correspondent says 1t is. and
that countless Thousands Of heroic chill.
Evening star., 1950-04-12
By Charles (. TroceweH

dren have fooled themselves into think
ing they like the stuff.
We feel in this matter as our friend.
Templeton Jones, did one sunny morn
ing when walking over to the bus.
He was going right down the middle
Of the street, when he saw little girl
standing on the sidewalk.
Now, in this block, every one walks in
the street, which is smooth, rather than
on the sidewalk, which is slippery brick.
A brick sidewalk is picturesque, but
unless laid in concrete becomes very
slick with moss.
Well, there was Jones, going along
the street. exactly in the center, when
the small fry hailed him.
"You should" she said crisply, walk
on the sidewalk"
She looked accusingly at him.
Jones suddenly felt very. very small
II should stay on the sidewalk he
replied. But older people find it very
slippery. and, after all, they have had
enough experience to be able to dodge If
a car comes along. Little children must
stay on the sidewalk"
He looked sideways at his small lee
turer, to see If she had heard him.
She had. And she was not easily side
tracked.
You should stay on the sidewalk.
she said. ew
This time, Templeton Jones got on
the sidewalk.
Evening star., 1950-04-12
Boneo, Boneo, Boneo!

J. J. Sperry asks why we are trying
now to educate the Eskimos. can think
of number of reasons.
In the first place, it will provide in
teresting jobs for some people, and ad-
venture along with it. But it will do
more. AS these people get civilized, they
will learn how to lie successfully for
to be successful in our modern civiliza-
ton, lying easily and successfully is the
first requirement.
They will learn to be dishonest and
vain. The natural things of life they
have always taken as Just natural they
will now learn to consider wicked" to
be enjoyed as vice and not as a nor
NAL function. They will be taught to
eat our modern artificial food and un-
dermine their health, to drink our poi
sonous liquor, smoke our sickening to-
bacco and to desire million things we
shall have presented to them in glowing
propaganda to create desire for the
unnecessary.
AS they become educated we will see
that they become confused and restless.
They will forget how to play and relax,
and in their new development they will
become suspicious of every one, cynical
and deceitful themselves. They will be-
gin to think of marriage as curse, chill
Evening star., 1950-04-12
FOURTEENTH STREET.

L.
Dear Sir:
What do you really have against the
poor, mistreated green-leaf vegetable,
spinach?
II am boy of 13. and would like to
express my reasons for disagreeing with
you
How many times has it been heard
that good little children should always
eat their spinach, even though they
don't like it?
"The thorough truth of the matter
is that the average child does like it.
as far as liking goes on green-leaf or
other vegetables.
your description of the taste of
spinach-'an unpleasant tang that leaves
bad taste in the mouth, and q fuzzy
feeling'-is an unusual one.
Many unusual tastes could be de-
scribed as bad by one who has been
used to something else.
Personally, I think it adds zip and
zest to meal, such as the taste of
sour pickles, cheese or various herbs.
Certainly no one changes the taste
of spinach in cooking or seasoning. Who
would want to?
Compare the vitamin content Of
spinach to that of broccoli, which is
rarely mentioned as being widely dis
liked. Broccoli is quite rich In G and
Evening star., 1950-04-12
BY WHIiom A. MiiIen

CTAL4ED for the time being on part
~ Of its ambitious program, the Sesqui-
centennial-the celebration of the 150th
birthday Of the Nations Capitals
ready to blossom forth.
On Saturday, in the Capitol Plaza,
kickoff" program colorful Salute to
Freedom-will inaugurate a series of spe-
cial events, planned to run until No.
vember. This series will cost 81 million.
In the minds Of most people, errone-
ously, Sesquicentennial means Freedom
Fair. But the whole celebration, to mark
the moving Of the Federal Government
from Philadelphia to the new National
Capital in 1900. is divided into two major
parts.
First there is series of special events
-pageants; the symphonic drama by
Pulitzer Prize Winner Paul Green. to be
staged in the amphitheater now under
construction in Rock Greek Park; OBJ
servances honoring the States, parades,
fireworks and other programs.
The second great division is planned
as the Freedom Fair. an exhibit of
Americas achievements for more than a
century and half of this Republic.
The first part is on the threshold Of
launching. But what is delaying the
Freedom Fair?
Briefly, there are legal problems.
In the hands of Attorney General Nc
Grath lies the fate of the fair. He
is considering two main posers. One
is whether the National Capital Sesqui-
centennial Commission can create a
non-profit corporation. This corpora
ton is necessary to get around the re-
quirement that cash on the barrelhead
must be laid down before the Freedom
Fair buildings can be erected, in the
name of the United States, on public
land. The credit of the United States
Government cannot be pledged lightly.
The difficulty is that in the exhibit
leasing business, only half the money is
paid by the exhibitor when he signs a
contract. The. other half is paid when
the exhibit space is ready.
But the Federal Treasury likes to have
the money in hand in venture of this
kind. The non-profit corporation would
Evening star., 1950-04-12
We Like You Too, Mrs. S.

just wanted to let you know how
much we enjoy your paper. We are new
comers, so we started to take three
papers but decided The Evening Star is
the best sil-around one for us.
My husband isn't in the house two
minutes before he inquiries for the paper.
And my day is not complete until I've
read the Readers Clearing House and
done the crossword puzzle and the word
game.
After every one has retired for the
night, read the news from the first page
to the last. And even though the rest Of
the folks claim they read all the paper.
it's surprising how much more get from
it than they do. I never thought another
paper would take the place of the Boston
Globe, but The Star has done just that.
Mrs. r. III. Stevens.
Evening star., 1950-04-12
Indio-Pokiston Progress

The week-long conference between the
Prime Ministers OF India and Pakistan, Java
harial Nehru and Liaquat Ali Khan has ap-
parently borne fruit. An agreement was signed
between them pledging reciprocal protection of
religious minorities. Although this agreement
must be ratified by the respective parliaments,
1t indicates that mutual understanding has been
reached on the highest level about the most
explosive and Immediately dangerous issue be-
tween the two countries. The recrudescence of
communal riotng within recent months center
ing in the Bengals but tending to spread to other
regions, is especially calculated to inflame pop
ular passions thereby aggravating an already
tense situation.
Ever since the partition of the Indian sub
continent three years ago, India and Pakistan
have been troubled by variety of controversial
issues. ranging from the political allegiance of
kashmir to tariff schedules, currency valuations,
water rights and communications The sudden
sundering of long established unity maintained
under British rule inevitably engendered many
problems OF adjustment, especially since the
partition was carried out along religious lines,
with scant regard for economic considerations.
But none of those issues was as war-provoking
as the communal rioting causing as it did the
loss of innumerable lives, refugees by the million
and immense property losses. If, therefore,
measures can be concerted to control those out
breaks and stop stampedes of terrified masses,
long step will have been taken to avert the
danger of a general war whose consequences
would be catastrophe not only for the contest
ants but for the world at large.
How far the Prime Ministers went in han
ding other issues has not yet been disclosed,
although the preliminary communicates the
conference indicate that they were at least ex-
ploratorily discussed 1t is intimated that Nehru
will soon reciprocate Ali Khan's visit to New
Delhi by going to Karachi the Pakistan capital
where further talks will undoubtedly take place.
Thus, the negotiating process will continue, pre-
sumably under brighter auspices if machinery
for implementing the agreement is promptly
set up. Thus, even if only the first step was
taken at New Delhi, it is step on the right road
Evening star., 1950-04-12
A pseudonyn, is permissible only
Uhen letter carries correct name
and address of 1Driter. Please be brief.

Gen. Marshall and he had inherited an
incredible mess Mr.. Roosevelt's domes-
tic technique had been to bestow eco
nomic advantage in return for political
support, cheerfully sacrificing the public
good for his selfish advantage. 1t had
paid off reasonably well, because Mr..
Roosevelt and his political hatchetmen
had need for one another that was
mutual and continuing.
Mr. Roosevelt tried the same technique
in international affairs. but it failed be-
cause the need was neither mutual nor
continuing. Stain got what he wanted
and quit. Mr.. Acheson. with states
manlike grasp of the fundamentals. has
been replacing expediency with principle.
self seeking with honesty, international
log rolling with a devotion to the COM
mon good. After the intellectual and
political dishonesty Of the past. ID years
"a dishonesty which has been in part
bipartisan-Mr. Acheson makes me feel
as Noah must have felt when the dove
brought back the sprig Of green.
And now the Republicans are attack
ing him. Perhaps 1t Is because he Is not
politician, and they feel that he must
therefore be the weak link in the other
wise stout chain-mail defense OF the Ad-
ministration. Poor. silly politicianst All
the evidence is that very great many
Americans distrust and fear the present
administration and its labor leader
henchmen, but the evidence is equally
strong that they trust the Republicans
even less Can it be that the present at
tack is just another bit of evidence Of
that faulty judgment which the unhappy
American public senses, so that it con-
tinues to prefer the evil which it knows?
Henry p. Taylor.
Walkerton, Va.
Evening star., 1950-04-12
Clear Up the Mystery

If it is true that an American B-29 flew over
Latvian territory and fired on Soviet fighter
planes, the Russians are fully justified in the
vigorous protest which they have filed with the
State Department. For this incident, If it
occurred would be a very serious matter.
The Russians ought to recognize B-29 when
they see one, since they grabbed several of the
Super Forts that made forced landings on Soviet
territory during the war and later copied them
in making bombers for their own air force. But
General Hoyt s. Vandenberg, commander of the
Air Force, has denied that any Air Force plane
was involved in such an incident as the Russians
describe, and says further that the Air Force
had no four engine bombers in the Baltic area
on April 8, when the alleged clash occurred. If
this is correct, then the Russians either erred in
Identifying the plane as B29 with American
markings, or their complaint is a fabrication.
Soviet propaganda techniques being what they
are, the latter possibility cannot be ignored
However, it is not probable.
1t has been suggested that the American
plane may have been a Navy Privateer, re-
modelled B-24 type, which disappeared April
on flight from Wiesbaden, Germany, to Copen-
hagen, Denmark. If this was the plane involved
in the incident, however, there are several mat
ters that need explanation. Could the Russians,
being within firing range, have mistaken B-24
AVA q D-H0' ANoVy doGIOIAClcS say tuc FT1VdCeer
was unarmed. If that is right, then the plane
could not have opened fire. as the Russians claim.
Finally, If the Navy craft was the offending
ship it was some $50 miles off its course on a
relatively short flight and it is hard to believe
that such a deviation could be attributed to
navigational error.
The reported exchange of shots occurred
near the port city of Lepaya a former German
naval base. 1t is believed now to be the home
base OF the Russian Baltic fleet In view of this,
the Soviets can be expected to resist, just as
vigorously as we would, any American flights
over the area, be they accidental" or otherwise
Therefore, the investigation which has been
started by the Defense and State Departments
should be pursued to the end The mysterious
circumstances should be cleared up, and if it
is found that American pilots are deliberately
violating Russian territory the practice should be
stopped. For if that is what has been happening
and If it is not stopped, we should expect serious
trouble.
Evening star., 1950-04-12
Poor, Silly Politicians

am convinced that the policies of the
Fair Deal and its predecessor, the New
Deal, carried to their logical conclusion,
will destroy our liberties and our econ
omy. AS result, in the last four elec-
tions, have voted for the Republican
candidate for President, though as far as
Virginia is concerned am an unwaver-
ing Democrat. Because the Republicans
have shown neither originality, con-
sistency nor soundness in their leader
ship. I have voted for them with re-
luctance. choosing the lesser of two evils.
They are now about to lose even this
doubtful distinction. Mr.. Acheson's con-
duct of our foreign affairs is the one
bright spot in an otherwise sordid scene.
Evening star., 1950-04-12
A Livestock Fottener?

Progress Is not always an unmlxed blessing.
A case in point is aureomycin. Along with peni-
cillin and other mold-derived wonder drugs"
this magical substance has been justly celebrated
up to now as formidable foe of such infectious
diseases as Rocky Mountain spotted fever whoop-
ing cough and virus pneumonia. Its true po-
tential power, however, appears to have been
underestimated. At any rate, there has recently
come to light evidence indicating that it is not
merely mighty germ killer but also-at least
possiby-a revolutionary nutritional force with
a remarkable capacity to stimulate growth.
Thus, according to an announcement just
made by the American Chemical Society, two
research doctors associated with the Lederle
Laboratories have found that when a relatively
tiny amount of aureomycin is mixed with ton
of animal feed, it increases the rate of growth
of hogs by as much as so per cent. Chickens
and turkeys have responded to it Ill the same
way and there seems some reason to believe that
1t may have similar effect on cattle and other
livestock. AS for human beings, clinical tests
are being made to determine whether it holds
out any promise as an aid in promoting the
growth of undernourshed and underSized chill
dren.
Needless to say, if it can be developed into
a powerful livestock fattener and weapon
against stunted childhood, aureomycin will oc-
cupy a spectacular place in the history OF food
and human health, wholly apart from its place
in the war against infectious diseases. Ger
tainly, everybody will hope that it lives up to
its seeming promise in that respect, for if it
does it will be great benefactor Of mankind,
making the world richer and happier. But such
progress, if attained, is likely to have price
tag on it-perhapS small price, but still price,
price taking the form of new problem created
by q new stride forward.
The problem is implicit in aureomycin's pos
sibilites as stimulator of the growth of hogs,
cattle and livestock in general. If the substance
can be perfected into kind of concentrated
animal nutrient, if it can be made to speed up
the fattening of pork and beef on the hoof, and
thus sharply cut down on the need for regular
feed what about all the corn that now goes into
the production of hams and steaks? The answer
is that in that case our farm surplus win become
a bigger headache than ever Progress, while
doing wonderful things, often filings down new
challenges of this sort.
Evening star., 1950-04-12
Our Guest From Chile

Gabriel Gonzalez Videla President of the
Republic of Chile, is assured of a cordial and
sympathetic welcome during his stay in this
country. He personifies that consistent regard
for democratic institutions and ideals which
brackets Chile with Uruguay in the forefront
of enlightened liberalism on the continent of
South America.
Chile stretches in narrow band down the west
coast of South America from the subtropics almost
to its sub-Antarctic tip. AS might be imagined,
this implies wide variety in climate, soil and
natural resources, though most of it's five million
inhabitants live in it's fertile central portion The
extreme south is too cold and wet for settlement,
while its mineral wealth is found chiefly in the
hot desert north. Thence come the nitrates and
copper which form it's main mineral exports,
much of them going to the United States. Both
nitrates and copper have been developed by
American capital. But the Chilean government
has ambitious plans for further industrial ex-
panSion and President Gonzalez hopes to attract
further American private investment in addition
to loans already granted by our Export-1mport
Bank for specific projects. The Chilean Presi-
dent will undoubtedly discuss the matter with
financial and industrial leaders when he goes
to New York after his Washington stay.
The Presidents public career has been as
distinguished as it has been varied In politics
1ro al early age, ne was elecIeo 10 IIle ClaInper
OF Deputies, corresponding to our House of Rep
resentatives, and year later was chosen its
presiding officer, similar to our Speaker of the
House He then turned to diplomacy serving
in two important ambassadorships but pres
emily resumed his political career, going to the
Senate, and during that incumbency forming part
of the Chilean delegation to the San Francisco
Conference which launched the United Nations.
Then came his campaign for the presidency as
candidate of left-of-center coalition which.
elected him to be the nations Chief Executive.
During his term of Office, he has been notably
successful in carrying out his program of liberal
reform and economic Advancement His chief
difficulty has been with the Communists, who
supported him in his campaign but were soon
discovered to be fomenting a Red revolution.
President Gonzalez dealt drastically with the
Reds, outlawing the Communist Party and
purging its members from all public Offices.
Evening star., 1950-04-12

for blocking changes. The committee mentions
three proposals as having become begged down
They would eliminate patronage from the postal
system, reorganize civil service procedures and
establish new Federal accounting system The
committee asserts that strong opposition has
developed to these measures, particularly from
persons and groups on the Federal payroll who
would be affected by the proposed changes"
Congress will be doing the Nation disservice
If 1t allows itself to be swayed by the reorganze-
everybody -but-me forces.
Evening star., 1950-04-12
Re-reodine Treasure Island

Black inside O hat
Could not be blackey,
Rain pours doi0n the pane
A Silper lacquer,
Thunder shakes the roof
In fits and starts. /
Either the knockers knocking
or my hearts
PluckS me from sleep
And takes me to the door.
Is It PeD?
And shall ! open for
The black spot tn a hand
Fiue thin bones thick. II =
Curled like a dying bird >.,-.
Around q stick?
BLANCA BRADBURY.
Evening star., 1950-04-12
This Is an Old Story

There is something distressingly familiar
about the charges by the Citizens Committee for
the Hoover Report that special interest groups"
are imperiling adoption of some of the more
important governmental reforms recommended
by the Hoover Commission and by President
Truman 1t is the same old story of pressures,
open or covert, by those who have selfish reasons
Evening star., 1950-04-12
The Freedom Fair Has LAWYER TroubIe

of the commission. When he was chair
man Of the Senate District Committee.
recently. he served on this body. More
than that. he successfully fought for the
So million appropriation for the commits
sion on the Senate floor. So 1t seems
a reasonable bet that Mr.. McGrath will
resolve every legal doubt in the COM
missions favor. For ne is thoroughly
familiar with its hopes. aspirations. plans
and struggles.
Carter T. Barron. executive vice chair
man of the commission. points out there
is third problem confronting the COM
mission. This is a suitable site for the
Freedom Fair. While Anacostia Park
still is seriously considered. the commits
sion would like to get another site where
it would not have to spend so much on
foundation building. Engineering studies
show that at Anacostia it will be neces-
sary to drive piles down to as much as
40 feet on the filled-in land. to get
sound foundation for the structures,
Mr.. Barron envisionS the Freedom Fair
as "a $50 million business"
1--WE really need corporate machinery
for efficient management" he says.
With a non-profit corporation. We can
make immediate decisions on business
like basis and run it more like private
enterprise"
If Attorney General McGrath decides
in favor of the commission, Mr.. Barron
believes the space-selling survey can
easily be conducted within four months.
He is pretty sure it can even be ac-
complished in as little as so days. for the
ground work has already been done
through the commissions Leasing
Bureau.
My enthusiasm for the potential sue
cess of the Sesquicentennial has never
diminished" Mr.. Barron says.
Before it encountered these legal rocks
and shoals. the commission started out
to sell 100000 square ieet of exhibit
space at $50 a square foot. which would
bring in $l2 million. OF this. SO mil
lion would be spent on exhibit buildings.
But now the commission feels that
from two to two-and-a-half times that
amount can be sold. judging from the in
quiries that have been coming in.