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Evening star., 1950-11-24
Philippines President
Issues Congress Call
BY the Assoeiated Press

MANILA, Nov. 24.-President
Quirino today called Congress in
to special session December 4 to
qualify the Philippines for United
States aid under an agreement
recently signed here with Eco
nomic Cooperation Administrator
William C. Foster.
Under the Foster-Quirino agree
ment, the Philippines will take
several steps recommended by the
Bell Mission before President Tru-
man places aid plans before the
United States Congress.
A group headed by Daniel w.
Bell, former undersecretary of the
United States Treasury made a
study of Philippine needs. 1t
recommended increased taxation,
administrative reforms and social
welfare legislation to provide min
imum wages and incentives for
farmers. It recommended that the
United States supervise the spend
ing of the proposed $3.50 million
aid.
The tax legislation is apt to be
a stumbling block. Nacionalista
Party and independent members
of both houses quickly condemned
projected bills drafted by the
Liberal Party majority on the
ground they would place the new
tax burden on the low income
classes.
The Bell report recommended
stiff increases in upper and middle
bracket taxes as a means Of halt
ing imitation by siphoning of
surplus cash, balancing the budget
and reducing the disparity be-
tween incomes of the rich and
the average man in the islands.
Evening star., 1950-11-24
BY the Asseeiofed Press

CHESAPEAKE, Ohio, Nov. "a
Marvin L. Stevens, flying plumber
from Columbus, Ohio, rolled down
the cockpit window of his light
plane at Chesapeake Airport yes
terday and said:
"Whew, am I ever glad to be
here"
Twenty-nine passengers on 9
TWA airliner and control tower
men here and in Columbus and
Cincinnati were glad too.
The control towers, with air.
liner passengers listening in, had
succeeded in shepherding Mr.
Stevens through a dirty overcast
so thick that the 29-year-old Mr.
Stevens said, Half the time ]
didn't know whether I was flying
upside down or right side up"
Mr.. Stevens troubles began this
morning when he took off in his
Piper PAGER at Northway Airpark,
Columbus, to fly across the city
10 miles to the Sullivan avenue
Airport. There he was to meet
his brother for a fight to Colum-
bus, Ind.
He had received weather re-
ports before taking off. but said
he misunderstood the overcast
readings, and after getting into
the air discovered he couldn't see
''up or down or sideways"
His plane was equipped with
two-way radio. however, and he
contacted Robert Sweet in the
Columbus control tower. After
that, Stevens transmitter became
stuttery. He could hear but his
replies were faulty.
Eventually. the flying plumber
got on top of the overcast and
Mr.. Sweet asked if he could see a
TWA plane circling over the city.
He could.
It was flight 81, westbound from
New York to Kansas City, with
Capt. B. K. Steussi in charge.
Capt. Steussi had been told OF
Evening star., 1950-11-20
Arlington's Wise Suggestion

Arlington's County Board made wise deci
sion in voting, on Saturday, for creation of a
committee to investigate possibilities of a North
ern Virginia regional water supply and sewer
authority. 1t is to be hoped that Alexandria.
Falls Church and Fairfax will respond by indi-
eating their willingness to participate in the
work OF this investigating committee.
The need for some such undertaking, with
particular reference to sewage disposal facri-
ties, was outlined yesterday in a Star editorial
The creation of an authority for the region of
Northern Virginia, as outlined in the resolution
OF the Arlington County Board Saturday. sug-
gests much broader prospect for intelligent
cooperation between counties and cities of the
area in joint planning and supervision of both
water supply and sewage facilities.
The idea has been proposed before by such
competent agencies as the Northern Virginia
Planning Commission and the Interstate Com
mission on the Potomac River Basin. The merits
OF the step are so obvious that it would be
grevous mistake not to investigate the possibili-
ties now, before each of the Jurisdictions of the
area becomes too firmly committed to separate,
and un-co-ordinated, facilities This is certainly
the proper time to make the investigation
Evening star., 1950-11-20
By Charles E. TroceweH
j. w. Haywood, Jr.

Somehow in their evolution they have
acquired sense of humor. Most watch
ers come to realize this. and to count
on it.
This sense of humor is more than
just cuteness secured by eloquent use
of bright eyes, waving plume of tail,
and capers of born acrobats
One has but to extend a peanut to
squirrel to get some glimpse of the
fact that this four-legged one is not
just after food alone.
He wants fun, too.
It is his saying grace, just as it is
ours, and ties us to him with more than
the usual bonds of creature to creature.
# some mutation of the future should
put the animals in charge of the world.
we humans would have less to fear from
the squirrels than from the dogs. say, or
hens. Hens would pick our eyes out
with pleasure. as they spoke with bitter
ness of the billions and billions of their
ancestors put into frying pans. Dogs
would surely bite us to death, being
wolves at heart. away down deep. But
squirrels would smile, wave their tails
gladly. and say LET them live. Throw
them little food, and watch them
Jump. Say, fellows, this is going to
be funl"
Evening star., 1950-11-20
An Old Friend Returns

Once more the District of Columbia Tubercu-
losis Association is selling Christmas Seals to
finance it's campaign against disease which
still is plague. affcting millions, killing thou
sands The 1850 Seal, released today, is bright
little label showing three infant angel musicians
1t has connotations of peace which everybody
will hope may not be contradicted by events
The war against the physical and mental ills
which trouble mankind is the principal war
which ought to have claim on the interest of
men of good will.
Specifically, the campaign against tubercu-
losis has primary Importance among drives of
similar nature. It represents struggle which
gradually is being won. The progress of the past
a years largely has been achieved by the distri-
button of Christmas Seals-a democratic eco
nomic, practical device. No individual is too
poor of pocket or spirit to wish to ignore the
annual appeal of this particular philanthropy
This year five million Seals have been mailed
to residents of Washington and nearby Maryland
and Virginia. Each of these packages should
bring back at least dollar. Meanwhile, the
Seals also are being offered in post Offices
stores, churches and other public and semi
public places. More than 5000 volunteer workers
are helping in the drive. The result should be
money enough to pay for continuance of the
progress already achieved in the war against
tuberculosis.
Evening star., 1950-11-20

tice of the Supreme Court) to subject the
bureau to a sweeping reorganization.
The late Mr.. Stone was one of the
first persons publicly to denounce the
Palmer raids. He would hardly have
chosen Mr.. Hoover to clean house If he
had believed him in any degree respon-
.sible for the bureaus tactics.
AS one goes on through succeeding
chapters. it becomes evident that Mr..
Lowenthal has been busy with his shears
for many years. In no other way could
he conceivably have collected all the
newspaper and magazine clippings criti-
cal OF Mr.. Hoover and the FBI included
In this veritable scrapbook. Apparently
nothing Of derogatory import that has
been printed about the FBI since World
War I has escaped his eye. In his own
objective way. he has included virtually
nothing that could be considered lauda-
tory.
Thus, he devotes considerable space to
criticism by the late Senator Norris of
an FBI roundup in Detroit of persons
indicted for recruiting men for armed
services abroad, viz. the Spanish Loyalist
cause. Not to be found in the book, how
ever. is a letter to Senator Norris from
Robert H. Jackson. now Supreme Court
justice and then the Attorney General,
stating that careful investigation had
shown that "the agents in Detroit acted
within their instructions and exercised
Evening star., 1950-11-20
This and That

A simple squirrel suddenly grips the
hearts of men and women.
It tries to cross Connecticut avenue
at the height of the morning traffic.
Passengers look out, motorists peer,
the squirrel lodges 10 autos and 40
wheels.
Caught, trapped by traffic, the animal
jumps one way and then another, be-
meath cars, out from under them, missed
by whirring wheels
The sudden drama holds a hundred
people, only few of whom probably
have any real interest in squirrels.
They are held by one big question:
will he make it?''
He does
There is sudden end of tension, and
people break out into pleased smiles.
A buzz of talk starts
Meanwhile, the victor reposes securely
on the curb after his perilous passage,
his big tail waving frantically.
THAT fellow is scared" says a be-
holder.
mo wonder" says another.
The question is how thousands Of
Washington squirrels manage to escape
being ground to bits every day. :.
Evening star., 1950-11-20

The only answer is that they are wise
animals.
And traffic wise, as they must be in our
day and age.
Our gray squirrels are much smarter,
in this respect, than skunks.
It is no hard thing to count half
dozen skunks killed on the road in
journey of hundred miles or so,
whereas one seldom sees squirrel.
These capable rodents have watched
mankind with effect, and have learned
something from him. In many ways
they have become like us.
Hanging around our homes, seeking
peanuts in the park the squirrels over
the years have come to understand, in
their dim animal way, that we, too, are
wise.
They do not comprehend Of course,
that in some respects we are very un-
wise, that we have not yet learned the
secrets Of life or death, nor even how
to prevent wars, which we must do if
we are to come to our fruition as human
beings.
Squirrels know nothing of such things.
Smart as they are, they are Gagged by
their own minds, as all animals are.
Their wants are simple.
Evening star., 1950-11-20
Christion University in Jupun

More and more, and with each days
developments. the phrase "the Far East"
becomes misnomer.. We cannot brush
off such matters as the terms of the
japanese peace treaty, or the recon-
struction of Korea, or the threat of mill
tant communism in China as problems
which are of no lasting concern to us.
No matter how much some may wish to
do SO, we cannot withdraw.
It is important that this fact be faced,
and it's implications understood. Our
concern must be as to how we can adjust
to the relatively new concept that all
men are, in a manner of speaking, our
neighbors.
In any consideration of the problems
Of the Ear East" Japan is the key. In
the prewar years japan was to Asia
approximately what Great Britain is to
Europe. Once measure of peace is
restored, it is likely that Japan will re-
sumo it's old place as Asia's major rner-
camille nation. But can we anticipate
that Japan will become the chief source
Of spiritual and intellectual power in the
Asian area, as Britain was in the Western
world?
Through the Allied occupation our gov
eminent has done all that was possible
to indoctrinate the Japanese in the ways
Of democracy. But inevitably the force
Evening star., 1950-11-20
Miss MiIIuy Sighted?

May this reader express her gratitude
to Charles Tracewell for his fine tribute
to a great and gifted lady, Edna st.
Vincent Millay?
A few weeks ago when Miss Millay
passed on, one could not but note the
comparative brevity of her obituary and
the failure of Washington newspapers to
find some editorial space for a final
salute to lady whose beautiful thoughts
will live long after many so-called promi-
nent persons OF our century are forgotten.
It was. therefore, with the greatest
satisfaction and deepest gratitude I
came upon the fine tribute to Miss
Millay by Mr.. Tracewell. For those of
us who speak the language Of Mr.. Trace
well, it is always delight to read him.
He himself is something of "a magic
maker" and this reader is hoping he
may now and then find space in his
poets.
Margaret Ward.
Editors Note: The Star is glad to
publish Miss Wards tribute to Miss
Millay-and to Mr.. Tracewell-but de-
nies the passing of the poetess was un-
noted in its columns. even relatively"
The Star carried a half-column
obituary on October 20, funeral story
and an editorial on October %, a
notice of a memorial meeting on
November and report of the meet
ing on November 13. There also have
been one letter to the editor, two
references in Mr. Tracewells column
and two in James Waldo Fawcett's
stamp column)
Evening star., 1950-11-20
Tito Must Be Helped

Wholly apart from compelling humanitarian
considerations the security interests of the
United States and Western Europe call for the
promptest action possible to stave off the threat
of famine in drought-stricken Yugoslavia
For it is fact as pointed out by the Presi-
dent to key congressional leaders, that failure
to meet this threat could lead to grave internal
tensions in YugoSlavia-a crisis seriously weak
ening the Tito governments ability to survive
the intense pressures being exerted against it by
the Krenlin- directed Cominform.
In splitting with Moscow two years ago,
Marshal Tito ripped out great hole in the Iron
Curtain and became the leader of a potentially
far-reaching schism throughout the Communist
world. For that reason regarding him as one
of its worst enemies the Stain dictatorship
both directly and through its satellites-has ever
since been trying everything short of shooting
war to liquidate him and drag Yugoslavia back
under it's tight control.
Up to now, however, commanding the biggest
army in non-Soviet Europe, Tito has succeeded
in holding his own. But if famine is allowed
to create dangerous unrest, the Cominform will
have powerful new weapon on its side, and he
may fall. And in that case of course the Iron
Curtain will be clamped down again on Yugo-
slavia and the divisions of troops in being there
instead of serving as potential pro-Western
force in the strategically crucial Balkans, will
serve the Kremlin.
This possibility-regardle of Tito's pre- 1913
hostility toward the free world-should be enough
in itself to impel the United States together with
all other Western countries able to help to extend
large-scale food relief to Yugoslavia without
delay. Not to do so would be merely to play into
the Kremlin's hands
Accordingly. as far as our own country is
Evening star., 1950-11-20
Spain and Catholicism

This is in part an answer to the letter
published in your issue of November
s. regarding freedom of Protestants in
Spain. the position of the Catholic
Church in that country and, finally, the
loan to the Franco government.
In Spain the Official" religion is
Catholicism. The Catholic religion is
not forced on the Spanish people, It is
the official religion of Spain because,
through their own choice, the Spaniards
are overwhelmingly Catholic In Spain
freedom of religion is granted to all
sects. not only to Catholics right or
freedom bears with it an obligation not
to abuse that right. The Spanish Protes-
tants, estimated at 10000 to 90, 900, were
not content with the peaceful practice of
their faith, but militantly attacked the
Evening star., 1950-11-20
By Rex Collier

A N interesting book is off the press
L n today. The author is Max Low
enthal-his subject. the FBI. It is, 7
say. an interesting book But it is not
good one.
The title of the book is printed plainly
on the cover: "The Federal Bureau of
Investigation" However, the contents
of this so-called objective" volume are
apt to leave the average reader quite
confused. He will find it hard to be-
lieve that Mr.. Lowenthal really was
writing about the FBI that has its
headquarters at Ninth street and Penn
sylvania avenue-the agency that has
gained so much fame for its war OH
gangsters, spies and saboteurs
This is different, a strange FBI that
Lawyer Lowenthal. long time critic
of the bureau. describes. "This unbiased
and profoundly conservative approach
to the FBI. says the publisher, William
Sloane Associates, Inc, of New York,
will lead to some startling conclusions"
One conclusion of this reviewer is that
this is the most non-objective objective
book on the FBI ever published
In his search for material Mr.. Lowen-
thai has dug into FBI history as far
back as 1917. He has come up with con-
siderable dirt. for in those early days
the bureaus record was far from clean.
The first q chapters of the book are
based on things that happened in the
old Bureau of Investigation before J.
Edgar Hoover became its director. Mr..
Lowenthal is still indignant over the
radical raids" staged by A. Mitchell
Palmer over 80 years ago. The Bureau
of Investigation, as it then was known.
was headed by William j. Flynn. The
young Mr.. Hoover, just out of George
Washington University Law School, was
a special assistant to the Attorney Gen.
eral. BY process of guilt by associa-
ton" the book gives the impression that
Mr.. Hoover almost single handedly
planned, organized and directed the
raids. This, of course, is nonsense.
AS a matter of fact, these much
criticized raids were thoroughly investi-
gated by the Senate Judiciary Committee
without damage to Mr. Hoover's reputa-
ton. Mr.. Hoover himself repeatedly has
criticized the "witch-hunt" methods used
in the forays. And perhaps the best evi-
dence OF Mr.. Hoover's innocence of blame
was his selection afterward by Attorney
General Harlan Stone Qater Chief JUS
Evening star., 1950-11-20
In q Grove of Red Naples

In grove of red NAPLES
SdD girl d1ncing-
Her flaming hair tanning
Out as she Dhirled-
And bright sparks OF fun from her
BroWn eyes kept glGncino
And siDeet notes of laughter
Like ribbons nncurled.
The red ledDeS all ruStled-
The gold leaUes all rustled-
Went SiDirIi',g about her to
CoDer her track.
Then 1Dild geese 10ent oDer-
b matched them and lost her
And only the sound of her
Laughter came back.
HELEN ROWLAND PROMMEI..
Evening star., 1950-11-20
William MCLAUGHLIN.
Cooperation Motion

The Rhode Island Avenue Citizens AS
sociation failed by just one vote to take
course of action that would have gained
humanitarian distinction for itself. The
defeated proposal was to cooperate,
through committee, with Negro groups
in the neighborhood toward bettering
race relations.
The adoption Of this motion (and it
will be adopted eventually will set
pattern Of activity and attitude that will
give to citizens associations new pur-
pose. and to the community increasing
benefit.
J. w. Haywood, Jr.
Evening star., 1950-11-20
Letters to The Star
Pen-nanaes may be used If letters carru
vr1ters' correct names and addresses.
All letters subject to condensation.

Of compulsion that is inherent in the
word occupation" is diminishing We
must depend more and more on the
voluntary agencies which are at work~in
Japan.
One OF the major voluntary programs
already undertaken in Japan is the build
ing at Mitaka of the International Chris
tan University which is being sponsored
jointly by about 20 of the principal Pro-
testant denominations of the United
States and Canada. The university pro-
poses to build around a small model col
lege OF liberal arts a series of first-rate
graduate schools, each of which will train
leaders for service in special field where
such leadership is sorely needed in Japan
and elsewhere in Asia.
The university definitely will not be
another missionary enterprise, set UP pri-
marily to convert the japanese to Chris
tianity. 1t will maintain the highest
academic standards, and at the same
time seek to implant in the students
minds the philosophy that true democ-
racy must be built on Christian prin-
ciples and based on a high moral code.
Initially, the three graduate schools
will try to meet the great challenges that
now exist in education, social work and
public administration. The faculty of
the university will be drawn from the
ablest scholars of the East and West.
It's students. who probably will be drawn
largely from Japan, will be carefully Sc
lected.
Asia faces heavy task and a grave
responsibility in rebuilding it's society
along democratic lines. Those who have
studied the problem at length believe
that the International Christian Uni
versity is the answer. The japanese be-
lieve with us that it is their great hope,
and have given substantially towards its
founding.
Now the American people are being
called on to contribute $40 million over
a two-year period to provide buildings
equipment, and a modest endowment.
No contribution to any cause will bring
greater immediate return, or a more
lasting benefit to Christendom and de-
mocracy.
Joseph C. Grew.
Evening star., 1950-11-20
The FB|-How "Objective" Can You Get?

their discretion in good faith" Mr.. jack
son added: II am, of course, anxious,
as you are, that in law enforcement we
do no violence to our traditional civil
liberties. am convinced that if those
liberties are generally endangered in this
country, it is not by the FBI."
Mr.. Lowenthal indicates his disap-
proval of FBI activities in white slavery,
automobile theft, bank robbery and kid
naplng cases. He does not explain how
the agency can avoid handling these
cases IN view Of the acts of Congress
requiring the bureau to do so. He cites
the FBI's publication, Uniform Crime
Reports, as providing proof that crime
is on the increase in this country,
despite the FBI. He neglects to point
out that the crimes reported in this
periodic bulletin are "offenses reported
by police" hence purely local crimes
over which the FBI has no jurisdiction.
He might have added (but did not)
that white slavery, kidnapping and bank
robbery were brought under control
only after Congress projected the bureau
into those fields. And spies, too, have
developed a healthy respect for the
bureau.
Under the heading Investigation Of
Beliefs" Mr.. Lowenthal rehashes all
that has been said in opposition to the
Presidents loyalty program, quoting
literally from the Congressional Record,
newspapers and other sources. But no
mention is made of the fact that the
fears OF "witch-hunt hysteria" expressed
by most Of the programs early op-
ponents have failed to materialize. He
takes cracks at the bureaus wire
tappers. its informers within the Com
munist Party, its secret files and nearly
everything else connected with the
bureaus policies and activities.
There is lot more of this sort of
unbiased and profoundly conservative
approach" to an appraisal of the FBI,
but the foregoing gives a general idea
OF what purchasers of the book (S4.5O)
may expect. Certainly this Is not the
kind Of constructive criticism which
Attorney General Jackson had in mind
when he wrote Senator Norris: I'm an
agency as large as the FBI errors of
Judgment and of oyerzeal will from time
to time occur, and criticism is helpful
both to the Director and to the ATTORNEY
General in avoiding repetition. But I
am confident. that the more the opera
tlons Of the bureau are explored, the
more it will appear that its vigorous and
effective work for law enforcement is
conducted with fundamental purpose
20 observe the rights Of defendants"
Evening star., 1950-11-20
Losers Keepers

want to express word of apprecia-
ton for an instance which showed un-
usual intelligence and good judgment on
the part of cab driver.
On November 8. this young man droye
me to the Epiphany Church. did not
know that had left my bag with tickets
for three dinner guests and myself, my
keys and sum of money in the cab.
While looking around the bazaar, dis
tant from the door, still not having
missed my bag, I was asked by young
man If he had not driven me to the
church. Then to my surprise he handed
me the bag and left before could thank
him properly. Not knowing his name or
number. ! am extremely sorry that
cannot thank him in person.
Grateful Passenger.
Evening star., 1950-11-20

Catholic Church and its doctrines. This
situation exists in America today.
Our primary interest lies not in the
internal affairs of Spain, but in building
up an ally against the world-usurping
power of communism. We did not ask
for guarantee of religious and political
liberty in Yugoslavia before granting
loans to the Tito government.
Eugene M. Tommey,