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Evening star., 1950-06-04
Lost Word RebuttuI

My previous statements on science and
the Bible were not given fair treatment
by some of the correspondents whose let
tiers appeared in your Sunday issue under
heading Last Words in Bible Debate. 4"
1t is earnestly hoped that you will re-
consider and print this reply, in the in
terest of fair play.
Mr.. Haynes dismisses my Bible cos
mology" (f1at earth resting on pillars,
solid over arching armament, etc. as a
fantastic" concoction of skeptics to dis
credit the Bible.
invite all interested persons to con-
suit Hastings Dictionary of the Bible"
Cart. "CosmogonyD: page 40 of "A New
Commentary on Holy Scripture" Bishop
Chas. Gore, Editor); and Jacobus' Stand
ard Bible Dictionary" cart. "Cosmogony')
for confirmation of my description of the
Bible world-picture. These devout
scholars-not skeptics-give chapters and
verses
Another writer claims that I err in
representing the Bible as showing us a
fiat earth. The verse she gives in rebuff
tai, Isaiah 40:22. speaks only of 'the
circle of the EARTH A circle is not a
spherical form-it is plane (hat) figure
have no quarrel with Mr.. Knots
view OF q gradual, progressive revelation
I add, though, that if God, in revealing
religion to ancient men, wisely chose not
to confuse and overburden them with
scientific truths beyond their grasp, the
Evening star., 1950-06-04
Letters to The Star

the betting public binder and more de-
moralized dupes than they now are, as
they would be the only ones without the
prescribed information. It all comes
under the political credo of ignoring the
criminals but Furnishing the victims Of
fraud, assault and robbery for making it
necessary for honest criminals to have to
deceive, assault and rob them.
History is principally the story of the
insanity Of political demagogueS. and
never have they been anything but
curse to the people they governed and
the rest of the world; but the last 80
years has produced more political mon
strosities, traitors, liars and monkey
minds than ever before. Here's to the
future America, "a government of the
politicians. by the racketeers, for every
body but the American People," America,
where they develop everything but char
acter. and where they worship the politi-
clans instead of God. Democracy, where
art thou?
c. ID. Nagle.
Baltimore, Md.
Evening star., 1950-06-04
Fifty Years Ago in The Star :.

The race meet of the Massachusetts,
division OF the League of American
Wheelmen at Waltham,
Bicycle koce reported The Star for May
Accident 81, 1900, was marred by
shocking accident, one
rider being killed and others hurt. The
accident occurred in the second mile OF
the four-cornered international motor
paced race, the contestants being Everett
B. Ryan Of Waltham, Albert Champion
OF Paris, Archie McEachern of Toronto
and William P. Stinson of Cambridge.
In the first lap of the second mile, on
the turn into the back stretch, the four
pacing machines were stretched across
the track. Champion swerved into the
grass. and in avoiding him. Harry E.
Miles. Is, Of Lynn, and William NJ. Staf-
bridge, "a, of Cambridge, who were riding
the Stinson motor pacing tandem, were
forced up the track and over the bank.
Both men were thrown. Miles striking
head first upon an electric light pole, re-
ceiving fractured skull. He died very
few minutes after the accident. Stat
bridge, who was riding behind Miles, was
thrown bodily through the picket fence,
his skull fractured. his nose broken and
MS 1alSe Ceetn Iorced down MS throat.
He was removed to the Waltham Hos
pital. where his death is expected at any
moment"
The Star commented editorially in its
edition Of June Z, 1900. on proposal to
enlarge the White
Enloreins House. declaring
The White House that the plan might
provide "a means
of tangibly commemorating the Capital
centennial" It was indicated that the
Centennial Commission would agree TO
making the laying of the cornerstone of
the new portion of the Executive Man.
sion "the chief feature of the celebra-
ton" And The Star earnestly hoped
that this could be done. especially now
that Congress has adopted the principle
Of White House enlargement and has
Evening star., 1950-06-04
Gunston Hull

wonder how many Of your readers
have visited Gunston Hall on the Po-
tomac? This lovely old house and its
famous gardens are now, for the first
time in their history, open daily to the
public. Only Is miles from Washington
they can be easily reached by the Shirley
Highway or Route / in less than one
hour.
The home of George Mason; where he
wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights,
the place was dedicated on May IL by
Governor Battle of Virginia and Vice
President Barkley.
The gardens are at the height OF their
beauty just now. Never have the peonies
been lovelier. the iris more brilliant, the
rose arbors more enchanting. Over all
hangs the fragrance Of the famous box
wood hedge. and singing in the trees are
cardinals and brown thrushes.
To wander here is indeed a privilege,
and as the latest of National Shrines to
be opened in the vicinity of Washington
it is called to the attention OF those who
live nearby as well as TO visitors from
out Of town.
Virginia L. Hunt.
Evening star., 1950-06-04
The Price of Segregation

Judge Soper, speaking for the Fourth Circuit
Court of Appeals, summed up the problem now
confronting the people of Arlington when ne
said that "the burdens inherent in segregation
must be met by the State which maintains the
practice"
In Arlington's case, the burden grows out OF
it's dual school system, commanded by the State
constitution. The Circuit Court, reversing find
ing by Federal Judge Bryan in Alexandria, has
ruled that Arlington's educational facilities for
Negroes at the secondary level are not equivalent
to those available to white students And the
appellate court, although remanding the case
to the district court for further proceedings" :"
makes plain it's view that substantially equal
facilities must be made available to all.
It is possible that the Supreme Court, when
it decides one or both of the two school segrega-
ton cases now pending, may strike down the
implications of Judge Soper'S ruling. For the
highest court has been asked to invalidate the
separate but equal" doctrine under which seq
regated facilities have been held to be COM
patible with the Fourteenth Amendment. If the
Supreme Court does that, if it concludes that
segregation without regard to equality of facili-
ties is unconstitutional, then the people OF Ar
lington along with the people in all places where
segregation is the practice will be faced with
a different and much more difficult problem.
1eG even IL t1G supreme NOu1t dullCICo w 1to
past position and refuses to knock out the
separate but equal doctrine Arlington's problem
will be serious enough.
Judge Bryan had based his ruling on the
finding that Arlington's colored high school,
Hoffman Boston, and the Westinghouse High
School for whites each enjoys some advantages
over the other and that each suffers some dis
advantages His conclusion was that there was
no discrimination within the meaning of. the
Fourteenth Amendment.
The appellate court, however, ignored the
factors which Judge Bryan found to be favor
able to the colored students Instead, it recited
a number of inequalities in the facilities avail
able at Hoffman Boston, and made it clear that
it would not be satisfied with any improvements
which did not bring about substantial elimina-
tion of these inequalities.
For the people of Arlington, assuming that
the Supreme Court does not intervene, this can
mean but one thing. They must furnish the
colored children of the county with facilities
comparable to those at Westinghouse. This
will be expensive and in a sense it will be waste
full But it must be done-frst, because it is the
right thing to do, and, second, because, as the
appellate court has said, it is a burden inherent
in segregation which, as matter of law, must
be met by those who practice 1t.
Evening star., 1950-06-04
The Real Inscription
BY Bruce Borton

see by the papers that plans have
been made to bury in Arlington another
Unknown Soldier. ''
Twenty-nine years ago I wrote a little
piece which was, in part as follows
From the grave OF the Unknown SOL
der. the crowds melted away. The great
men OF the nations, who had stood there
bareheaded. stepped into their cars and
were whirled back to town. The music
OF the bands grew faint, and ceased.
Night came silently and threw over the
grave the healing mantle Of darkness
Then a strange thing happened.
Three dim figures from nowhere gath
cred and stood uncovered beside the
tomb. No word Of greeting passed be-
tween them; they seemed to know each
other well. Slowly, one after another.
they stopped and read the freshly carved
inscription. Then the oldest spoke.
Things are improving a bit for Un-
knowns." he said. II fought with
Leonidas at Thermopylae We fell side
by side. he and ], and the other 200. Our
bones were mingled with the dust and
rocks. No one marked our resting place.
Our names are forgotten; but we held
the pass.
MY mother wept when failed TO re-
turn. Night after night she waited at
the window until 1t was foolish to hope
any longer. Then she. too. wanted to
die. But the neighbors came In and
cheered her. You have given a son to
your country they cried. The Persians
are driven back and Greece is freed. He
died. but he left us better world f
80 my mother took courage and held
her head high. 1t was fine 70 have given
a son to make better world. :"
The Unknown paused for moment;
his voice grew dull and tired. The
Romans swept over the Greece I died
for" he said. The Barbarians swept
over Rome. I sometimes wonder whether
1t was worthwhile to die al 28-to sleep
at Thermopylae. unknown"
The second soldier had fought with
Charles Martel at Tours The third
against Napoleon at Waterloo. Each
had thought 1t was to be the worlds
last great battle. There would be no
more wars.
The three dim figures disappeared.
The moon stood guard above the silent
grave. In the East the first rays of the
morning crept into the sky. They reached
out vaguely. hesitatingly. touching the
City Of Misunderstanding the In
scription
But the real inscription should not bs
written on any stone; 1t should stand IN
the dictionaries Of the future. Only hT
writing 1t thus can the world keep faith
with the long, sad procession Of its un-
known heroes whom 1t has lied to, and
cheated and fooled. ~
This to be the inscription: rs
''War: An Armed Contest Between
Nations. Now Obsolete. Unknown"
tcopyriEht, 1850. King Pastures syndieats. Ins.D
Evening star., 1950-06-04
United States Of Europe

I guess it was Churchills idea first.
After seeing England was losing her grip
on Europe, he proposed United States
of Europe Then came along Thomas z
Dewey. advocating the same thing. That
time would have been the opportune
time. But I still say. the thing to make
the peace movement jog Is to unite
Europe.
The United States Of Europe, with
America. both North and South. back
ing them up. they could grin at the ugly
bear and go on their way whistling
Peace Evermore.
Today my 73d birthday. while enjoy
ing life behind my mule, these thoughts
came to mind. It's possible to have peace
If we work for it as diligently as we
prepare for war. OF course we must be
the best prepared for war. as we seem
to get the heavy part of the other fell
lows wars. I mean to hang on stub
bornly to the Tooth birthday. to see
peace come about in my time. So II any
body has a better idea, let's have 1t.
p. r. Skinner.
Evening star., 1950-06-04

safeguarding the free worlds vital strategic po-
sition in the Far Pacific and insuring the eoun-
trys defense after our forces are withdrawn.
But whatever the difficulties involved there
can be little doubt that the time is here to act
upon the matter. A treaty will help to tighten
our costly occupation burden, and it will also
have a wholesome psychological effect on the
japanese people, most of whom are eager for
genuine self-rule. The longer it is delayed. the
more the country's Communists will be able to
whip up sentiment against us. Soviet intransi-
gence should not be allowed to keep us stymied
indefinitely, year after year.
Evening star., 1950-06-04

medals and trinketS an album of press
clippings. several flags and q drawing
of the plan of campaign against Ma
nila devised by the British Army and
Navy in 1852.
The Star for June o. 1900. gave front
page space to cables from Tientsin and
-, London telling how fighting
ooxef Wof was in progress between
Rooino regular Chinese troops and
Boxer revolutionists near
Loafa and Yong Tsun. About 500 Of the
rebels were killed, 1t was alleged. but no
count of the casualties Of their opponents
was given. Meanwhile, "the powers are
gradually feeling their way to common
action for the suppression Of the dis
orders" There was reason to believe
that: IF the Chinese acted In good faith.
they could easily duell the rabble. armed
chiefly with spears, agricultural imple-
ments. few swords and some old rifles"
The Star for June IL. 1900, contained
q telegram from Albany, N. Y. reading:
T.R. reiterated % his former % ststeA tate.
.Adomont ment relative to accepting
the vice presidential nomi-
nation on the Republican national ticket
which he has absolutely declined. 7 have
nothing to add said the Governor, to
what have already said. My decision
is irrevocable.'" Teddy obviously was
determined not to be sidetracked into the
second place on the ballot. He wanted
it understood that he would not be the
running mate Of any other man, not even
President Mckinley. But when the Re-
publican Convention met. T. r. accepted
the nomination for the vice presidency.
President Mckinley was sworn In on
March 4. 1901. and died from an assas-
sins bullet on September IL, 1901. Thus
the first Roosevelt attained the highest
ONCE In the land because OF two acci-
dents--his decision not to be ''irrevoc-
able" and the murder Of his predecessor.
Evening star., 1950-06-04
A Treaty for Japan?

Now that the Tokyo government has issued
a formal paper indicating its readiness to sign
q peace treaty with any of the Allied victor
powers willing to recognize Japans independence,
there is some reason to believe that definite
negotiations to that end may begin in the rela-
lively near future.
This is something that has been desired for
a long time by General MacArthur's head
quarters, by the Defense Department, by the
State Department, by the White House and by
q all other American agencies with a direct inter-
est in the problem Also in favor of it are the
United Kingdom and the Commonwealth coun-
tries. In fact, as far back as July three years
ago, majority of the eleven-nation Far Eastern
Commission was ready to draft treaty and
would have done so if the Soviet Union had not
torpedoed the whole idea.
The Soviet position, which. is backed now by
Red China, almost certainly remains unchanged.
AS expressed in 1947, it is fatty opposed to our
American proposal to have the Far Eastern
Commission work out treaty which would be
adopted on the basis of an affirmative vote by
two-thirdS of the commissions members. What
the Kremlin has insisted upon all along is that
1t should have the power to veto any negotiating
decisions-a power, in other words, that would
enable the Russians either to paralyze the pro-
ceedings Gas they have done in the case of
d
way that would give them some special imperial
istic grip on Japan in the future or some means
of carrying out long-range program of SUBJ
version.
Since there is no expectation of change
in this Kremlin policy, and since practically all
the others Notwithstanding the japanese
people themselves-are anxious to have treaty,
little can be gained from postponing action
much longer just because the Russians want no
action. Accordingly, especially because of the
Tokyo governments bid for negotiations, it seems
more than possible that the United States and
like-minded members of the Far Eastern Com
mission will soon attempt to do what they
proposed to do three years ago. Presumably,
they will invite the Soviet Union and Red China
to participate and when the invitation is scorned
.-as expected-they will then try to work out
a separate peace settlement, regardless of the
Moscow-Peiping boycott
However, despite the absence of such COM
plicating factors the physical partitioning and
four-power occupation of Germany and Austria,
the drafting will not be easy. The biggest prob
lem to be solved will be the one bearing upon
security against aggression Japan today is
unarmed, and under its new constitution-per-
haps with a great lack of realisnl-it has forever
renounced the right to maintain an army, navy
or air force. Hence, the treaty negotiators-
particularly the United States-will have to
figure out some kind of arrangement effectively
Evening star., 1950-06-04
Is 1t Real Economy?

If the Senate gives careful consideration to
the cuts made in the District budget by the House,
1t will fnd that some of them, at least, do not
qualify as real economy. Take for example, the
81 million reduction in the sewer divisions eSti-
mates. This will not be money actually saved,
for 1t merely means postponement of capital
Improvements that soon or late, must be made
And the ultimate cost is likely to be greater by
reason of the postponement.
1t Is certainly false economy to dig up newly
constructed streets to lay sewers, instead of
laying the sewers before the paving is done. Yet
this wasteful before the-horse system will
have to be followed in some areas if the cuts
approved by the House are allowed to stand.
The slash will prevent the laying of a consider
able stretch of new sewers-ncluding those
which had been planned for Marshall Heights,
the "blighted" subdivision which lacks both
water and sewer facilities
Furthermore, recent rains have brought to
attention once more the deplorable flood con-
ditions in the Piney Branch area Without the
additional money requested by the Commission
ers, the 1000 oft-f1ooded residents in the neigh
borhood of Fifth and Ingraham Streets North
west must continue to suffer the property dam
aging effects of flash floods. The Sewer Division
had allotted 100000 for flood relief there. The
poStponement of this inevitable work means
additional expense to the property owners in
this afflicted community, to say nothing of de-
clining property values and physical discomfort.
Nor is it reasonable economy to delay the
Districts program for reducing the dangerous
pollution in the Potomac River. Under the
House sponsored budget cut, 100000 intended
for treatment of sewage at Blue Plains would
not be made available, although 100000 was
granted for this highly important project. The
additional money would help the District to full
AL better its obligation to end contamination of
the river. Virginia communities already are
moving to aid in this purifying enterprise. Pol
luton experts assert that if the present rate of
pollution increase continues, the river in the
Washington area will be serious menace to
health within few years.
The Senate Appropriations Committee should
make certain that the cuts made by the House
are savings in fact, not merely sleight-of-hand
operation. The only sound economy is the sort
that strikes at waste resulting from ineffciency
or extravaganza. The House cuts should be
weighed according to this rule and, If found
wanting, restored to the budget.
Evening star., 1950-06-04
Racing News Legislation

Permit me, through the medium of
your esteemed publication, to congratu-
late Congress. that bosom friend" of the
bookmakers in their time of need, for its
proposed legislation which would differ
entiate tweedledum legality from tweedle-
dee illegality in the transmission of racing
news by split second: Illegal before the
start Of race; perfectly legal after the
start.
The bookmakers must have had a pow
erful lobby at work to bring. forth such
Frankenstein. drawing a red herring
across the trail of their recent unfavor-
able publicity. Such legislation would
only benefit the bookmakers by making
Evening star., 1950-06-04
A Trial Is Imperative

It is apparent that the Commissioners and
Police Superintendent Barrett would like to
wash their hands of the so-called Richitt case.
The Commissioners, after lengthy delay in
making up their minds have shifted the respon-
siblty for further action to Major Barrett. The
latter, held blameless in the affair by the Com
misSioners' special counsel Daniel B. Maher,
told reporters he is inclined to drop the whole
case-for the good of the Police Department.
But The Star believes that the good of the
department requires that Captain Richitt and
the two other officers charged in the Maher re-
port with sundry offenses be given the right to be
heard in their own defense before an impartial
tribunal To leave the charges hanging in air
would be unfair to the officers involved, unfair
to other officers whose names have been dragged
into the case and unfair to the public at large.
The Commissioners special counsel in effect
has drawn up an indictment of Captain Richitt
for alleged insubordination, neglect Of duty,
conduct unbecoming an officer and conduct
prejudicial to the good order and reputation OF
the Police Department The bill of particulars
is based on numerous allegations made by Cap
tain Rchitt against of his superiors, includ-
ing Major Barrett. The Police superintendent
says he will consult with his inspectors about his
inclination to ignore the indictment" But since
several of the inspectors have been mentioned in
various phases of the case, they are hardly in
position to give impartial advice. For the same
reason, they would seem to be ineligible to serve
on trial board.
In fact, it is hard to see how any trial board
composed of any of Major Barrett's subordinates
would be free of preconceived opinions about the
ch-publcized and much-debated feud be-
tween the Chief of Police and one of his veteran
precinct commanders. Under the circumstances
the interests of justice require that the officers
charged by the Commissioners, through their
special counsel, be tried before an impartial
board, composed of non-police members. Prec-
edents exist for such action. The Kelly Shelby
police case of many years ago was tried by
special board of municipal officials, and former
Fire Chief Murphy was tried by three-man
citizens board The good order and reputation
of the Police Department is apt to suffer unless
some such objective hearing of the published
charges against Captain Rifhitt and the two
lesser officers is held.