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Evening star., 1950-08-21
Housewives as Tax Collectors

The public will await with interest the Gov
ernment's detailed plans to make every house
wife tax collector-provided she uses domestic
help, employs such help for as much as "a days
each three months and pays in salary to the
same person as much as $50 in that time.
Some of the complications are obvious It
is the extent of these complications that has
excluded domestic help, up to this time, from the
benefits of social security. The new law, now
awaiting the Presidents signature, covers domes-
tic help for the first time. The effect may be to
encourage reliance upon part-time help even
more than in the past. For employers of part
time help who depend upon a general house
worker for help two or three times week, will
not have to collect and pay the social security
tax for their employees The tax may also in
crease the sale Of housekeeping equipment which
makes 1t easier for the housewife to run her own
household without benefit of outside help.
One may imagine the housewife trying to
explain to domestic help that 1K2 per cent of
wages must be withheld on payday, to be turned
over to the Government with like contribution
from the employer Foreseeing the arguments,
the Government will permit employers to pay all
the tax themselves. For maid employed at $25
a week. the combined tax would amount to SO
every three months. For the average householder
employing such help, the money itself may not
be so important. But the forms or stamps or
both that will accompany the payment are some
thing else again.
The Governments experts say they are try
ing to devise plan of the utmost simplicity, with
a minimum of forms. They have been thinking
about it for years. But for the Government to
do something simple is a demonstrated contra
diction of terms. The Government has never
been known to do anything simple, as long as
organized government has existed.
Evening star., 1950-08-21
Lost Earthquake

The greatest earthquake in modern times
was lost for while. That is, the first impressions
of 1t received by the chronological recording ma
chimes scattered over the world were such as to
require careful checking While this work was
being done there was uncertainty as to exactly
where the disturbance had occurred. The earliest
theory pointed to somewhere in the Pacific"
and some imaginative people jumped to the con-
clusion that an atom bomb had been exploded
in Korea.
Further speculation directed attention to
northeast Turkey near the Caspian Sea. mem
ber of the faculty of Boston College estimated the
center of the quake as 5,215 miles distant from
the seiSmographic station in Weston. Harvard
authorities guessed that the source of the vibra-
ton might be in the East Indies or possibly in
New Zealand.
But seismology is definite science. It does
not depend upon theories. Recording devices in
every civilized portion of the globe are arranged
to catch even the slightest of earthquakes. Their
charts are compared and "triangulated" Right
here in Washington the United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey knew Immediately that the
"lost" earthquake was not lost at all. It took
place where Tibet, China and Burma form a
juncture. An entire mountain may have col
lapsed, and months may pass before detailed ac-
counts of the convulsion reach the chronological
capitals of the world The essential facts, how
ever, already have been ascertained and broad
cast - the crash of August 15 1850, was "a
humdinger," but it did not affect any city of
consequence. Had it happened in New York or
London or Moscow, 1t would have set new high
in disasters. Remembe1p be this, men could do
worse than be humble. @
Evening star., 1950-08-21
1T Is Better TO Know 1t Now

Former Senator John Sherman Cooper's
speech to the Third Army Association In New
York on Saturday night contained some state
ments that needed expression. The speech was
timed for delivery with the departure of Am
bassador Spofford for the meeting that begins
on Tuesday of the North Atlantic Council. It
was frank statement of the decisions that we
have every right to expect should come out of
this meeting And it contained tact warning
to the free Nations of Europe that if these de-
cisions do not materialize, "It is better to know
it now" ..s
It would be better for us to know it now. We
have gone long way in attempting to strength
en- the free Nations of Europe against aggression
from Russia. We are ready to 60 much further
If only in our own interests. for the threat to
Europe Is threat to us.
But if the nations of Europe do not feel as
we do about the inevitability of continued ag-
gression by Russia, if they are unwilling for any
reason to take the hard and cruel steps that
such realization demands 1t is better for us to
know 1t now. For we have learned other things
already-the hard way. We have learned, to our
bitter disappointment, that words spoken in the
United Nations of help to Korea have stopped
pitifully short of action in too many cases. We
have learned that We cannot do everything alone
And we should have learned by this time that If
others do not share our own willingness to
make the sacrifices in men and fortunes that
we are now committed to make we may be do
ing better in the long to go it alone, regard
less of what 1t COSTS
1t was refreshing to hear from Mr.. Cooper,
speaking as one of the Republican advisors to
the State Department, a candid expression of
our disappointment over the inadequacy Of the
defensive steps that free nations of Europe seem
willing to take at this time If the opportunity
i to-
men and organization for the defense of West
ern Europe is not accepted by those who have
even more to fear than we may have from Rus
sian aggression, the time has come to make the
best of our own opportunities and to conserve
our strength for what we may be forced to do
anyway in defending ourselves and ourselves
alone.
Evening star., 1950-08-21
Unified Direction of Propaganda

Some of the dissatisfaction with the effec-
tiveness of our Voice Of America and other in
formation and propaganda efforts may stem
from past failure to bring the whole Government
into the considered planning and execution of
such programs Formation of the National
Psychological Strategy Board, just announced
by the State Department, indicates an effort to
overcome that deficiency.
The board was set up informally some time
before the war started in Korea 1t took the
form of committee, composed of representatives
of the Defense Department and other agencies,
which attempted to lay down some hard and
fast plans for psychological warfare and other
propaganda efforts abroad should the country
become involved in war. From this beginning
the new board has materialized and it is expected
to function not only in planning definite lines
to be followed in the Interpretation of our policies
abroad, but to work for the necessary co-ordina-
ton between Government agencies
The Importance of propaganda and psyche
logical warfare has been newly emphasized by
the fighting in Korea and the apparent success
Of the Russians in dominating large areas of
the world with their own intensive propaganda
for world communism. AS we step up our own
counter-efforts in this direction, it becomes more
necessary to guard against the Implications and
even contradictions which result from the lack
of proper co-ordination-f example, between
the State Department and the armed forces,
both of which are engaged in different types of
psychological warfare.
If the board is successful and marked i'm
provement results in the effectiveness of our
programs, such demonstration may definitely
decide the question whether the State Depart
ment is the best agency to direct this program
There is logic in placing responsibility for eec-
tive Interpretation of our foreign policy with the
agency which forms that policy. But there are
arguments in support of the theory that propa-
ganda abroad has become such an important
instrument of Government, in peace as well as
in war, that its direction should be in the hands
of an independent agency responsible only to the
President-somewhat along the lines of the
wartime Office of War Information. But it was
the experience with owl in it's foreign propa-
ganda that led to placing this function with the
State Department, after a number of dismal
cases in which Owl seemed to be more preoccu-
pied with its own theories of foreign policy than
with the officially proclaimed policies of the
State Department.
Evening star., 1950-08-21
Advocates ExpeIIinq Russio

The United Nations organization was
formed for the purpose of promoting
world peace. In this organization were
included those nations that professed q
desire to maintain world peace. We have
since learned through hard and bitter
experience that one nation, Soviet Rus
sla, so far from desiring world peace,
has been conducting first cold war
and now hot war through her satel-
lite North Korea. These facts are too
well established to require further proof.
The pertinent question before the
world is: Why retain an aggressor ma
tion. Soviet Russia, in the United Ma
tions organization? Her acts of aggres-
sion automatically should put her OUT
side the United Nations. Her presence
in the United Nations Is an invitation
to disrupt and wreck the very organiza-
ton whose purpose is to promote peace.
One thing is certain, the United Nations
cannot exist as an effective agency for
peace with Soviet Russia as member
She has effectively blocked all efforts
at peace. Soviet Russia has been q Tro-
jan horse in the United Nations.
Therefore. the United States should
take the lead, in the interest of world
peace, 10 expel SOVIET Russia from the
United Nations organization. together
with all her satellites. Let Soviet Russia
be branded before the world as an ag-
gressor. and let all truly peace-loving
nations be united into real United
Nations.
To those who advocate admitting
Communist China into the United Ma
tions, I would ask this question: Would
the presence of another Russian satel-
lite help in promoting world peace? The
question answers itself. Russia simply
would have another weapon in her
arsenal. Therefore, those who advocate
admitting Communist China into the
United Nations are doing a grave dis
service to the United States and to the
United Nations. They are playing Rus
sia's game.
Samuel r. Bauer.
Evening star., 1950-08-21

enough, putting almost as many men out
OF action as enemy bullets. But the
winter Is likely to offer even greater
problems to the roadbound Americans.
Most Korean roads are little more
than trails. twisting through rice pad
dies in the valleys and climbing snake
like into mountain passes.
Although passable in dry weather the
Americans hate to think what they'll be
like when snow falls.
problem Of equipping our forces with
complete winter outfits.
Some, American commanders have
howled for an autumn offensive that
would drive through to Seoul before the
snow flies.
But Maj. Gen. John H. Church, So,
tough commander Of the battered but
game oath Division. doesn't see how
successful offensive can be mounted be-
fore next spring.
The United States now has 10000 to
10000 men In Korea. including 5000
Marines. Gen. Church figures it will
take twice that number-or IL divi-
sions-for the push-to-win.
I'VE could probably punch our way
through Seoul now" said Gen. Church.
But the enemy would seal up our rear
and then where would we be?
1T isn't enough to take real estate
away from the enemy" Gen. Church
continued. you've got to destroy him
or else he fades into the hills and hits
you from your fianks and rear"
Gen. Church says that the Americans
were completely unprepared for the kind
Of guerrilla warfare the enemy is waging
but that the situation calls for no basic
change in tactics.
"The use Of commanding terrain and
co-ordinated fire still applies" he says.
What the Korean war does demand"
Gen. Church adds. sis super physically
fit American soldiers. It takes a good
man to climb these mountains and stiu
have enough strength to fight when he
gets up there"
To that the average CT would shout
"Amen!"
tchicsgo Daily News Foreisns service)
Evening star., 1950-08-21
ArIington's Anti-poIiution Move

Arlington had no alternative but to take posi-
tive steps looking toward building new sewage
treatment plant. The State Water Control Board
had backed the county into a corner from which
there was no escape without affirmative action.
The decision to do something about the Potomac
pollution problem is nonetheless gratifying, how
ever reluctantly made.
The countys recent 35-margin vote in favor
of bond issue for public swimming pools really
left the County Board little basis for resistance
to similar demand for bond issue referendum
for adequate sewage disposal facilities. Certainly
from health standpoint, cleaning up the pol
luted Potomac is equally as important aS-if not
more so than-providing recreational swimming
for county children. The river from Key Bridge
to below Hunting Creek in Alexandria is seriously
polluted. It is to Arlington's credit that nearly
half of its sewage is treated before it is allowed
to enter the stream, but, even so, some 100000
gallons of raw sewage are dumped into the
river every day by Arlington's sewer system.
Most of this poisonous discharge emptieS into
Four Mile Run. Washington and Alexandria
daily add many millions of untreated sewage to
the river, making the water unfit for swimming
and killing fish life that otherwise would abound
there.
Arlington is but one of number of Virginia
communities which have received "show-cause"
orders from the State Water Control Board,
under a State law empowering the board to
take drastic action 10 clean up the States
waterways. Experience had shown that the
rivers and streams of the Old Dominion might
never be freed from pollution unless compulsion
were used. Now the cities and towns which have
ignored the growing pollution of nearby waters
must take definite moves to abate the contamin-
alton which threatens to destroy the usefulness
and safety of Virginia's streams Other States
could profit from Virginia's aggressive example in
tackling the pollution problem.
Evening star., 1950-08-21
Slow Rain

Peace houers over this gray interludeT
OF falling rain,
Whose ccdences are born OF quietude,
Pause and refrain.
Instead OF ,vind-swept drops OF vsolencs
In spnttering fall.
Murnaur, peruGsiDe as another sense,
GrotDs mystical.
As though it 'loued this music, so serene.
The earth replies, J
And thtrsting brotOn springs into sudden
green
BelPre our eyes. A
HELEN FIRTH STICKNEY.!
Evening star., 1950-08-21

preparedness blamed on the Defense
Secretary because of his cuts in the
armed forces funds.
But the greatest source Of anger and
Illustration here is Washington's appar-
ent refusal to recognize the Korean war
as f1rst-class war.
n 1t may not be a flrst-class war In any
conventional sense. But Americans are
going to be in for rude shock when they
see the casualty figures.
Military men who had hoped for early
victory are now resigned to a campaign
extending through the bitter Korean
winter.
The summer heat has been bad
Evening star., 1950-08-21
Unwilling Hourders

Why not present the other sides of
boarding? Many hoard because they
know prices will rise. The sellers merely
find the excuses.
Another prime reason is that the
stores force the purchase of excessive
quantities. Take sugar for example: I
needed small amount Three times the
grocery was out of sugar. The fourth
time they had sugar but only in ten
pound sacks. The clerks attitude was:
Take it or leave it." I spoke to other
purchasers and their invariable comment
was that they wanted less and would not
willingly take ten pounds If a smaller
amount could be obtained.
A. G. Johnston.
Evening star., 1950-08-21
Questions and Answers
By Thomos R. Henry

The Stars readers can get the answer to
Evening Eve % star Information ny BUREAU LOO ,trees at
NV, Washington 5. d. c., and inclosing cents
return postage, or BY telephoning ST. 600os
Extension 35S.
Evening star., 1950-08-21
ScoIds Wherry Wing


The statement by four Republican
Senators generally castigating the ad-
ministration for its "ineptitude" in the
conduct Of our foreign affairs will war
rant careful scrutiny by the American
people. Three of the four signitaries
belong to what might be described as
the more enlightened" wing of the Re-
publican Party and their records on for
eign affairs are good. But any attempt
by the "less enlightened" wing of the
party, such stalwarts as Senators
Wherry, KEN, Capehart, Hickenlooper
Taft and House Leader Martin. to climb
aboard the bandwagon and beat their
breasts -righteously should be met
squarely with the facts The record is
plain that the position taken by the
Wherry wing Of the party in the post
close to disgraceful
The same self-righteous masters of
hindsight who are now bleating about
the misconduct" Of our foreign affairs
are the same group who consistently
have fought every administration effort
to help the peoples Of the world build
the. kind of society upon whcih the ideo-
logical appeal Of Communism would fall
on deaf ears. They have fought, op-
posed or attempted to slash almost every
appropriation for ECA. Point Four or
Voice Of America funds. Senator Wherry
is quoted as saying that ECA and Point
Four are throwing money down rat
hole" His group urged and applauded
every possible economy" When will
they realize that it isn't enough to offer
the people Of the world nothing but
anti-Communism? When will they
realize that we also must offer them
tools with which they can build social
fabric strong enough to resist both in
ternal and external aggression and
thereby strong enough to resist the ap-
peal of doctrine we know Is morally
e'lf Gilbert L. oddo.
Evening star., 1950-08-21

Q. Can moss be made to grow in the
garden?-E. C.
A. True MOSES are howerless plants.
seldom cultivated except in the wild
garden for covering wet rocks, old logs
and moist, shady banks. These MOSES
must be collected from the woods and
can be made to grow If protected from
heat and dryness.
Evening star., 1950-08-21
A pseudonyn Is permissible only
Uhen letter carries correct name
and address of aDriter. Please be brief.

There are French, British, and American
forces on Asiatic soil. There are no Rus
sian soldiers. To him that is significant
The fact that native Communist parties
are as loyal to the Soviet Union as a
Russian army is, is Of no particular
Importance, especially where Commu-
nism effectively has posed itself as the
only alternative to the status quo.
To the Asiatics, therefore, the ques-
tion is not between what is true or
what is false. but rather who is saying
"A'"'' Clovis McSoud.
Evening star., 1950-08-21
Letters to The Star

in struggle with totalitarianism to save
it,"
think Mr.. Stokes views are of con-
siderable Importance in view of the i'm
portance to the public of the antitrust
laws.
American youth will make contribu-
tions to the war effort like never before
in the history Of our Nation. If this
holds true. there should be no justifica-
ton for industry to make plea for
exemption from antitrust laws because
OF the present crisis facing our Nation.
They should willingly forgo any such
preferred treatment in the production of
war materials. They do not need relief
or exemptions.
George J. Burger,
Vice President. National Federation
of Independent Business.
Evening star., 1950-08-21
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE

@. Can woman become q profess
sional jockey?-H. c. H.
A. She can. There are several profess
sional woman jockeys riding at present.
Evening star., 1950-08-21
Why Propaganda Works

Concerning your editorial Confused
Opinion in ASIA" August is, would
like to submit the following observa-
tions:
You state that the Asiatic people are
not getting the truth. because they are
receptive to the truth butchering"
statements Of Jacob Malik in the Sc
curity Council. Your suggestion is that
"the Kremlin's falsehoods need to be
countered by an around the clock bar
rage Of truth" Thus, you have missed
the point. It is more important to seek
the causes Of why the Asiatics are recep-
tive to Soviet propaganda while they
are unwilling to accept the Western ver-
sion, not only concerning the Korean
affair. but of any other issue.
Let us look to this point from the
Asiatic point Of view. When the French
delegate. for example, hits the Soviet
tactics as "paralyzing" the U.N. func-
tions, how do you expect the peoples
Of Indo- China to believe that France Is
truly interested in furthering the prin-
ciples of the U.N. Charter? The mere
existence of 100000 French soldiers IS
slap on the face. by Western power,
on the aspirations of the Asiatic people
for national liberation.
When Sir Gladwyn Jebb-who, Incl
dentally, is very eloquent diplomat
fears that Asia would be subjected Ito
the dark forces of imperialism" his
country. as it is said in legal terms, is
seeking equity with unclean hands. The
record Of the country which Sir Glad
wyn represents is not shining in the
history Of Imperialism. The Asiatics still
suffer from the inertia of the remnants
of the political forces the French and
the British imperialists have created,
and still are helping them to perpetuate
Here comes the very strong case of
Korea which the U. S. is championing
1t is claimed that the struggle which
the U. S. forces are waging there is
under the auspices of the U. N. If that
is granted, why did the President in his
announcement have to link the Formosa
question in that statement of policy?
The U. N. action in Korea was then
colored. unfortunately, with too much
U. s. policy. This matter, with the aid
to Bao Dai, classified the U. S. as far
as the Asiatics are concerned. in the
same category as the former colonial
powers.
Appearances have a great influence
on the sensitive mind of the Asiatics.
The Valley settler., 1950-01-20
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Evening star., 1950-10-30
Kinder Bust 10 Be Unveiled
AT CIV Library THURSDAY

A bronze bust of the late Dr.
Hans Kinder, conductor of the
National Symphony Orchestra
from 1881 to 1949, will be un-
veiled in the George Washington
University Library by his widow
at a ceremony at 9 pm. Thurs
day.
The bust is the work of Kalervo
Kallio, son of the former presi-
dent of Finland and is the gift
OF friends of the late conductor.
1t will be placed in the main
reading room.
DR.. Cloyd H. Marvin. presi-
dent of the university, will accept
the gift and Dean T lmer L. Kay
ser, marshal of the university, will
preside. The presentation is be-
ing made on the Goth anniversary
of the orchestra's first concert.
The Kinder bust will be on public
view starting Friday.
Evening star., 1950-10-30
Trail Of Victim S Blood
Leads 10 Murder Suspect

An inquest was scheduled today
In the stabbing death of a man
whose alleged murderer was
traced by a trail of blood.
Police said the dead man was
Frederick Windear, 20, colored, of
1886 Sixth street NV. He was
found lying dead on the sidewalk
at Sixth and o streets NV. Sat-
urday night with a stab wound
in his neck.
A trail of blood from his body
led back to his residence and to
the third floor of the building
where police found his uncle, Al
fred Windear, SIS. The uncle was
charged with murder.
Z Police said the two Windears
apparently had been drinking to-
gether when an argument ensued.
A butcher knife, which police
charge was used by the elder
Windear to settle the argument,
was the weapon in the case.
The accused man also lived at
the Sixth street address, police
said.