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Evening star., 1950-08-29
By Charles E. TroceweH

other birds do not avail themselves of
empty nesting boxes during the cold.
The only answer is that they do not
feel the need Of it.
Most birds do not need any man-made
shelter in the cold.
Their feathers and their high tenn
peratures-ranging from 101 to Ill de-
grees-take care of them, provided they
get enough food.
It is exactly here that the householder
comes in, if he chooses.
He may put out food for the birds dur
ing the fall and winter
In doing so he not only feeds them.
but also, in a very good sense, clothes
them.
This clothing" is good rich red blood
warm with the warmth of carbohydrate
foods such as seeds and grains most
commonly used for winter feeding.
The Carolina wren will not be able to
use such food. He needs insects and
berries. Meal worms might be supplied
but it is always problematical whether
the big wren gets them or the sparrows.
Winter food in the main must be left
to the birds, but the seed eaters can
be helped materially by food put out for
them.
Even persons who just supply bread.
now and then. do their share in con-
serving Americas birds.
Evening star., 1950-08-29

The pleasant bright voice of the Caro-
lima wren was heard in our neighbor-
hood the other day for the first time
this year.
1t means that this largest of the wrens
has come to our block to stay for
time.
Few birds have what may be called
more compelling voice.
It positively whirls.
There are all sorts of Carolina birds,
at least so named. because in the be-
ginning-our American beginning-most
of them were seen first there.
There are Carolina chickadees, doves
nuthatches, goatsuckers, grebes, juncos,
rails. waxWings.
Carolina" affixed to the name. means
little nowadays, since these birds are
found far afield.
Our Carolina wren, for instance, comes
here all the time.
It is i've and one-half inches long,
with upper parts brown, lower parts
buff white.
The tail is held pertly, as with all
wrens, and is rounded at the end.
In some localities it is called the
mocking wren.
This is because at times the song holds
notes resembling the whistle of the tit
mouse, or the sharp call of the redbird
Evening star., 1950-08-29

slow list includes steel, rubber and paper-which
means fewer new automobiles and less stationery
than the agencies have been accustomed to in
the postwar period. Actually the blow will not
be too severe as far as automobiles are con-
cerned, for most agencies have stocked up on
new automobiles since the lean war days. Plans
for acquiring some of the latest models will 60
out the window, however. The only exception is
in the case of cars which have run up mileages
of over $4,000 or which are at least six years old.
AS for paper, it should not take much ingenuity
on the part of administrative officials to find
ways of saving paper. lessening of the daily
publicity output of some of the non-defense de-
partments would no doubt achieve excellent
results for the stockpile.
Mr.. Larson's earnest efforts to reduce de-
partmental procurement of essential goods will
be largely wasted if there is not wholehearted
cooperation by Federal officials. If they join in
the program as willingly and sincerely as they
should, considerable addition can be made to
the critical stockpile without seriously hamper
ing the normal operations of the Government.
Evening star., 1950-08-29
By George Weller

NIENNA.-Russia's time Of maximum
temptation to strike in Europe is the
next 90 days.
The Red Army, if Russia strikes the
West. will bypass Yugoslavia. leaving
Marshal Tito for dickering or destruction
later.
The attack. if it comes, is likely to
be double blow, across the Elbe line in
Germany and along the Danube Valley
in Austria, traditional route of invasions
postponed and Italy chosen instead.
Such are the working rules of OBJ
servers. military and civil, watching in
this four-power city surrounded by Rus
sian-held countryside.
The atmosphere here is fatally calm,
perhaps because it has always been taken
for granted that Vienna, capital of
Central Europe, would fall Immediately
to the Russian divisions now poised in
trans-Danubia, the southwestern corner
of Hungary.
For the SovietS the moment is now
most propitiouS. with the United States
mobilizing but far from ready, and with
Europe vaguely stirring itself toward
readiness. but already aligned against
Russia. Such a Russian chance as pre-
sented by autumn weather, full gran
aries and dilatory politics in the West
may not be repeated next year.
Oddly enough. even Allied military
maneuvers here seem to invite a quick
time blow. American and French troops
are making joint late-August exercises in
Alpine Tyrol, Western Austria.
The Tyrol Is corner of Aus
tria, a retirement point with a Gordon
of mountains facing east. where the
Americans-about 5000 fighting men
against 10000 Soviets-would be forced
to join about 5000 French if Austria is
"Koreanized"
Austria is split up by nature into three
big basins: British-held Carinthia,
American held Salzkammergut and
French-keld Tyrol
None of the Western armies" can
Evening star., 1950-08-29
Departmental BeIt-Tightening

The belt-tightening program instituted in
the non-defense departments by Jess Larson.
head of the General Services Administration is
logical corollary of the move to build up the
Nations stockpile of critical materials. At time
when the Government is offering increased prices
for certain critical items in effort to stimulate
production of them in this country, it is common
sense to curb use of such materials by agencies
not engaged in emergency work.
The restrictions announced by Mr.. Larson
affect purchases of any supplies which consti-
tute a drain on Americas stocks of II critical
materials essential to a war economy. The 60
Evening star., 1950-08-29
Room for Improvement

( The comprehensive study of Arlington Coun-
ty's police force made by a firm of municipal
eonsultants confirms the belief of many of the
eounty's citizens that there is room in the de-
partment for improvement. Although there is
praise in the firms report, there is plenty of
criticism of constructive nature. 1t is encour-
aging to know, however, that the overall
organization of the department and the internal
organizations sound" and that police officials
are aware of some of the weaknesses and are
trying to correct thenl-to the limit of available
funds.
{ The emphasis given by the firm, Griffen-
hagen & Associates, to the need for better train
ing, better personnel administration, better
supervision of the men and better public relations
Is appropriate, in the light of some of the diff
eultes of the department in recent months A
series of incidents, including conviction of sew
eral policemen as lawbreakers and involvement
Of others in testimony about public drinking and
gambling, shocked Arlington citizens and brought
an editorial demand by the Arlington Sun for An
inquiry by the County Board. The board ap-
pointed citizens committee to make an investi-
CATION, which has not been completed.
The sketchy training given Arlingtons po-
licemen deserves the criticism given it in the
Griffenhagen report It is debatable, however,
whether the suggestion in the report that Arling-
tons officers be trained in the Washington Police
School is feasible. Even if the local school were
equipped to take on the extra students, which
Is doubtful much of the instruction would be
lost on Arlington policemen because it concerns
District laws and regulations having no effect in
Arlington. The Federal Bureau of Investigation
undoubtedly would be willing to help Arlington
set up an adequate training system of its own
AS it has helped other departments.
Arlington should give serious consideration
to the proposal that one-man patrol cars be
substituted for the present two-man cars. Justi-
tying the experiment is the present manpower
shortage, which has hit the Arlington force as
severely as other departments. Montgomery
County is using the one-man system during day.
light hours and to some extent at night Also
Arlington could profit by Montgomery's example
In fairness to Chief woodward and his men,
the report points out that "the stresses and
strains" of Arlingtons rapid growth in recent
years have placed extraordinary burdens on law
enforcement authorities. The police department,
like every other public service, has been harassed
: by meager budgets at time of increasing
responsibilities. But" says the report, "the
organization is improving and the pace of better
ment is accelerating." The pace will be stepped
up when Arlington's citizens concertedly demand
improvement and back the demand by willing
ness to pay the bill that an enlarged and i'm
proved police force will bring.
Evening star., 1950-08-29
Mark Twain q Pocifist

Mark Twain. who was, among other
things, a great American pacifist, wrote
in his work 1.-The Mysterious Stranger
an indictment of war which is perenni-
ally significant. Currently, it is again
meaningful, and I am submitting it for
consideration, as follows:
THE loud little handful-as usual
will shout for the war. The pulpit will
warily and cautiously-object-at first:
the great, big, dull bulk Of the Nation
will rub its sleepy eyes and try to make
out why there should be war, and will
say. earnestly and Indignantly, it is
unjust and dishonorable, and there is no
necessity for it. Then the handful will
shout louder. A few fair men on the
other side will argue and reason against
the war with speech and pen. and at
first will have a hearing and be ap-
plauded: but it will not last long; those
others will outshout them, and presently
the antiwar audiences will thin out and
lose popularity. Before long you will see
this curious thing: The speakers stoned
from the platform, and free speech
strangled by hordes of furious men who
in their secret hearts are still at one with
those stoned SpeakerS-aS earlier-but
do not dare to say so. And now the whole
Nation-pulpit and all-will take up the
war-cry, and shout itself hoarse, and
mob any honest man who ventures to
open his mouth: and presently such
mouths will cease to open. Next the
statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting
the blame upon the Nation that is at
tackled, and every man will be glad of
those conscientious, soothing falsities,
and will diligently study them, and re-
fuse to examine any refutations of them;
and thus he will by and by convince
himself that the war is just and will
thank God for the better sleep he enjoys
after this process of grotesque self-de-
ception.'
b. HI. Mcconnell, M. ID.
Balboa, C. z.
Evening star., 1950-08-29
Anti-seereeotion Campaign

-
Several Associated Press dispatches
strongly recommend broad and frontal
attack on all forms of racial discrimina-
ton in the Nation and particularly in
Washington, Baltimore and Richmond
One article tells of the success of in
tegration in the 4th Infantry Division
at Fort Ord in California. Even South
ern officers report amazement over the
good results, and especially the efhcien-
cy brought about by fair, equal and
unsegregated treatment of colored and
white soldiers in the same companies
and barracks. Another dispatch reveals
the great need to Offset Malik's emphasis
of the racial weakness OF democracy's
citadel for the benefit of our would-be
colored allies in Asia and elsewhere.
Reference to the role of Ralph Bunchs
and the impending appointment Of
Edith Sampson to u. N. is made by our
emmissaries as rebuttal to the Russian
propag
On the other hand, press reports tell
of the valiant and costly legal battles in
Virginia and elsewhere by the NAACP
to restore free citizenship to colored
Americans. Recently local judge ruled
two civil rights laws dead by implica-
ton, whereas the Constitution has been
killed by implication all over the South,
so far as citizens of color are concerned.
Attempts of understanding white and
colored Americans to restore constitu-
tional rights to Americans of Negro or
Negro-white descent should be Speeded
up, if we really want to win our ideol-
ogical fight with Russia.
Z. b. Henderson.
Angus L. Hays letter of August Is
impress me deeply. He is justly proud
of his fine background of service to the
United States This old soldiers per-
sonal record is distinguished, but his
sweeping accusation of malice and ha-
tred' toward his race is hardly worthy
of his unquestioned loyalty. It pains me.
for members of my family have done
what they could to help freedmen. Many
Americans of good will have used and
today use their material and spiritual
wealth for that purpose. have known
a good many lovely souls among colored
people-family servants and others
and have been accustomed to kindly
inter-racial relations all my life. So I
am distressed to find that with ever
increasing privileges our brown brothers
grievances seem to grow apace.
A few years ago fine colored man.
Edgar Brown, president of the Colored
Government Employees Association, said
in reference to such matters, he thought
it remarkable that two races could live
side by side. with SO little friction" An
excellent colored woman said, on the
subject, 1--WE have our pride as you have
your pride"-no jealousy there! The
late Lucy Sloe, dean of Women at How
ard University, pied in her gentle way
for decent places of amusement for her
people. The movies" in their neghbor-
hoods she considered demoralizing. My
sympathy was stirred when she said,
You know could not buy ticket ii,
one of your theaters." If you could open
the doors only to the discerning!
The Reverend Anson Phelps Stokes,
sometime Canon of Washington Cathe-
dral, warm friend of the Negro, tells of
a luncheon meeting to be held in
prominent New York club DR.. Stokes
sister desired to be present in order to
hear the guest speaker, colored Army
Evening star., 1950-08-29

a man with five in the family! You
cannot draw big crowds at such figure
Parking should be free. People see no
reason why they should pay to park in
public park. They do not elsewhere
The show has lacked sufficient ma
tional publicity.
Failure to open on time was serious.
The Sesquicentennial Commission should
now kill the parking fees and open the
show to the public at popular prices
1t has money to turn back to the Treas
ury.
Let's let every one see this very mar
velous historical drama. Every school
child should be urged to see it Saturday
afternoons at 10 cents each.
And put in an orchestra instead of
that organ.
Howard III. Smith.
Evening star., 1950-08-29
Mr.. Pressmon's S Story

There may be room for question as to the
motive which has caused Lee PresSman to tell
his story of Communist activity and also as to
whether he has told the whole story But in
any event, Mr.. Pressman has told enough to give
us significant glimpse of the way Communists
worked themselves into positions of power and
influence in this Government
After severing his relatively unimportant
Federal connections Mr.. Pressman became gen.
eral counsel of the CIO-a strategic spot in the
labor structure. The others named by him as
associates in Communist organization in 1884
moved in different directions
John ]. Abt became assistant general counsel
of WPA, and also became chief counsel for the
La Toilette Civil Liberties Committee, which did
q witch-hunting job of investigating American
industry. Later, Mr. Abt became special
assistant to the Attorney General.
Nathan Witt moved from the Department of
Agriculture into key job as secretary of the
National Labor Relations Board and served in
that important post during the time that busi-
nessmen land the ALL were having very bad
time of it at the hands of the so-called "old
board"
Mr.. PreSSmans third associate, Charles
Kramer. was less prominent, but nevertheless
served as counsel for special Senate committees
dealing with labor problems.
The Star is inclined to believe that Mr. Press
mans final break with the Communists, which
did not come until the aggression in Korea, is
genuine. If this is correct, however, it in no
way detracts from the Importance of the story
he has told of a small segment of Communist
infltration of the Government. It Is story
which should induce some serious second-t think
ing on the part of those who all along have tried
to minimize and belittle this serious problem.
Evening star., 1950-08-29

come effectively to each others help.
Skinny passes and one-track tunnels,
both easily blown. are the only links.
The best any army" can do is fall back
into the Tyrol, which extends like a
supporting plank under American-held
Bavaria. There. by holding the eastern
passes of the Tyrol, the three armies"
aggregating less than 10000 men-half
the Soviet force-can perhaps proven,
American Bavaria being flanked from
the south.
Russia must choose. If it wants to
seize It's moment in Europe. between two
major campaigns: A German campaign
or a Balkan and Mediterranean cam
paign, ending in Italy. For either cam
paign invasion of Austria is necessity.
The campaigns would have the same
Evening star., 1950-08-29
Let the Tired Heart

Sometimes the heart cries out to be aft5ey
From, sounds that bruise the flesh and
break the bone:
The chutterino tongue, the ceGseless
thud OF feet, m
The auto horn insidiouSly blo,Dn. %
Sometimes 'tis good to let the tired heart
HaUe its desire, to see distant Bird
Nor hear its call. to talk with trees idssG
grass 81
And for reply haze not a single uofd.
And then quite suddenly the same hs6rt
feels e.
That it must hurry back to hear aaef,s
The city noise. to hold the priDiIeoss
OF iDalEino in the crowded strect&e5
men. a*
ROSE MYRA PHILLIPS
Evening star., 1950-08-29
Encouraging Experience at Circle

Although the frantic motorists who
speed madly around Chevy Chase Circle
during rush hours seldom slow down or
even change their course to avoid pedes-
trians who must cross the intersections
without aid of trafhc cop or lights, was
greatly heartened recently to see an
elderly driver slow down momentarily
to avoid hitting a small mongrel dog
This proves there is some good in some
of U.S.
Evening star., 1950-08-29
Russia May Spare Tito if War Comes

objective: Seizure of the heavy indus
try Of the West before it can be swung
into use for the making of arms.
The Ruhr and possibly the Saar are
the prizes of the northern. or German
campaign, which would probably stop at
the Rhine for peace talks and political
consolidation.
The Italian heavy industry of Milan,
Turin, Genoa and the Communist cities
of the lower Po are the prizes of the
southern campaign which would stop at
the ApennineS. Italy's mountain midriff,
for the same reason.
The northern campaign for Germany
would be built around Czechoslovakia.
Czechoslovakia would probably remain
neutral" thus protecting both inner
fianks of the Russian Armys pincer
movement. The Red Army would flow
around Czechoslovakia like a stream
around a stone, across the Elbe in Ger
many, and through the Danube Valley
past Vienna into American-held Ba-
varia.
Army would simply speed from South
ern Austria through the Italian passes
into Northern Italy, making the French
rSIVACAd bOIOcI ltS 1lIle Ol Uc1cISc Ou IIlc
west and the old Gothic line bisecting
Italy between Bologna and Florence
both Communist-mayored cities - It's
line of defense on the south.
Tito's confidence that he will not be
hit, whichever offensive breaks, is re-
garded here as coolly reasoned and fully
justified. Tito is now playing Stains
1889 game Of encouraging the major
enemies to bleed each other to death in
the name of peace" He may already
have made deal with Stain similar to
the Molotov- Hitler treaty.
Tito cannot be an open Russian ally,
but ne can be kept from being an enemy
of Russia. Why should Stain gamble
on the uncertain satellite armies and
Balkan intrigue, aggravated by Yugo-
slavia's IS divisions? Tito wants peace
with Stain and Stain wants peace
with Tito-for now.
tchicaso Daily News Foreign service)
Evening star., 1950-08-29
Questions and Answers
By Gould Lincoln

The Stars readers can get the answer to
any question of fact by either writing The
NV, Washington 5, D. c., and inclosinF 3 cents
return postage. or by telephoning ST. 5000.
Extension 36S
Evening star., 1950-08-29
Faith of Our Fathers Suggestions

Your Sunday story on the lack of at
tendance at the Faith of Our Fathers
show will interest many showmen.
1t proves the producers lack of expert
ence-not Mr.. Green's, but the thea
ter's.
The whole Sesquicentennial program
collapsed as a drawing card when the
exposition was killed. Mr.. Green's pag-
cant was intended to draw from the
crowds attracted to the city by the
great exposition.
The show. therefore, became a local
attraction, and its dates were spread
over too long period for anything
without performer of the first rank or
a star (name) band. Not even "Sou.n
Pacific" could fill the amphitheater six
nights week for six weeks. The great
National Symphony Orchestra appears
only IL times summer at best.
Admission is too high. It's a grand
show; everybody should see it. but pro-.
fessionally not $240 show. With park
ing charge. programs at so cents and
seats so expensive. think what it costs
Evening star., 1950-08-29
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE

O. Do children attract mosquitoes less
often than do adults?-T. P. e.
A, On the contrary, children attract
mosquitoes more frequently than adults.
Evening star., 1950-08-29

@, Is Africa in the northern or south
ern hemisphere?-L. McM. =
A. This great continent lies in both
hemispheres but by far the greater part
is north of the equator.
Evening star., 1950-08-29
Letters to The Star
| pseudonym is permissible only
1hen letter carries correct name
md address of Writer. Please be brief.

officer. Rules forbade the presence OF
ladies-segregation! Yet no one de-
nounced the club for woman hating.
There is propaganda subtler than
Malik's to antagonize the dark races
Such appointments as those of Dr..
Bunche and Edith Sampson should give
the lie to Misrepresentation.
The crux OF the matter is that were
all social barriers cast down, there might
be a rapid trend toward amalgamation-
or "Brazilianization' of the United
States-long Soviet dream.
Alice Ely Colt.
Evening star., 1950-08-29

@. What are the comparative costssof
a cup Of tea and cup of coffee?-L. H.
A. Ordinary tea costs less than cent
cup compared with about centsSa
cup for coffee at present prices. -
Evening star., 1950-08-29
Hard Words About Lee

AS Southerner. am eternally dis
gusted by the antics and moronic state
ments my fellow Southerners constantly
produce in defense of such mountebank
as Marse Robert E. Lee.
Any qualified historian could prove
that General Lee was closer to Benedict
Arnold than to John Brown or the Com
munist Manifesto. In the first place, as
an officer Of the United States Army, Lee
by oath had sworn to defenC the country
against all enemies. Lee repudiated his
oath and became a traitor, not to defend
Constitutional or States rights, as some
OF your letter writers imply, but to defend
human slavery and perpetuate colonial
system of government that reduced both
colored and white citizens of the South
ern States to virtual serfs.
The Civil War was necessary evil that
only partially freed the slaves, but it pre-
vented the South from spreading it's
racist laws and economic serfdom to
other sections of the country. Un-
fortunately, because of such organiza-
tions as the OAR, SAR and UDC, the
narrow and repugnant doctrines dis
seminated and defended by such hypo-
critics as Marse Gen. Lee and his cohorts,
have been perpetuated until they have
even become laws in the Capital of the
United States, used as club to insult
and Segregate darker citizens.
1t Is the duty of every real American
to destroy the myth of Robert E. Lee.
Because of this blind worship of the blind,
it is an impossibility for any citizen of
the United States to receive an honest
education in any educational institution
south of Baltimore