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Evening star., 1950-08-07
This and That =.
By Charles E. TroceweN

just one movement against them is
not enough.
e All the larger birds, especially of black
hue, are persistent and self-willed.
They have the ego that seems to 60.
in this world, with the larger creature.
Usually dogs are not afraid of cats, nor
cats of mice. ..
The larger birds, including the grac-
kles. starlings, bluejays. crows, hawks
All of these fail to be intimidated as
easily as some of the smaller species.
They may fly away, at ones intrusion
into their worlds, but they will come
back time and time again, if there is
something attracting them.
ALI plans, therefore, to drive larger
birds away from some spot they are not
wanted depend primarily upon the per-
sistence of the person who wants to do
the driving.
Usually these birds come in flocks, and
the mass excitement must be overcome.
So when one runs out to scare" them
away one time, it is necessary thereafter
to run out many times, sometimes for an
hour or two, In order to get results.
Usually these prolonged frightenings
will convince the birds they had better
go elsewhere.
The plan is much better than killing
them. There is enough killing in the
world. Harming one bird species to help
Evening star., 1950-08-07

another cannot be called conservation.
Even the hawks, although they get a
few birds each per season, do not in the
end exterminate any one species of bird.
Grackles often kill other birds, especi-
ally their fiedglings, just for the fun Of
it, at least that is the way 1t seems to
the onlooker.
Grackles tear of legs and heads OF
cardinal babies, then fly away, as If
satisfied, as. no doubt they are, as any
one can see by careful examination Of
their cold yellow eyes.
Probably there is no meaner eye in
nature than that of our ordinary purple
grackle.
Yet he is a fine creature, in his way.
His coat is one of many colors, flashing
from one to another in the sunlight. He
is o friend of some water birds, and
nests near them, without harming their
young in any way.
Look him over carefully, for his good
points; then, If he still persists in an
noying you, shoe him away in the man
ner suggested.
This shooing is not one-time job,
but may require many repetitions, as we
have said; but in the end, it will work,
and work well.
There Is no point in harming a bird
just because 1t pecks dog or cat or hu-
man on the head. Even little barn swal-
lows seem to enjoy chasing other living
things from their nests.
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such creatures. Maybe she is the ghost Of a
Senator, the terror of battery of stenographers,
the very breath of the Voice of America. But
what does she know about formulas? Has she a
remedy for collie? Could she tell off teacher
who is warping Juniors little ego? Obviously
not She is silently dismissed from serious
consideration.
Should she try tentatively to bring up mat
ters of broader interest, and venture comment
on the Korean police action" she finds that, too,
is purely family affair, leading to speculation
about Joe's reserve commission the proposed
new house in Bethesda and the purchase of the
refrigerator.
Dashed, she takes refuge in her book. But
the Shrin exchange of obstetrical tidbitS and
recipes and the long distance mediation of dis
putes among the young are too much. She is
hopeleSsly outmanned and outmaneuvered. She
decides she didn't really want to sun bathe after
all and finally withdraws as gracefully as she
can The sorority watches her out of sight with
shrugs and smiles, pitying her loneliness, envy
ing her freedom.
Evening star., 1950-08-07

both the amount of materials needed to
win and the quantity Of weapons the
country could produce. It was the
Hopkins and other civilian planners
that caused the big Brass" to raise
their production sights. Then. when
the Japs were pushing us around in the
Pacific, the military men went too far
the other way. 1t resulted in many dis
locations Of the war production program
in 1912.
After considerable period Of trial
and error, and many replacements, the
old homefront war team really got roll
ing toward the end of 1912. From then
on out, the country witnessed the great
est outpouring of weapons in world his
tory.
Let's take a look at few of the
mobilization big shots of the last war.
Where are they now?
Donald M. Nelson, chairman Of the
War Production Board until late 1914,
is running mining company with head
quarters in New York.
James F. Byrnes, who left the Supreme
Court to become war mobilization direc-
tor, is to be the next Governor Of South
Carolina.
Charles e. Wilson, executive vice chair
man OF WPB. is once-again president of
General Electric Co. Philip Reed, who
lent hand early in the last war, is
board chairman Of GE.
Ferdinand Eberstadt helped lick one of
Evening star., 1950-08-07
Bridges Goes to Jail

The failing of Harry Bridges, Communist
though he quite probably is, gives rise to sense
Of miSgiving that is not devoid of justification.
Bridges was found guilty in April of lying
when he denied being a Communist and was
released on $4,000 bail pending appeal. Last
week Federal judge granted a Government
request that Bridges bond be revoked and that
he be sent to Jail on the ground that his &C
tivities since the beginning of the Korean war
had been "inimical to the security of the United
States"
If that is fact, then there can be no COM
plant because of the decision to jail him. No
one has right to bail If, upon being released,
he would be menace to the community or to
the Nation. But this is a question of fact and
the Governments evidence in support of its
contention in the Bridges matter leaves much
to be desired.
There were two main complaints against
Bridges. First, he had openly opposed armed
intervention in Korea, saying that he preferred
to rely on cease fire order directed to the North
Koreans. Second, he refused to disavow the
World Federation Of Trade Unions, which Is
undoubtedly dominated by Communists.
Both of these things, to some degree, are
echoes Of the Communist party line. But do
they constitute conduct which is inimical to
the security of the United States? If the answer
is yes, then it follows that there are thousands
of other people, whose views on either or both
of these points, make them dangerous to the
security of the country.
The Communist Daily Worker goes overheard
when it says that the falling Of Bridges 'is a
calculated warning to every American that he
must become cowardly, skulking imitation
American who keeps his mouth shut while his
country is stampeded on a wave Of lies into an
abyss Of suffering, misery and atomic death"
That this is gross overstatement does not de-
tract, however, from the fact that the Bridges
case has its disturbing implications. The judge
who jailed him acted en- the stated belief that
Bridges conduct had been traitorous. But he
was not tried as traitor, and this invites the
inference that, although Bridges was jailed as
traitor he could not have been convicted as such.
As we move deeper in the dangerous crisis in
our relations with Russia, it will become increaS
ingly harder to resist the temptation to persecute
those whose opinions are at variance with the
dominant point Of view. But we should never
lose sight Of the distinction between an opinion
which may seem dsloyal and an act which is
disloyal. It looks as though Bridges has been
sent to Jail because of the opinions he expressed,
and if that is true, even though he may be an
ardent Communist, the rest Of us can Ill afford
to dismiss the matter with an indifferent shrug
of the shoulders.
Evening star., 1950-08-07
BELLEVUE, Wash.

Dear Sir:
I'm our garden club we talk about
gardening and birds.
''One Of our members, who lives on
the shore Of Lake Washington, has been
feeding Mallard ducks and their babies
for years.
This summer the black birds have
come in great numbers.
"They are aggressive and even come
down ana peck the dog on the head.
"She would like TO get rid Of them
and tbs annoyance, but is puzzled as to
how to go about it.
What would you do?
Our greatest thrill this summer is
the song Of the ruSsetback thrush at
eventide
BEST wishes to you,
Sincerely, j. M. c."
X
Grackles and other "black" birds can
be driven away, In most cases, by per-
sistent annoyance.
Clapping the hands at them, even
rushing outdoors, works in most cases.
Rolling a newspaper and aiming it,
like gun, at the offenders. usually has
the desired results.
Any loud noise helps, if it is sudden;
the popping Of an air rifle, even without
pellets, will often suffice.
1t is shuman persistence, however, that
finally conyinces them that they had
better fly elsewhere. !.
Evening star., 1950-08-07
Soft-Speukinq Voice

want to express my gratitude to The
Star for David Lawrence's column OF
July 18, on the ineffectiveness of our
psychological warfare.
Mr.. Lawrence is certainly dead right
when he states that the absolute in
competence of our Voice of America
cannot be explained by lack Of funds.
I agree completely with him when he
says: But the truth is that even if 500
million is appropriated, it would be in
effective if our Government fails to ex-
press itself forthrightly in the propa-
ganda field" want to contribute re-
cent example of what he is talking
about.
A few weeks ago, Count Joseph Czap-
ski visited the United States. He is not
only a great Polish writer and q good
painter, but also one Of the very few
survivors Of the mass slaughter of more
than $4,000 Polish officers during World
War II on Russian soil. He was invited
to address the Polish people through our
Voice of America. When he submitted
the draft Of his speech to the New York
office Of the Voice. he was advised to
omit any mention Of Katyn, where many
Of the Polish officers had been slain.
This fits perfectly the answer I was
given by high officials of the Voice and
the State Department when I inquired
some months ago. why the Voice did
not broadcast the speech delivered by
our former ambassador to Poland, Ar
thur Bliss Lane, and his letter to Russian
Evening star., 1950-08-07
Fish Out of Water

The career girl who holds her own at
high-level conferences and at Georgetown cock
tail parties is being put in her place on the
apartment house lawn these summer afternoons.
She may be creature of mystery and prestige
to her neighbors for three seasons of the year,
but in the sunshine on the little grassy plots
where Mamas in sun-suits hold court amid
play-pens, carriages and restless small fry she
could hardly be of less consequence When she
arrives, book in hand, to face the frankly in
quiring stares of the SiSterhood she is forthwith
exposed as woman with neither chick nor child,
and IS treated with the lack of Difference due
Evening star., 1950-08-07
u. S. Building New Homefront Team
By james Y. Newton

A VETERAN Of the last Battle of
4 N Washington" would see scarcely a
familiar face If he were to peek in on
the high councils Of the Truman ad-
miniStration laying plans for "War III"
Our baby war effort is being run by an
entirely new team.
It is curious fact that none of the top
engineers Of mobilization in the last war
Is around this time on anything ap-
preaching a regular basis. The Knud-
sens, Nelson's, ByrneSeS, Wilson's and
other homefront generals have given
way, for one reason or another, to the
SymingtonS, Sawyers, Chapmans, Tobins
and Brannans.
A few Of the men who made head
lines a half dozen years or so ago are
dead. like William Knudsen, the General
Motors production genius. who per-
formed invaluable service in getting war
production rolling. Many more have
retired. Others Of the big World War II
mobilization team apparently have just
been benched.
Around the Pentagon it Is the same
story as in the civilian agencies.
1t is much too early in the "War mr.
effort to tell how the new team will do.
preston that the leaders, still don't know
quite what they are supposed to do-just
as was the case back in 1910 and 194l.
Both times our planners found them
selves equipped with a fixed blueprint for
all-out war-an M-Day plan. but there
was little advance planning either time
for middle-stage mobilization, such as
we are in now.
Hence all Of the fumbling about what
controls, and other steps, are necessary
to do the job at hand. Our enemies never
seem to perform according to plan.
Obviously the decisions attending So
called middle-stage mobilization are far
more difficult to make than ones posed
by an all-out effort. There can be no
thiS-iS-it blueprint to follow. The mob
tizers must play pretty much by ear.
But the problems the country faced
before Pearl Harbor were quite similar
to the ones confronting us today. And
some OF the people who helped the Ma
ton stumble through the old defense
days undoubtedly could lend good guild
ance now.
Last time, the fumbling threatened to
lick us before we were well into the
fight. Even after the JapS struck, there
were weeks Of uncertainty over such
questions as how far civilian production
should be cut and how much war pro-
There were repeated conflicts between
civilian and military leaders over war
programs.
Early in World War II, the military
men were guilty Of Understanding
Evening star., 1950-08-07
Indonesio's Neutrality

I am studying dispatch from Jakarta,
Indonesia, dated July 26. It seems that
foreign ships, taking part in United Ma
tionS operations against Northern Korea,
were banned today from refueling, load
ing or being repaired in Indonesian ports.
mdonesia claims to have adopted q neu-
trail policy in the Korean conflict.
Have the IndoneSians forgotten already
when the Japanese overran the islands?
They screamed to high heaven for help
against the Japs-and they got it,-from
the democracieS. Then they screamed
Tor the Dutch to be ouSted-who by the
way, have been responsible for the Or
ganization which has resulted in what
ever prosperity to which the Indonesians
may be laying claim. Before they came,
1ndonesians were lying In the sun. Now
they don't need any one-So they seem
to think. They should realize that they
may be screaming for help again!
In this instance, Indonesian policy re-
minds me Of the old woman who, for
long time, had no pots and pans of her
own. She was continually borrowing from
her neighbors. Finally she came into a
little money and contrived to buy herself
some utensils. Promptly she made sign
and hung 1t on her door. 1t read: II
neither borrow nor lend"
And the Indonesians are not the only
ones who seem to have forgotten that
some Of the advantages which they are
claiming were not secured by their own
efforts but by the combined efforts of
most Of the democratic world.
They claim to believe in neutrality,
non-aggreSsion and peace at any price.
But they are always the very first ones
to take advantage Of every privilege Sc
cured by fighting. think that people
who live their lives this way are con-
temptible.
Laura X. Pollock.
Evening star., 1950-08-07

Foreign Minister Vishinsky, both issued
at the occasion Of the formation of the
American Committee for the Investiga-
tfon OF the Katyn Massacre, Inc. Those
gentlemen told me: 1T would create too
much hatred Of Stain among the Poles!"
asked the gentlemen of the Voice:
What do you want to create among
the Poles? Love for Stain, at the ex-
pense Of the American taxpayer" There
was no answer to this question.
There are still too many of the old
Owl (Oh1ce Of War Information) en-
ployes working for the Voice, both in
this country and overseas. mean those
writer's, translatorS and broadcasters
who so wholeheartedly and enthusiast
tlcally tried for many years to create
love for Stalin," when this was the Of
f1cial policy Of our ill-advised wartime
Government and of our Military Gov
ernment in Germany. There is no doubt
that all those employees were at that
time deeply convinced Of the absolute
correctness Of that pro-Stalinist propa-
ganda. How can we expect them to do
the exact opposite now?
Even If they try to do the impossible
they certainly do not want to lose
their well paid jobs-they cannot change
their skin and speak with the same
power OF persuasion against the bloody
monster in the Kremlin as they spoke
for so many years in its favor, when they
ardently tried to sell the story of our
gallant ally" the democratic and
peace-loving Stalin.'
AS long as the officials of our Voice
OF America are afraid ito create hatred
against Stalin." the real embodiment of
evil on earth, and as long as those old
friends Of Stain. now In the disguise of
weak anti-Stalinists, are allowed to run
the show, no good can come from 1t and
the money spent on that enterprise is
wasted.
Julius Epstein.
New York, N. Y.
Evening star., 1950-08-07
Where Delay Would Be Wise

The bill putting the Police Department on
fve-day week is awaiting the Presidents sigma
ture The bill ought to become law for the
shorter work week has become a standard pat
tern. But it would be mistake to make the
terms of the law effective now. ..
The cost of the shorter work week for the
Police Department would run to about 100000
the first full year of operation. 1t would be
increased substantially above that figure as
recruits gained seniority and became eligible
for automatic pay increases. But the cost is
not the controlling factor. The real reason for a
delay is the impending shortage of manpower.
That shortage will become more acute as we get
deeper into war and threats of war. Even now
the Police Department is shy SIS men OF its au-
thorized strength The fve-day week would require
enlistment of 300 additional patrolmen. 1t seems
unlikely that if the department has not been
able to muster full strength in the recent past
1t will be able to obtain in the near future the
number of qualified men required to inaugurate
the shorter work week. If the military situation
becomes more serious, military demands will
drain the department of many men, as in the
past war.
This bill was approved by Congress with the
understanding that it would not take effect until
the money was available and appropriated. There
is pending before the House Appropriations
Committee now a supplemental appropriation
for the fve-day week. The appropriation should
be delayed until the future becomes a bit more
clear and the availability of qualified manpower
is assured. We should not deplete the Police
Department, in strength or character of person
nel merely to inaugurate the hve-day week. The
shorter work week should make no difference in
the ability of the department to perform its
functions efficiently.
Evening star., 1950-08-07

In time when the world is beset by
war and other major problems, it does
one good to remember ones blessings.
One Of the blessings or privileges
which the children have who live near
the Home for Incurables is to be al
lowed to see movies at that home. It
means lot to the children. and I wish
to express my thanks to the people who
allow the children this pleasure, especi-
ally since they have so little entertain
ment themselves besides the movies.
We are most grateful and appreciative.
Joan Murphy.
Evening star., 1950-08-07
Nebuchodnezzur RetoId

The image stood there, terrible before
him
With stluer arm and breast and thigh
OF brass,
Like rootIess tree whose great metallic
limb
Symboled the era that tDas soon to
pass.
The King tpds troubled sorely as he lay,
For suddenly stone not cut By hand
Shattered the FURNISHED feet. They tell
GIDGy,
The idol crnntbled for it could not
stand.
Notp tpe the children of q golden age
Still pilfer heaUen tDith a golden key.
Our sleep is troubled too, it tDoHld lineage
The scarlet dragon of all pophecy:
The image fingers tDith the dream forgot,
We toss and turn, and yet escape 1t not.
RUBY ALTIzER ROBERTS.
Evening star., 1950-08-07
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. Is it still possible for captain Of
United States ship to perform mar.
riage at Sea?-S. H. S.
A. There is no Federal law regulating
marriages. The marriage laws are mat
ters entirely Of State regulation and
there is no record of any State at pres
ent granting the right of ships cap
tain to perform marriage ceremony. A
ruling was made by the United States
Shipping Board Q926) declaring that
marriages performed by masters Of
American merchant vessels are void. In
general, vessel on the high seas carries
with 1t the law Of the State in which it
is registered or has its home port, in
cases where there is no Federal law.
@. Please give some information about
Alice Hawthorne. author OF the we'll
known song, whispering Hoppe.
McC.
A. Alice Hawthorne is one of four
pseudonyms used by Septimus Winner.
The others are Percy Guyer, Mark Ma
son and Paul Stenton. Winner was born
in Philadelphia on May II, 1927. At an
early age, he studied violin, organ and
piano. When Winner was 20, he was
already successful music teacher. In
1853 he opened music store In Phila-
delphia. Three years earlier, he had
published his first composition, "How
Sweet Are the Roses" It appeared
under an arrangement Of his mothers
maiden name. Alice Hawthorne. This
was followed by What Is Home Without
a Mother" Among Winners other COM
positions are Listen to the Mocking
Bird" MY Love to AL at Home" THE
Snow White Rose" What Care n" and
whispering Hope"
@. What variety Of fish builds o nest?
Il. L.
A. The stickleback builds a tunnel
shaped nest consisting Of bits of water
weeds bound together with a tough
white thread which is produced from an
internal gland.
Evening star., 1950-08-07
Coll Them Koreans

have read with the deepest feeling
OF regret the caption Of the picture
printed on the first page of this eve
ning's Star. The caption, Escapes Reds
in Cook Suit" is an appalling rejec-
ton Of the very things the United
Nations troops are lighting for in
Korea.
To call a Korean a "gook" is pre-
cisely the same as referring to a Ne
gro as a niger. an Italian as a wop,
an Irishman as a mick, a Jew as a
kike, or the application Of any number
Of other opprobrious epithets. All of
these, sincerely hope and believe, are
not worthy of use by The Star.
United Nations, consisting primarily
Evening star., 1950-08-07
Questions and Answers

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